The Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library was completed in 1973 during the presidency of Lloyd Elliott. The library serves the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the Milken Institute School of Public Health, and the George Washington University School of Nursing. [1] The building is part of the Ross Hall Medical Complex, and has three floors above ground and one below ground. [2] The library was named after Paul Himmelfarb. [3]
North of the Library is the George Washington University Hospital and the Foggy Bottom–GWU Station. [4]
Coordinates: 38°54′02″N77°03′02″W / 38.90042°N 77.05054°W
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The George Washington University is a private federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C. Chartered in 1821 by the United States Congress, GWU is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia.
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The George Washington University is one of the largest United States private universities in terms of enrollment. Almost 10,000 undergraduates attend George Washington. GW has residence halls on two of its three campuses. The Foggy Bottom campus is the university's main campus, where most of the residence halls can be found, in an urban setting. Also in Washington's Foxhall neighborhood is the Mount Vernon campus, formerly the Mount Vernon College for Women. The Mount Vernon campus provides a more suburban residential setting.
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