Healy Hall

Healy Hall
Healy Hall in 2024
Healy Hall is located in Washington, D.C.
Healy Hall
Healy Hall is located in the District of Columbia
Healy Hall
Healy Hall is located in the United States
Healy Hall
LocationGeorgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′26.2″N 77°04′21.8″W / 38.907278°N 77.072722°W / 38.907278; -77.072722
Built1877–1879
ArchitectJohn L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz
Architectural styleGothic Revival and Romanesque
Websitefacilities.georgetown.edu/healy-hall/
Part ofGeorgetown Historic District (ID67000025)
NRHP reference No.71001003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 25, 1971
Designated NHLDecember 23, 1987[1]
Designated NHLDCPMay 28, 1967
Designated DCIHSNovember 8, 1964

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. Pelz and John L. Smithmeyer, both of whom also designed the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. The structure is named after Patrick Francis Healy, who was the President of Georgetown University at the time.

Healy Hall serves as the main administrative and reception venue of Georgetown, with some portions still being used as classrooms. The building includes Riggs Library, one of the few extant cast iron libraries in the nation, as well as the elaborate Gaston Hall.