Richmond Academy of Medicine

Richmond Academy of Medicine
Richmond Academy of Medicine, July 2011
Location1200 E. Clay St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′27″N 77°25′47″W / 37.54083°N 77.42972°W / 37.54083; -77.42972
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]

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]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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 March 19, 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