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Housing & Residence Life 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8101 United StatesCentennial Hall
About the Hall
Centennial Hall houses approximately 400 residents and has a suite-style residence hall design with fully furnished doubles that share an in-suite bathroom with an adjoining room. Each floor has a central lounge space with a kitchen, lounge furniture, and television for students to study or socialize with their community. Each floor also has a study lounge and a laundry room. Centennial Hall was renovated during the summer of 2021.
Centennial is connected to Anderson and Letts, both are first-year halls.
Personalize Your Room
Decorative and additional items can be purchased from the HRL coordinated vendors through our Personalize Your Room webpage.
In-Hall Staff
In-hall staff includes resident assistants (RAs) and a community director (CD). Centennial RAs live on each floor, acting as peer educators and helping residents transition to university life and connect to their community. The Centennial community has one CD, a professional staff member who supervises RAs to foster a living-learning environment to bridge the academic and residential experience.
Hall Amenities
- In room Wi-Fi
- Cable-ready TV with HDMI cord in lounge area
- Elevators
- Mail boxes
- Printer/copier services
- 24-hour front desk service
- Single bathroom on every floor
- Community kitchen
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Microwave
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Stove cooktop
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Oven
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Sink with garage disposal
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Soft furniture - dining room table and chairs
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- Independent study lounges
- Laundry rooms
- Vending machines
- Social areas
Room Amenities
- Double suite-style furnished rooms
- Double-style furnished rooms with adjustable twin sized beds
- Shared bathrooms in suite with shower, dual sinks, double vanity with storage underneath, and toilet
- Windows with rollershade blinds
- Wall vanity
- Desk, chair, and bookshelf
- Carpeted floors
- In-room Wi-Fi/ Wi-Fi jacks
- Cable-ready outlet
Student Population
Who can live in Centennial Hall?
- 2023-2024 academic year: first-year and sophomore students.
- 2024-2025 academic year: TBD
Floor Plans
- Double room, suite-style (shared bathroom) rendering. The furniture shown in this rendering depicts furniture from before the 2021 renovation. The link below depcits the current furniture.
- Centennial Hall furniture render Please be aware that these renderings only represent the new furniture and not the layout of the rooms which can be viewed through the link above.
Description | Approximate Dimensions |
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Room |
16'2" x 12' |
Built-in shelves |
N/A |
Bookcase |
1'10" (W) x 10.5" (D) x 2'6" (H) |
Desk |
4' (W) x 2' (D) x 2'6.5 (H) |
Wardrobe or built-in closet |
2'3.25" (W) x 2'3" (D) x 6'7" (H) |
Built-in bed drawers |
2'3.5" (W) x 1'7" (D) x 5.25" (H) |
Bed frame |
3'11" (W) x 2'4" (H) x 6'7" (L) |
Mattress |
Standard twin |
Virtual Tours
Our virtual tours are representative of a given room type. Each space varies based on room sizes and dimensions. Each virtual tour includes some decorative items and a MicroFridge to show what the room looks like when occupied, but these items are not included in rooms.
Click below to view virtual tours of Centennial Hall:
Your Community
Get involved in your Residence Hall Association or Hall Council
Check out the history plaque in the front lobby!
Building Information
Centennial Front desk: (202) 885-7700