The site of The St. James was formerly occupied by a group of historic 19th-century buildings that lined Walnut Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The most notable of these was the former headquarters of the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS). Designed in 1868 by Addison Hutton, the granite-faced Italianate-style building was the second headquarters building that PSFS had built.
The site of The St. James was previously occupied by a cluster of historic 19th-century structures that lined Walnut Street in the Washington Square West neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The most prominent among these was the former headquarters of the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS). Designed in 1868 by Addison Hutton, the granite-faced Italianate-style building served as the second headquarters building constructed by PSFS.