Egyptian 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: University building
- Description: building in Virginia, United States
- Address: 1223 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23219
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monumental Church and White House of the Confederacy.
Monumental Church
Historic building
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Monumental Church is a former Episcopal church at 1224 E. Broad Street between N. 12th and College streets in Richmond, Virginia. Designed by architect Robert Mills, it is one of America's earliest and most distinctive Greek Revival churches.
White House of the Confederacy
Museum
Photo: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Second White House of the Confederacy is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it served as the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865. White House of the Confederacy is situated 570 feet north of Egyptian Building.
VCU Medical Center
Hospital
The VCU Medical Center, formerly known as the Medical College of Virginia, is the medical campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU Medical Center is situated 430 feet northwest of Egyptian Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Union Hill.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
Union Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…
Shockoe Bottom
Neighborhood
Shockoe Bottom, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.
Egyptian Building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53916° or 37° 32′ 21″ northLongitude
-77.42942° or 77° 25′ 46″ westElevation
121 feet (37 metres)Levels
5Height
67 feet (20 metres)Open location code
8794GHQC+M6OpenStreetMap ID
way 224530980OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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