Castleton Medical College Building | |
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| Location | Seminary St., Castleton, Vermont |
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| Coordinates | 43°36′36″N 73°10′43″W / 43.61000°N 73.17861°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1818 |
| Part of | Castleton Village Historic District (ID79000225) |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000058[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1971 |
| Designated CP | April 26, 1979 |
The Castleton Medical College Building, now known as the Old Chapel, is a historic building of the Castleton Medical College on Seminary Street in Castleton, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1818, it was the first medical college in Vermont,[2] and the first private degree-granting medical school in the United States. The college closed in 1862.
The chapel-like building was built in 1821, and is now the oldest building on the campus of Castleton University. Its current use is for special meetings and performances for Castleton University.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Dittrick, H. (1950). "The History of the First Medical College in Vermont—Castleton 1818-1862". Bull Med Libr Assoc. 38 (1): 68–69. PMC 195016.
- ^ "Virtual Tour". Castleton University. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.