Maggie Lena Walker Memorial Plaza

Maggie Lena Walker Memorial Plaza is in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Maggie Lena Walker Memorial Plaza is situated near the art gallery Cire Perdue Art Foundry, as well as near The Mix Gallery.

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. Gallery 5 is situated 530 feet north of Maggie Lena Walker Memorial Plaza.

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. Steamer Company Number 5 is situated 540 feet north of Maggie Lena Walker Memorial Plaza.

Central National Bank

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Central National Bank building is a 23-story Art Deco skyscraper located in Richmond, Virginia. Completed in 1929, it was one of the first skyscrapers in the city of Richmond not in the heart of the financial district. Central National Bank is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Maggie Lena Walker Memorial Plaza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jackson Ward and Downtown Richmond.

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.

Downtown Richmond

Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.

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.

Maggie Lena Walker Memorial Plaza

Type: Pedestrian zone
Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.54629° or 37° 32′ 47″ north

Longitude

-77.44252° or 77° 26′ 33″ west

Named after

Maggie L. Walker

Open location code

8794GHW4+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 788046531

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=pedestrian

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cire Perdue Art Foundry and The Mix Gallery.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Maggie Lena Walker Statue and Lillie Pearl.

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Worth a closer look: Downtown Richmond and Museum District.

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