VCU Medical Center

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.

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Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Hospital
Description: university medical campus in Richmond, Virginia, United States
Also known as: “MCV”, “Medical College of Virginia”, and “Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center”
Address: 1250 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23219

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include White House of the Confederacy and The Valentine.

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 served as the main executive residence of the sole President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, from August 1861 until April 1865.

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 550 feet northwest of VCU Medical Center.

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. Monumental Church is situated 490 feet south of VCU Medical Center.

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…