"Georgetown University - Healy Hall" by Paul McGehee. The historic old buildings of Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Healy Hall, with its famous clock tower, which was completed in 1879. Healy Hall was designed by the same architects who designed the Library of Congress building. It was named after the Georgetown President at the time, Patrick Francis Healy. The romanesque spires have towered above the carved stone main entrance to the University for over 130 years.