Richmond Academy of Medicine

Richmond Academy of Medicine is a historic medical library building in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1931–32, and is a two-story, five bay square, brick and concrete Georgian Revival style building. The building features an elaborately-designed entry with a large broken pediment and a cartouche bearing a caduceus. The building houses a library, dining room, auditorium, and offices. It was designed specifically to house what once was a regionally significant collection of early medical manuscripts, art work, instruments and incunabula.[3]

Richmond Academy of Medicine
Richmond Academy of Medicine, July 2011
Location1200 E. Clay St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′27″N 77°25′47″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1931 (1931)-1932
ArchitectBaskervill & Lambert
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.84003574[1]
VLR No.127-0250
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1984
Designated VLRMay 15, 1984[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richmond Academy of Medicine" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo


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