The Complete Guide to Smith Hall at Uw: Hours, Departments, and Navigation
Planning your entry and transit requires keeping campus security protocols in mind. Smith Hall operates under standard University of Washington academic facility hours:
- Monday, Friday: Open to the public from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM.
- Evenings (6:30 PM, 10:00 PM): Exterior doors lock automatically. Access requires an authorized Husky Card credential programmed for History, JSIS, or enrolled night-course rosters.
- Weekends & Official Holidays: Locked 24 hours. Entry is restricted to academic staff, designated graduate students, and building maintenance teams.
For students and visitors requiring accessible routes, Smith Hall presents real structural challenges typical of early-twentieth-century builds. The primary entrances facing the Quad feature stone steps that are impassable for wheelchairs.
To reach the building barrier-free, approach from the rear roadway adjacent to Gowen Hall, where a dedicated ADA ramp connects directly to the lower ground floor. From this ground portal, an internal elevator services floors one through four.
Commuters relying on personal vehicles can navigate using standard UW campus map and directions toward the Central Plaza Garage (located beneath Red Square, accessible via 15th Avenue NE and NE 41st Street). Dedicated disability parking stalls sit nearby in the Padelford Parking Garage (Lots N18, N21) along the northeastern flank of the building cluster.
