St. James Building
Also known as: Cohen Bros. Department Store117 W. Duval St., Jacksonville, Florida
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Coordinates:
+30.33006, -81.6590530°19'48" N, 81°39'33" W
Description
On the order of Louis Sullivan's Carson, Pirie, Scott store in Chicago in scale, functional planning, and decoration, The St. James Building featured a 75' octagonal glass dome and was considered to be a showplace by its designer, H.J. Klutho, Jacksonville's most prominent early twentieth century architect. -- Historic American Buildings Survey
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1976
- Reference number
- 76000594
- Architectural styles
- American Movement; Other architectural type; Sullivanesque
- Area of significance
- Architecture
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Department store
- Current function
- Department store
- Period of significance
- 1900-1924
- Significant year
- 1912
Update Log
- December 18, 2017: New Street View added by Michael Miller