Kress Building | |
Location | 107 S. Washington St., Huntsville, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 34°43′53″N86°35′7″W / 34.73139°N 86.58528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Edward Sibbert |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
MPS | Downtown Huntsville MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 80000717 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 1980 |
The Kress Building is a historic building in Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.. It was built in 1931 for S. H. Kress & Co., a chain of department stores. [2] [3] It was designed in the Art Deco style by architect Edward Sibbert. [2] [3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 22, 1980. [2]
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The Kress Building, also known as Kress Wholesale Company Store and Mehornay Furniture Store, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Columbia, Missouri. It was built in 1910 for the S. H. Kress & Co., and remodeled in 1946 when it became Mehornay Furniture. It is a tall two-story, brick building with an open storefront topped by horizontal metal banding, that consists of large plate glass windows.
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