Alumni Square is a townhouse-apartment complex that houses students, the Office of Jesuit International Volunteers, and the Society for Values in Higher Education.
History
Construction began on November 17, 1982 and was completed on December 31, 1983. The complex was designed by architect Hugh N. Jacobson, FAIA, of Washington, DC and built by C.W. Jackson and Associates, Inc. of Towson, MD. It comprises 96,059 square feet and was built at a cost of $5,728,010, of which $3.2 million was loaned from the Department of Education.
At the time of its construction, the complex was named “Village ‘B’” while the university awaited a donor to name it after. It retained this name until 1986 when four alumni donated funds. On May 31, 1986, the name was formally changed to “Alumni Square.” However, students overwhelmingly refer to the complex as "Village B".
Donors
Groups of units within the complex are dedicated to each of the four donors. They are:
Units 1 – 15: Wallace Groves (C 1923, L 1925)
Units 16 – 45: Joseph Beh (F 1941)
Units 46 – 71: J. Nevins McBride (CAS 1929)
Units 72 – 90: Eugene P. McCahill (C 1921)
Village B Today
After the generous donation of Georgetown alums, Village B's renovation was completed as of August 2019 and is fully operational. Currently, it houses upper-class Hoyas in 4-person apartment complexes with full furnished kitchens. It is also home to two Living Learning Community (LLC), one for Jewish students and another for Muslim students. 1
- 1Francis X. Ballman, "Alumni House," Building Outlines Campus Buildings, 1789 – 1995, Father Lawrence Hurley Memorial Edition, Francis X. Ballmann and the Division of Facilities, 1995, p. 2.
