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Welcome to Georgetown! We hope this self-guided tour will help you discover (or re-discover) one of the oldest college campuses in the United States. Hoya Saxa!
College Administrative Building · Georgetown · 2 tips and reviews
Georgetown University: Home to the undergraduate admissions office. Can you find the two dates inscribed above the main door? 1634 marks the founding of the Maryland Colony and 1789 the founding of Georgetown!
Georgetown University: Copley is an upper-class residence hall. The first floor contains Copley Formal Lounge, a large formal room used for many student and university gatherings. Copley is also home to St. Williams Chapel.
Georgetown University: Looking north from the front gates you'll see Poulton Hall, home to the Center for Social Justice and the Mask & Bauble dramatic society - the oldest of its kind in the nation!
College Residence Hall · Georgetown · 2 tips and reviews
Georgetown University: Alumni Square contains upperclassmen apartments with full kitchens and bathrooms. GU also owns approximately 70 townhouses within one block of the main gates.
College Academic Building · Georgetown · 7 tips and reviews
Georgetown University: Built in 1877 Healy Hall is a National Historic Landmark. It is named after Patrick F. Healy, S.J., Georgetown president from 1873-1882 and the first African-American to head a major university.
College Auditorium · Georgetown · 5 tips and reviews
Georgetown University: Watch an event in Gaston Hall. Since 1901 Gaston has hosted heads of state, foreign dignitaries, prominent politicians and notable artists and performers.
College Library · Georgetown · 10 tips and reviews
Georgetown Advancement: If you're a history buff, go to the Special Collections Research Center on the fifth floor for access to rare books, manuscripts and photos from Georgetown's past.
College Academic Building · Georgetown · 3 tips and reviews
Georgetown University: A freshman residence hall, New South opened in 1959 and is so-named because at the time it was the building furthers south on campus. The name stuck!
College Cafeteria · Georgetown · 11 tips and reviews
Georgetown University: Leo’s is the main dining hall on campus offering two levels of food and drink options. As a “trayless” facility, Leo’s is able to save about 145,000 gallons of water per year.
Georgetown University: Jesuits have dedicated their lives to Georgetown and are easily accessible. Wolfington, known as the “JesRes” on campus, is home to most of the 60 Jesuits that live at the university.
Georgetown University: You are surrounded by three entirely separate, conjoined residence halls, designed to hold 780 students in double & single occupancy rooms. Each floor is connected to promote small “floor communities”
College Basketball Court · Georgetown · 2 tips and reviews
Georgetown University: Home court for the women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The men’s basketball team plays at the Verizon Center located in the heart of DC. Georgetown is also represented by 29 teams in 15 sports.
College and University · Georgetown · 2 tips and reviews
Georgetown University: Contact the GU Astronomical Society to get the schedule of viewings (usually every Tuesday at 10pm weather permitting) and to arrange a tour.