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Davidge Hall, University of Maryland School of Medicine


522 W Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201

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Construction Date:1812
Architect:Robert Carey Long, Sr (1812); Edmunds and Hyde (1979); John G. Waite Associates (2008)
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Davidge Hall, formerly known as the College of Medicine of Maryland, opened in Baltimore in November 1812 and survives as the oldest building in the Western Hemisphere continuously used for medical education. It is the founding building of the University of Maryland, Baltimore and the University System of Maryland.

Davidge Hall is a circular domed, three-story building of heavy timber and steel construction, with massive brick walls. It houses offices, museum artifacts, a conference room on the first floor, and two superimposed round amphitheaters (Chemical Hall and Anatomical Hall) with surrounding galleries with stadium-type seating and stepped aisles.

Come and learn about early 19th century medical education and imagine what students in this building would have seen (and smelled)!

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