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Gallaudet University, Washington DC

Gallaudet is the nation's and the world's first university for the deaf, and remains the world's only university where all classes and services are tailored to the needs of the hearing-impaired.

Gallaudet is the nation's and the world's first university for the deaf, and remains the world's only university where all classes and services are tailored to the needs of the hearing-impaired. Aside from being the principal institution and center for American Sign Language, the university also comprises a National Historic District, a designation received for its several excellent examples of fanciful North American High Gothic architecture. The most famous of these is the campus' centerpiece, Chapel Hall. Tours can be arranged to be in spoken English, but only with a good amount of advance notice (they are routinely available in ASL), and are geared at information for prospective students and their families.


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About Gallaudet University

 800 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002, USA

 +1 202-651-5000

 gallaudet.edu

Gallaudet University and Nearby Sights on Map

Blair House

The Blair House was built in 1824 for Surgeon General Dr

National Postal Museum

The Smithsonian's own philatelist Shangri-La has one of the world's largest collections of rare stamps, as well as exhibitions of how mail has been delivered throughout history, and other ways that the mail shapes culture

Supreme Court

The awe-inspiring Neoclassical Supreme Court Building is the seat of the hallowed institution of the Supreme Court of the United States and the nerve center of the Judicial Branch of government

Mount Vernon Square

This mammoth square, which causes all sorts of disastrous navigational problems for motorists unfamiliar with the intricacies of New York and Massachusetts Avenues, is dominated by one beautiful and similarly mammoth Beaux-Arts building at its center

Library of Congress

Originally founded by the third President of the USA Thomas Jefferson, the Library of Congress has the largest collection of books in the world

National Arboretum

This is the biggest hidden gem of the city (quite literally)

Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill is a historic neighborhood in Washington DC that gets its name from the iconic congressional building that overlooks it

Robert Taft Memorial

Grandson of the 27th president William Howard Taft, Senator Robert Taft's had a distinguished career of his own in the United States Senate

National Shrine

This massive, stunning Catholic Basilica is not only the perfect place for any American Catholic to make a pilgrimage; people of any faith will be in awe when they see the sheer size of this church

U.S. Navy Museum

This is a great museum, and you'll likely have the place to yourself