George Mason to Get Rid of Old Va. Square Building

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WHEN GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY's law school was established in 1979, it used the old Kann's department store in Arlington County's Virginia Square neighborhood as its temporary home. The law school eventually moved out, but the aging building, with its ancient escalators pictured above, continued to house various undergraduate and graduate classes.

Now, though, the building is being emptied to make way for a new university complex, which will house the School of Public Policy and the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, along with academic and student support services. Reports The Post's Jerry Markon:

The $82 million project is a key part of a five-year, $600 million expansion and renovation of three GMU campuses in Northern Virginia, including Fairfax and Prince William counties. But the need is particularly acute in Arlington, university and county officials said.

» "GMU Prepares For a Farewell to an Original" [WaPo]

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