SW corner of E. Marshall and College Sts., Richmond (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Richmond.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 16, 1969. NRIS 69000321.
1 contributing building.
The Egyptian Building is a historic college building in Richmond, Virginia, completed in 1845. It was the first permanent home of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College. In 1854, they received an independent charter after parting ways with the college. In 1893, the building became the inaugural home for the Medical College of Virginia, MCV) and now is a part of Virginia Commonwealth University. It is considered by architectural scholars to be one of the finest surviving Egyptian Revival-style buildings in the nation. The Egyptian Building was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in 1968, the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1971. It is the oldest medical college building in the South.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683211