Tompkins-McCaw Library

Tompkins-McCaw Library is a library in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia which is located on North 12th Street. Tompkins-McCaw Library is situated nearby to the museum White House of the Confederacy, as well as near the hospital VCU Medical Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include White House of the Confederacy and VCU Medical Center.

White House of the Confederacy

Museum

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The Second White House of the Confederacy is a historic house located in the Court End neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it was the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865.

VCU Medical Center

Hospital

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The VCU Medical Center, formerly known as the Medical College of Virginia, is the public medical campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, United States. VCU Medical Center is situated 490 feet southwest of Tompkins-McCaw Library.

The Valentine

Museum

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The Valentine is a museum in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. Founded by Mann S. Valentine II 1898, it was the first museum in Richmond. The Valentine is situated 640 feet west of Tompkins-McCaw Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Union Hill.

Shockoe Slip

Neighborhood

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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

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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…