St. Luke Building Explained

St. Luke Building
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:April 21, 1982[1]
Designated Other1 Number:127-0352
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:37.5511°N -77.4375°W
Built:, 1915-1920
Architect:White, John H.; Russell, Charles T.
Architecture:Edwardian
Added:September 16, 1982
Governing Body:Private
Refnum:82004589
Increase:October 5, 2018
Increase Refnum:100003005

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.[2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Luke Building. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff. April 1981. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos