St. Luke Building

United States historic place
St. Luke Building
Virginia Landmarks Register
St. Luke Building, July 2011
37°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

  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
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