| Richmond Academy of Medicine | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | |
 Richmond Academy of Medicine, July 2011 | |
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| Location | 1200 E. Clay St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′27″N 77°25′47″W / 37.54083°N 77.42972°W / 37.54083; -77.42972 |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1931 (1931)-1932 |
| Architect | Baskervill & Lambert |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003574 |
| VLR No. | 127-0250 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 16, 1984 |
| Designated VLR | May 15, 1984 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- 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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