Campuses of Georgetown University

The Campuses of Georgetown University, the undergraduate campus and the medical school campus, together comprising the main campus, and the Law Center campus, are located within Washington, D.C. The Main Campus is located in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. between Canal Road, P Street, and Reservoir Road. The Law Center campus is located in downtown DC on New Jersey Avenue, near Union Station.

History

Georgetown University is built in its present location for a number of historic reasons. First is the location in the Jesuit colonized state of Maryland, within proximity to the port of Georgetown, and the access and opportunities that provided. In his "Proposals for Establishing an Academy", John Carroll described the "salubrity of air" and "cheapness of living" as further reasons for the school's location. [cite book |last= O'Neill |first= Paul R. |coauthors= Paul K. Williams |title= Georgetown University |publisher = Arcadia |year= 2003 |pages= 2 |isbn= 0-7385-1509-4] Carroll did not know the nations capitol would be founded as such to include the campus, as DC was planned out in 1790 shortly after Georgetown's founding.cite web |url= http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/guhistory.html |title=Georgetown: A Brief History |first= Robert Emmett |last= Curran |work= [http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/index.html Undergraduate Bulletin] |date= July 7, 2007 |accessdate= 2008-08-27] In 1792, Holy Trinity Church of Georgetown was completed. The proximity of the school to a Catholic Church had been important in choosing a location for the Jesuit institution.

John Carroll obtained the legal rights to sixty acres of land from John Threlkeld in "Georgetown Heights" on 1789-01-23, though it's first building, Old South, had already begun construction on this land in 1788.cite web |url= http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/guhistory.html |title=Georgetown: A Brief History |first= Robert Emmett |last= Curran |work= [http://www12.georgetown.edu/undergrad/bulletin/index.html Undergraduate Bulletin] |publisher= Georgetown University |date= July 7, 2007 |accessdate= 2007-09-06] In 1818, farmer turned Jesuit Joseph West donated funds to purchase a sizable expansion of the campus, in which he himself oversaw the construction of numerous "walks." Buildings such as the Reiss Science Building and the Leavey Student Center, as well as hospital buildings now occupy this space. Although this and other gifts gave Georgetown rights to over convert|200|acre|km2 of land in the area, much of this was sold off to meet the school's various debts over the years. This included the land north of modern Reservoir Road, which is now the neighborhood of Burleith.

Libraries

Georgetown libraries hold 2,435,298 items in eight buildings.cite web |url= http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/col_info_popup.asp?ID=131496 |title= Characteristics |work= [http://nces.ed.gov National Center for Education Statistics] |date= 2004 |accessdate= 2007-07-11] [cite web |url= http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/index.htm |title= Georgetown Libraries |work= [http://www.library.georgetown.edu Library Homepage] |date= 2007 |accessdate= 2007-07-11] The main campus's largest library is Lauinger Library, named after an alumnus killed during service in the Vietnam War. [cite news |url= http://www.thehoya.com/news/110805/news9.cfm |title= Buildings Pay Homage to GU's Most Famous Founders, Donors |first= Ah-Hyun |last= Cho |date= 2005-11-08 |work= The Hoya |accessdate= 2007-07-03] Lauinger Library includes the Woodstock Theological Center Library. Riggs Library dates from the nineteenth century, and was once the institution's primary library, but is now devoted primarily to archival historical materials and as a setting for formal university functions. Dahlgren Medical Library serves the Medical School, and like Lauinger Library, is built in the brutalist style popular in the 1970s. [cite news |url= http://www.thehoya.com/news/012803/news5.cfm |title= Lovely or Lackluster?: the History Behind Lauinger Library’s Architectural Design |first= Irmak |last= Bademli |work= The Hoya |date= 2003-01-28 |accessdate= 2007-07-03] The Edward Bennett Williams Law Library and John Wolff International and Comparative Law Library comprise Georgetown's Law Library, which is the fifth largest in United States. [cite web |url= http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/staff/resident |title= Library Resident Program |work= [http://www.ll.georgetown.edu Georgetown Law Library] |date= 2007 |accessdate= 2007-07-09] Further, as a member of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area, students have full access to the Washington Research Library Consortium. [cite web |url= http://www.wrlc.org |title= Washington Research Library Consortium |accessdate= 2007-07-11 |work= [http://www.consortium.org/main.asp Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area] ]

Quadrangles

The main campus has traditionally centered on Dahlgren Quadrangle, though Red Square has replaced it as the focus of student life. [cite web |url= http://www.thehoya.com/eg/campus/locations/redsquare.cfm |title= Red Square |work= The Hoya |accessdate= 2007-07-24 |first= Bernadette |last= Simpao] Old South was the first building to be built on the quad, though it was demolished in 1904 and replaced by Ryan Hall, Gervase Hall, and McGuire Hall. Old North, begun in 1794, remains in use for classes and offices.cite web |url= http://msb.georgetown.edu/newsroom/press_kit/fact_sheets/2005/10/old_north_history.doc |title= A History of Old North |first= Jessica |last= Botta |work= [http://msb.georgetown.edu/newsroom/press_kit/fact_sheets MSB Fact Sheets] |date= 2005-10-30 |accessdate= 2007-07-08] In August 1797, George Washington visited the campus and addressed students from the porch of the Old North building; since then it has become a traditional spot for presidents to speak when they visit campus. Dahlgren Quad is completed by the famous and historic Healy Hall, which is built in Flemish Romanesque style and is the undisputed gem of Georgetown's campus. [cite web |url= http://www.wolfrunstudio.com/PAGES/pg_col22.html |title= Healy Hall, Georgetown University Notecards & Prints |work= [http://www.wolfrunstudio.com/index.html Wolf Run Studio] |date= 2006-03-06 |accessdate= 2007-07-08] In late 2003, the Southwest Quadrangle Project was completed. This project brought a new 907-bed student dorm, an expansive dining hall, an underground parking facility, and new Jesuit Residence to the campus. [cite news |url= http://www.thehoya.com/news/082203/news1.cfm |title= From Hole to Home, Southwest Quad Completed |work= The Hoya |first= Nick |last= Timiraos |date= 2003-08-22 |accessdate= 2007-05-07]

Housing

Housing on Georgetown's main campus is divided between "halls," usually more traditional dormitories, and "villages," usually less traditional apartment complexes. In addition, Georgetown operates many townhouses in the Georgetown neighborhood, usually for second, third, and fourth-year students.

Buildings

The McDonough School of Business is currently in the midst of constructing a new home for all of its business programs. The $82.5 million privately funded convert|179000|sqft|m2|sing=on building is scheduled to open in the spring of 2009. The new building will include increased seminar, lecture, conference room, office, and common area spaces, expanded career management and student services facilities, and a state-of-the-art 400 seat auditorium, among other features.

References

Gallery

External links

* [http://explore.georgetown.edu/locations/index.cfm?Action=List List of University buildings]