Old WorldHealy Hall

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University · Washington, D.C., United States

Healy HallSuspected

Dated: Dated 1877–79
Declared purpose: Main academic building of Georgetown University
Today: Survives, still in use
Build time: About 2 years for the shell (1877–79)
Region: United States
Architect of record: John L. Smithmeyer, architect: about 45 when credited (1877, born 1832). Build time on record: about 2 years for the shell (1877–79).; Paul J. Pelz, architect: about 36 when credited (1877, born 1841). Build time on record: about 2 years for the shell (1877–79).All architects of record →
On the list as: Suspected

Why it's on the list

A 200-foot towered hall raised in about two years.

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A Flemish Romanesque hall with a 200-foot clock tower, credited to Smithmeyer and Pelz, the Library of Congress architects.

Why researchers flag it
A 200-foot towered hall raised in about two years.
Same firm as the Library
Healy and the Library of Congress share architects.
A tower for a college
Its clock tower dominates the Potomac skyline.
Architect of record
John L. Smithmeyer (born 1832) was about 45 when credited with the design in 1877. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.