Crawford Hall
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Crawford Hall is a co-ed student residence hall on the Foggy Bottom campus at 2119 H St. hosting 158 freshman students.
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[edit] Location
Crawford Hall is centrally located on the Foggy Bottom campus, making it one of the most conveniently located dorms on campus, especially for freshmen. It is next to the Marvin Center, across from Kogan Plaza and the mid-campus quad, and down the street from Lisner Auditorium, Gelman Library, and Starbucks, as well as University Yard. It is about 5 minutes from the Foggy Bottom Metro and about 10 minutes from any part of campus.
[edit] Building and Room Structure
Crawford Hall consists of 8 floors and one basement of 1 hallway per floor. Each hall has 10 rooms, including 7 side doubles, 1 north end double, 1 south end double, and 1 south quad (two doubles in a suite configuration). Rooms are single-sex; floors are co-ed.
Breakdown of available room types:
- 11% of students will live in singles
- 80% of students will live in doubles
- 9% of students will live in quad suites
 Layout of a typical Crawford room |
 Layout of two Crawford doubles in a suite configuration |
[edit] Amenities and Features
- Weekly housekeeping
- Piano lounge/lobby area with WIFI
- Plasma TV in basement with cable and DVD player with WIFI
- Study area in basement with one table
- Laundry room in basement with six washers and six dryers
- Kitchen in basement with stove, oven, large refrigerator, microwave, and dining table
- Room specific: Study area with desk and chairs, two large closets (one walk-in), private bathroom, twin long beds, microfridge,microwave, cable tv capabilities, individual high speed internet, and individual phone line.
 A typical Crawford room |
 A Crawford study alcove |
[edit] History
Crawford Hall was built in 1926.
[edit] House Staff
There are four House Proctors that live in Crawford Hall and one community director is assigned to the house.
[edit] House Theme
(The following is taken from http://living.gwu.edu/halls/firstyear/Crawford/)
Crawford Hall is designated as the Business and Entrepreneurship House but houses freshmen of all majors. The Business and Entrepreneurship House at Crawford allows students with interest in the corporate world and entrepreneurship to explore the challenges of the global business environment. Because business skills are valued throughout society and are central to students’ professional success, the Business and Entrepreneurship House challenges students to begin shaping their future in business now.
[edit] Security
Residents must swipe their GWorld card once to get through the main doors to the lobby and another time to get either to the stairwell, the first floor rooms, or the elevator. If residents are in the basement, the must swipe to access either the stairs or the elevator. Residents must also swipe at a security desk upon entering after 7pm.
[edit] Pros
- Location is the biggest advantage of being in Crawford. As noted above, it is centrally located on the Foggy Bottom campus and next to the Marvin Center and the J Street food court, making it easily accessible for freshmen to use their mandatory spending.
- Crawford is usually seen as being a residence hall with a good mix of partying and studying atmosphere. It's not crazy like Thurston, but not totally quiet like a residence hall on the Vern, for example.
[edit] Cons
- Being one of the oldest dorms on campus, Crawford Hall does have its share of dirty corners and cobwebs. The halls and rooms are re-painted every year, resulting in painted-shut windows and layers of moldy paint.
- There is only one elevator that can comfortably fix a max of 5 people.
