Built 1818 (1818) Designated CP April 26, 1979 Area 2,000 m² | NRHP Reference # 71000058 Opened 1818 Added to NRHP 11 March 1971 | |
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Location Seminary St., Castleton, Vermont Part of Castleton Village Historic District (#79000225) Similar Shelburne Farms, American Precision Museum, Lake Bomoseen, Castleton station, ECHO Lake Aquarium | ||
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, and the first private degree-granting medical school in the United States. 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Description and history
The former Castleton Medical College Building stands on the Castleton University campus, between Seminary and Elm Streets. It is a two-story wooden structure, with timber framing enclosed by wooden clapboards, and a gabled roof. A projecting vestibule has a lower roof line than the main block, with a fully pedimented gable end, and the main entrance in a recess flanked by pilasters and topped by an entablature. At the front of the main roof a two-stage tower rises, square in the first stage, and with an open octagonal cupola above.
Castleton Medical College was founded in 1818, and this building was constructed in 1821. It is believed to be the oldest surviving medical school building in the United States. It was moved a short distance (200 yards (180 m)) in the 20th century to make way for new construction on the Castleton University campus. It now houses classroom facilities for the university's art department.