Hattie M. Strong Residence Hall is a women's dormitory on the campus of
George Washington University in
Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1987 and on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
History
The building was designed by A.B. Trowbridge and Waldron Faulkner in the
Colonial Revival style and completed in 1934. The Charles H. Tompkins Company built the structure, which was dedicated on May 7, 1937.
The building is named for
Hattie Maria Corrin Strong, the second wife of
Henry A. Strong
Henry Alvah Strong (August 30, 1838 – July 26, 1919) was an American photography businessman. He was the first president of the Eastman Kodak Company.
Early life and family
Henry Strong was born on August 30, 1838 in Rochester, New York. He g ...
who was a co-founder and the first president of the
Eastman Kodak Company
The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak ) is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in analogue photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorpor ...
. She served as a University Trustee and donated $200,000 for a women's dormitory in 1934. An inscription on the north wall of the building reads: "Erected by a woman's altruism and understanding. Dedicated to the growth of the human spirit that God and the State may be served by noble women."
Architecture
Strong Hall is a seven-story building and measures wide and deep.
[ The exterior is faced with red brick and is massed into three vertical sections. The middle section is one-story taller than the two side sections. Stylized ]pergola
A pergola is most commonly an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. The ...
composed of brick sits on top of the side sections. Between the first and second floors and the fifth and sixth floors is a belt course
A belt course, also called a string course or sill course, is a continuous row or layer of stones or brick set in a wall. Set in line with window sills, it helps to make the horizontal line of the sills visually more prominent. Set between the f ...
of concrete.
See also
* H.B. Burns Memorial Building
* Fulbright Hall
* Madison Hall
* Munson Hall
* Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall
*Stockton Hall
Stockton Hall is a building on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 1987 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
History
The buil ...
References
External links
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Residential buildings completed in 1934
1934 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Colonial Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
George Washington University buildings and structures
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