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Virginia Flats
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National Register of Historic Places

Virginia Flats

Also known as Summit Place Flats

On the National Register since 199234 years
Queen AnneListed 1992St. Joseph
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Virginia Flats

Virginia Flats, at 516--518 and 520--528 N. 10th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1992. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 149 other Missouri listings. It was listed as part of St. Joseph MPS; St. Joseph MPS; St. Joseph MPS. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isTwo historic apartment buildings located at St. Joseph, Missouri. 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 · 35 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1888 to today

  1. 1888Built, designed by Edmond Jacques Eckel
  2. 1992Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 34 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

516--518 and 520--528 N. 10th St., St. Joseph · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Virginia FlatsStart here
  2. 2Wyeth FlatsBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3St. Joseph City HallItalian Renaissance Revival · next door
  4. 4Kelley and Browne FlatsVernacular Rowhouse · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Ryan BlockItalianate · 0.1 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BThe Benton Club of St. JosephBuilding0.2 miBLawler Motor Company BuildingTwo-Part Commercial Block0.2 miDHall Street Historic DistrictItalianate0.2 miDCathedral Hill Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.2 miBMissouri Theater and Missouri Theater BuildingBuilding0.3 miBGerman-American Bank BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBSt. Joseph Public LibraryBuilding0.3 miDSt. Joseph's Commerce and Banking Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.3 miDMuseum Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)American Foursquare0.3 miBCentral Police StationRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miDMuseum Hill Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBCorby-Forsee BuildingBuilding0.4 miBBuchanan County Courthouse and JailRenaissance Revival0.4 miDCentral-North Commercial Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 miBBuchanan County Courthouse (Boundary Decrease)Building0.4 miBEdmond Jacques Eckel HouseEastlake0.4 miDRobidoux Hill Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miBChristian Sachau SaloonBuilding0.4 mi
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BCharles A. and Annie Buddy HouseItalianate0.5 miBAlois Herbert Double HouseGreek Revival0.5 miDMissouri Valley Trust Company Historic DistrictRenaissance Revival0.5 miDWholesale RowHigh Victorian0.5 miBRichardson, John D., Dry Goods CompanyBuilding0.5 miBVosteen-Hauck HouseVictorian0.5 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Kelley and Browne Flats0.2 mi away
Hall Street Historic District0.2 mi away
Cathedral Hill Historic District0.2 mi away
Robidoux Hill Historic District0.4 mi away

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Questions about Virginia Flats

Is Virginia Flats on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 21, 1992 (Register number 92000586).

Is Virginia Flats a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Patee House, 1 mile away.

Can you visit Virginia Flats?

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 Virginia Flats?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 35 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 63816984 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.