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St. James Building
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National Register of Historic Places

St. James Building

Also known as Cohen Bros. Department Store

On the National Register since 197650 years
Listed 1976Jacksonville
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About

About St. James Building

St. James Building, at 117 W. Duval St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1976. It was among the first 9 of Jacksonville’s 106 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 9.9 acres. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Florida, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 23 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1912 to today

  1. 1912Built, designed by Henry John Klutho
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

117 W. Duval St., Jacksonville · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1St. James BuildingStart here
  2. 2Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding · next door
  3. 3Florida Baptist BuildingPrairie School · next door
  4. 4310 West Church Street ApartmentsBeaux-Arts Style · next door
  5. 5Thomas V. Porter HouseClassic Revival · next door
Around it

20 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BElks Club BuildingItalian Renaissance0.1 miBW.A. Knight BuildingCommercial Style0.1 miBCarling HotelLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.1 miBLynch BuildingSkyscraper0.2 miBAtlantic National Bank AnnexSkyscraper0.2 miDDowntown Jacksonville Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.2 miBDyal-Upchurch BuildingBeaux-Arts Classicism0.3 miBOld Jacksonville Free Public LibraryClassical Revival · Built 18780.3 miBMorocco TempleBuilding0.3 miBChurch of the Immaculate ConceptionGothic0.3 miBMasonic TempleCommercial Style0.3 miBStanton, Edwin M., SchoolBuilding0.3 miBClara White Mission, DU02071Building0.3 miBHutchinson-Suddath BuildingCommercial0.4 miBFlorida TheaterMediterranean Revival · Built 19270.4 miBTitle & Trust Company of Florida BuildingClassical Revival0.4 miBEl Modelo BlockBuilding0.4 miBYoung Men's Hebrew AssociationMasonry Vernacular0.4 mi
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BBethel Baptist Institutional ChurchGreek Revival0.4 miBDuval County ArmoryBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about St. James Building

Is St. James Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 3, 1976 (Register number 76000594).

Is St. James Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Florida has 44 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Norman Film Manufacturing Company, 3.9 miles away.

Can you visit St. James Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of St. James Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 23 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77842283 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.