Campus landmarks you won't want to miss

Chapel Hall

Built in 1870, Chapel Hall was once the main hub of the university, serving as a chapel, auditorium, exhibit center, and dining hall. This picturesque High Victorian Gothic building is on the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places.

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College Hall

Completed in 1877, College Hall was the main academic building and dormitory for male students. This is now the main administration building.

Edward Miner Gallaudet Residence

Also known as House one, this 35-room Victorian Gothic mansion was built in 1869 for the university’s first president, Edward Miner Gallaudet.

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Peikoff Alumni House

When this gymnasium, affectionately known as “‘Ole Jim,” was built in 1881, it was considered one of the finest in the nation and boasted what is possibly the first indoor swimming pool in the country.

Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Alice Cogswell statue

One of the early works of renowned sculptor Daniel Chester French, this statue depicting the special bond between teacher and student that revolutionized deaf education around the world, was a gift from the National Association of the Deaf in 1889.