Southern Dairies, Historic dairy building in Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta, United States
Southern Dairies is a loft office redevelopment in the Old Fourth Ward of Atlanta, Georgia, made up of a former dairy production facility and the Empire Manufacturing Company Building. The primary building went up in the early 1900s as a milk distribution facility, while the Empire Manufacturing Company Building facing Glen Iris Drive dates from 1939. The campus sits at the intersection of Glen Iris Drive and North Avenue, beside the planned Jamestown development Ponce City Market.
The main building went up in the early 1900s as a milk distribution facility, and the Empire Manufacturing Company Building on Glen Iris Drive followed in 1939. Renovation into loft offices began in the late 1990s, among the first warehouse conversions in Old Fourth Ward. The property joined the National Register of Historic Places in August 2002, and Jamestown bought the campus in October 2019 for about $34.5 million.
Southern Dairies takes its name from the dairy operation that distributed milk from the site in the early 1900s. The Empire Manufacturing Company Building, added in 1939, carries a separate company name on Glen Iris Drive. The late-1990s conversion into loft offices is often credited as one of the first warehouse conversions in Old Fourth Ward.
Southern Dairies sits at the corner of Glen Iris Drive and North Avenue in the Old Fourth Ward, beside the Ponce City Market site. The buildings are loft offices, so interiors are generally not open to the public; the exterior and the Glen Iris Drive frontage can be seen from the street.
Southern Dairies is often credited as one of the first warehouse conversions in Old Fourth Ward. Jamestown, the developer behind neighbouring Ponce City Market, bought the campus in October 2019 for about $34.5 million. The Empire Manufacturing Company Building facing Glen Iris Drive dates from 1939, later than the dairy building itself.
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