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St. Luke Building

Coordinates: 37°33′4″N 77°26′15″W / 37.55111°N 77.43750°W / 37.55111; -77.43750
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St. Luke Building
St. Luke Building, July 2011
St. Luke Building is located in Virginia
St. Luke Building
St. Luke Building is located in the United States
St. Luke Building
Location900 St. James St., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°33′4″N 77°26′15″W / 37.55111°N 77.43750°W / 37.55111; -77.43750
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1902 (1902), 1915-1920
ArchitectWhite, John H.; Russell, Charles T.
Architectural styleEdwardian
NRHP reference No.82004589[1] (original)
100003005 (increase)
VLR No.127-0352
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 1982
Boundary increaseOctober 5, 2018
Designated VLRApril 21, 1982[2]

St. Luke Building is a historic office building located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built in 1902, and is a four-story, brick Edwardian style building. It was remodeled and enlarged in 1915–1920. The building has a yellow pressed-brick facade and red brick secondary walls. The building held the offices of the Independent Order of St. Luke, an African-American fraternal society. The office of Maggie L. Walker, longtime head of the Order, is preserved as it was at the time of her death in 1934.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Luke Building" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos