Old North Building

The Old North Building, or simply Old North, is the oldest extant academic building on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and was the second major building built on the campus.

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Type: University building
Description: historic building of Georgetown University
Also known as: “Old North” and “Old North Hall”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Georgetown University and Riggs Library.

Georgetown University

University

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Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, the oldest university in Washington, D.C, and the nation's first federally chartered university. Georgetown University is situated 550 feet northwest of Old North Building.

Riggs Library

Library

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Healy Hall is a National Historic Landmark and the flagship building of the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. Constructed between 1877 and 1879, the hall was designed by Paul J.

Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart

Church

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Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, often shortened to Dahlgren Chapel, is a Roman Catholic chapel located in Dahlgren Quadrangle on the main campus of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The chapel was built in 1893, and is located in the historic center of the campus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burleith and Georgetown.

Burleith

Neighborhood

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Burleith is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.’s Northwest quadrant. It is bordered by 35th Street NW to the east, Reservoir Road NW and the historic Georgetown district to the south, Whitehaven Park to the north, and Glover-Archbold Park to the west.

Georgetown

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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.

Foxhall

Neighborhood

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Foxhall, also known as Foxhall Village, is a neighborhood in northwestern Washington, D.C., bordered by Reservoir Road on the north side, Foxhall Road on the west, Glover-Archbold Park on the east, and P Street NW on the south.

Old North Building

Categories: building and education
Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.90754° or 38° 54′ 27″ north

Longitude

-77.07323° or 77° 4′ 24″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Operator

Georgetown University

Open location code

87C4WW5G+2P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 444583712

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

GeoNames ID

4139899

Wikidata ID

Q55443496

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