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[[File:Howard University Washington DC - Founders Library.jpg|thumb|right|Founders Library is an iconic building on the Howard University campus that has been declared a [[National Historic Landmark]].]] | [[File:Howard University Washington DC - Founders Library.jpg|thumb|right|Founders Library is an iconic building on the Howard University campus that has been declared a [[National Historic Landmark]].]] | ||
The {{convert|256|acre|km2 sqmi|adj=on}} campus, often referred to as "The Mecca", is in northwest Washington, D. C.<ref name=fb>{{cite web |url=http://www.howard.edu/facts/facts.pdf |title=Howard Facts 2009 (PDF) |access-date=September 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325165727/http://www.howard.edu/facts/facts.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref> | The {{convert|256|acre|km2 sqmi|adj=on}} campus, often referred to as "The Mecca", is in northwest Washington, D. C.<ref name=fb>{{cite web |url=http://www.howard.edu/facts/facts.pdf |title=Howard Facts 2009 (PDF) |access-date=September 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325165727/http://www.howard.edu/facts/facts.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2009}}</ref> | ||
Major improvements, additions and changes occurred at the school in the aftermath of | Major improvements, additions and changes occurred at the school in the aftermath of World War I. New buildings were built under the direction of architect [[Albert Cassell]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Howard University and The Federal Government During The Presidential Administrations of Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1928–1945 | author=Clifford L. Muse Jr. |journal=The Journal of Negro History |year=1991 |pages=1–20 |publisher=Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, Inc. |jstor=2717406 |volume=76 |issue=1/4|doi=10.1086/JNHv76n1-4p1|s2cid=149933299 }}</ref><ref name=fb/> | ||
Howard University has several historic landmarks on campus, such as [[Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall, Founders Library|Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel]], Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, and the Founders Library. | Howard University has several historic landmarks on campus, such as [[Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Frederick Douglas Memorial Hall, Founders Library|Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel]], Frederick Douglass Memorial Hall, and the Founders Library. | ||