Richmond Academy of Medicine explained

Richmond Academy of Medicine
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:May 15, 1984[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-0250
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1200 E. Clay St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5408°N -77.4297°W
Built:-1932
Architect:Baskervill & Lambert
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Added:August 16, 1984
Refnum:84003574

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.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Richmond Academy of Medicine. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff . 1984 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo