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The school's old building was taken over in 1913 by the adjacent Richmond Academy, which used it as a vocational training center until 1926. It saw use over much of the remaining 20th century by a variety of organizations, notably including the Sand Hills Garden Club, under whose tenure the
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latticework brick fence was built (1933), and the grounds landscaped. In 1987, the building was acquired by the Medical College of Georgia Foundation, which restored it to its 19th-century appearance, while also upgrading its systems to modern standards.
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in 1847, promoting the establishment of guidelines for medical practices, medical education standards, and guidelines for the accreditation of medical schools, at a time when no such standards and guidelines existed.
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The Medical College of Georgia was chartered in 1829 as a state-chartered private institution. This building was built as its main facility in 1835 to a design by
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and gabled pediment. The main entry is at the center, and there are seven small square windows evenly spaced on the second level. The side walls are five
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in 1996 for its sophisticated Greek Revival architecture, and for the role the school played in the establishment of the
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The Old Medical College Building is located in central Augusta, behind Augusta City Hall at the corner of Telfair and
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proportions. It served the medical school until 1913, when it moved to new quarters. The school is now part of
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scored to resemble stone. Its front facade, facing Telfair Street, has a projecting Greek temple
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The school's faculty was one of the principal forces behind the establishment of the
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Old Medical College, 598 Telfair Street, Augusta, Richmond County, GA
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For more about Grandison Harris ("Resurrection Man"), see
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Old Medical College
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

HABS
Old Medical College Building is located in Georgia
Old Medical College Building is located in the United States
Telfair
6th Street
Augusta, Georgia
33°28′13″N 81°57′47″W / 33.47028°N 81.96306°W / 33.47028; -81.96306
Charles B. Cluskey
72000398
Telfair Street
Augusta, Georgia
Medical College of Georgia
American South
National Historic Landmark
American Medical Association
6th Streets
Greek Revival
brick
stucco
portico
Doric columns
entablature
bays
parapet
hip roof

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