Stockton Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Stockton Hall

Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
Listed
September 12, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
90001546

About this property

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. The building was designed by Albert L. Harris and Arthur B. Heaton in the Colonial Revival style and completed in 1926. Wardman Construction Company built the structure. It was the second building built on the Foggy Bottom campus after Corcoran Hall. The structure is named after Charles Herbert Stockton, a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who served as the GW President from 1910 to 1918. It serves the George Washington University Law School. Stockton Hall is a concrete and steel frame structure covered in red brick and sandstone. A cupola is featured in the center of the roof. It is similar in style to Corcoran Hall, across University Yard to the west. It rises four-stories from the ground. The building is flanked by two classroom buildings that were built in the post modern style.

Location

720 20th St., NW.
Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia
38.89921, -77.04511

Categories

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Sources

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When was Stockton Hall listed on the National Register?

Stockton Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Stockton Hall?

Stockton Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Stockton Hall?

The period of significance for Stockton Hall is recorded as the civil_war era.

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