Richmond Dairy Building

Richmond Dairy Building is an apartment building in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, which is located on West Marshall Street. Richmond Dairy Building is situated near the art gallery Soul.eli Gallery, as well as near Gallery 5.

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Type: Apartment building
Description: Historic building in Richmond, Virginia; now apartments
Also known as: “Milk Bottle Building” and “Richmond Dairy Apartments”
Address: 201 West Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23220

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Gallery 5 and Steamer Company Number 5.

Gallery 5

Art gallery

Photo: Eli Christman, CC BY 2.0.

Gallery5 is an arts center, museum, gallery, venue, and community space located in Richmond, VA. It is located at 200 West Marshall Street in the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood.

Steamer Company Number 5

Fire station

Photo: Eli Pousson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Steamer Company Number 5 is a former Richmond fire station located at 200 West Marshall Street in Richmond, Virginia. Designed by Richmond City Engineer Wilfred Emory Cutshaw, the building has a triangular plan to conform to the shape of its lot at the intersection of Brook Road and Marshall Street.

Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia

Museum

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is an American 501 organization and museum established in 1981 and focused on the history of Black and African Americans in the state of Virginia. Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Richmond Dairy Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jackson Ward and Monroe Ward.

Jackson Ward

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.

Monroe Ward

Neighborhood

Photo: Jhw57, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monroe Ward is a historic neighborhood in Downtown Richmond. It is east of the Fan district and includes several apartment buildings, usually with VCU students living in them.