Thomas Somerville Stewart
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Thomas Somerville Stewart was a Philadelphia-based architect, civil engineer, and real estate developer.
Obelisk headstone for Thomas and Clara Stewart at Woodlands Cemetery
Egyptian Building
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The Egyptian Building is a historic college building in Richmond, Virginia constructed in 1845. It was the first permanent home of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College. In 1854, they recei
Thomas Somerville Stewart
…this church that they asked Stewart to design for them a church along the same lines. His work at St. Paul's led to his final large commission for the Egyptian Building for the Medical College of Richmond, now part of Virginia Commonwealth University, which is notable as one of the most famous Egyptian Revival buildings…
Front view of the Egyptian Building
Students and faculty in front of the Egyptian Building in the late 19th century.
Detail of east portico.
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