Biotech and MCV District in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Egyptian Building

Medical College of Virginia

— 1844 - 1845 —

Egyptian Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 23, 2011

1. Egyptian Building Marker

Inscription. This building in the Egyptian style has been used continuously since its completion in 1845. During the War Between the States it was the chief Southern center for the education of physicians and surgeons.

This tablet is erected by the Alumni Association as a tribute to the able faculty who constructed this first building owned by the institution:
John Cullen, M.D.,
Professor Theory and Practice of Medicine
L. W. Chamberlayne, M.D.,
Professor Therapeutics and Materia Medica
R. L. Bohannan, M.D.,
Professor Obstetrics and Diseases of
Women and Children
Jeffries Wyman, M.D.,
Professor Anatomy and Physiology
Augustus L. Warner, M.D.,
Professor Surgery and Dean of the Faculty
Socrates Maupin, M.D.,
Professor Chemistry and Pharmacy
Carter P. Johnson, M.D.,
Demonstrator of Anatomy

Erected 1930 by Alumni Association Medical College of Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 37° 32.355′ N, 77° 25.771′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in the Biotech and MCV District. Marker can be reached from the

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intersection of East Marshall Street and North 13th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23298, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Egyptian Building (a few steps from this marker); Medical College of Virginia (a few steps from this marker); St. Philip School of Nursing (a few steps from this marker); St. Philip's Way (within shouting distance of this marker); Theatre Fire of December 26, 1811 (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Terrace (within shouting distance of this marker); The Virginia Convention of 1788 (within shouting distance of this marker); Monumental Church (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Also see . . . Egyptian Building. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on May 24, 2011.)

Egyptian Building Marker (left of entrance) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 23, 2011

2. Egyptian Building Marker (left of entrance)

Egyptian Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 23, 2011

3. Egyptian Building

Medical College of Virginia, Egyptian Building image. Click for full size.

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4. Medical College of Virginia, Egyptian Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 716 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on May 24, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.