Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Dominion Building

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2010

1. Old Dominion Building Marker

Inscription. William Lawrence Bottomley (1883-1951), the well-known architect who planned a number of sophisticated Colonial Revival houses for wealthy Richmond-area clients, also designed this large utilitarian structure. In 1946, Atlantic Rural Exposition, Inc., had it built for the State Fair of Virginia for approximately $116,000 on property then known as Strawberry Hill. The building features a two-story oval exhibition space capped by a hipped roof with twin cupolas, and has been referred to as a cattle barn, shed, covered ring, and Main Exhibit Building. It became a part of the Richmond Raceway Complex in 1999.

Erected 2001 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-114.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.

Location. 37° 35.28′ N, 77° 25.184′ W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Laburnum Avenue (Virginia Route 197) and Richmond Henrico Turnpike (County

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Route 627). This marker is located inside the Richmond International Raceway Complex. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Italians in Richmond (approx. 0.8 miles away); Emek Sholom Holocaust Memorial (approx. one mile away); First Lieutenant Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. (approx. 1.2 miles away); Washington Park Community (approx. 1.3 miles away); Battle at Meadow Bridge (approx. 1½ miles away); Outer Fortifications (approx. 1.6 miles away); Chickahominy Bluff

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2010

2. Old Dominion Building Marker

(approx. 1.7 miles away); Defending Richmond (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Richmond Defences (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); Intermediate Defenses (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Old Dominion Building (south wall) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2010

3. Old Dominion Building (south wall)

Old Dominion Building (west wall) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 27, 2010

4. Old Dominion Building (west wall)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,799 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 27, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.