Healy Hall

Why go

Healy Hall gives the university its visual identity. Architects Paul Pelz and John Smithmeyer assembled towers, steep roofs, arches and patterned masonry into a deliberately dramatic academic monument. Named for Patrick Francis Healy, Georgetown’s president and the first acknowledged Black American to earn a doctorate, it also embodies a complicated institutional history worth reading beyond the façade.

What to look for

• A layered façade of towers, gables, arches and contrasting stonework
• The tall clock tower that defines Georgetown University’s skyline
• A building named for university president Patrick Francis Healy

Useful to know

• Begin on Healy Lawn to take in the full façade before moving closer to its carved details.
• Interior rooms may be restricted or in use; plan on the exterior as the reliable experience.
• Combine the stop with a broader campus walk rather than climbing the hill for this building alone.

Your next visit

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