List of Woolworth buildings

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Buildings related to the F. W. Woolworth Company and the Woolworth family.

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Individually notable buildings by state and city
BuildingImageLocationBuiltNote
Hanniger-Johnson Building Downtown Bisbee, c. 1940.jpg Bisbee, Arizona
31°26′30″N109°54′58″W / 31.44167°N 109.91611°W / 31.44167; -109.91611 (Hanniger-Johnson Building)
1907Not built for Woolworth, but best known as the local outlet of the retailer. Owned by the same owner since 1994, houses a nostalgia store and suite rentals
F. W. Woolworth Building (Broadway, Los Angeles) Woolworth (Los Angeles).jpg Broadway, Los Angeles, California
34°02′42″N118°15′15″W / 34.0450°N 118.2543°W / 34.0450; -118.2543 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Broadway, Los Angeles))
1920 Contributing property in the NRHP-listed Broadway Theater and Commercial District [1]
F. W. Woolworth Building (Hollywood, Los Angeles) Woolworth bldg hollywood 2.jpg Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
34°06′04″N118°19′48″W / 34.101°N 118.330°W / 34.101; -118.330 (Woolworth Building)
1910Restored in 2001
F. W. Woolworth Building (Oxnard, California) Oxnard, California
34°11′56″N119°10′45″W / 34.1989°N 119.1791°W / 34.1989; -119.1791 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Oxnard, California)))
1950Later a musuem, now Xielo Artisan Desserts (Woolworth name still on building)
F. W. Woolworth Building (San Diego) Woolworth Building 1886.jpg San Diego, California
32°42′55″N117°09′36″W / 32.715409°N 117.160022°W / 32.715409; -117.160022
1922Part of the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District
Flood Building 1908 Post Card of the Flood Building.jpg San Francisco, California
37°47′06″N122°24′27″W / 37.7849°N 122.4074°W / 37.7849; -122.4074 (Flood Building)
1904Largest store in the chain
F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware) Woolworth Wilmington.jpg Wilmington, Delaware
39°45′03″N75°33′06″W / 39.7507°N 75.5517°W / 39.7507; -75.5517 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware))
1940Now a Walgreen's
2nd F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware) Delaware History Museum.JPG Wilmington, Delaware
39°44′34″N75°33′01″W / 39.74278°N 75.55028°W / 39.74278; -75.55028 (Delaware History Museum)
1941Now the Delaware History Museum
F. W. Woolworth Building (New Albany, Indiana) New Albany IN in vintage postcards Typical 1910s Woolworth Store at Christmas Season.jpg New Albany, Indiana 1910A contributing building to the New Albany Downtown Historic District
F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky) F.W. Woolworth Building site in Lexington.jpg Lexington, Kentucky
38°02′47″N84°29′51″W / 38.0464°N 84.4975°W / 38.0464; -84.4975 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky))
1946Site of sit-in during the Civil Rights Movement
F. W. Woolworth Building (Calumet, Michigan) Kweenaw Storytelling Center, Calumet, Michigan.jpg Calumet, Michigan 1948A contributing building in the Calumet Historic District within the Keweenaw National Historical Park.

Now the Keweenaw Storytelling Center

F. W. Woolworth Building (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Clarksdale, Mississippi
34°20′34″N90°57′37″W / 34.34278°N 90.96028°W / 34.34278; -90.96028 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Clarksdale, Mississippi))
1924 NRHP listed in 2009
F. W. Woolworth Building (Kansas City, Missouri) F. W. Woolworth Building, Troost Ave., Kansas City, Missouri.jpg Kansas City, Missouri
39°04′16″N94°34′18″W / 39.0711°N 94.5716°W / 39.0711; -94.5716 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Kansas City, Missouri))
1928Now an art gallery
F. W. Woolworth Building (St. Louis, Missouri) Saint Louis University Museum of Art.jpg St. Louis, Missouri
38°38′22″N90°14′05″W / 38.6395°N 90.2346°W / 38.6395; -90.2346 (St. Louis University Museum of Art)
1899Now the Saint Louis University Museum of Art
F. W. Woolworth Building (Lebanon, New Hampshire) Lebanon College, Lebanon NH.jpg Lebanon, New Hampshire
43°38′33″N72°15′11″W / 43.64250°N 72.25306°W / 43.64250; -72.25306 (Lebanon College)
Now Lebanon College located next door to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Women's Health Resource Center
Shadow Lawn (New Jersey) Woodrow Wilson Hall, West Long Branch, NJ - south view.jpg West Long Branch, New Jersey
40°14′46″N74°00′19″W / 40.24611°N 74.00528°W / 40.24611; -74.00528 (Shadow Lawn)
1927Estate of Woolworth president, now Woodrow Wilson Hall at Monmouth University
Winfield Hall Sunrise at Winfield Hall.jpg Glen Cove, New York
40°52′31″N73°38′38″W / 40.87528°N 73.64389°W / 40.87528; -73.64389 (Winfield Hall))
1930sEstate of F. W. Woolworth
Woolworth Building Manhattan-woolworth-building-top.jpg New York, New York
40°42′44″N74°00′29″W / 40.71222°N 74.00806°W / 40.71222; -74.00806 (Woolworth Building)
1913Headquartes and World's tallest building, 1913–1930
F. W. Woolworth Building (Watertown, New York) Woolworthcurrent.jpg Watertown, New York
43°58′29″N75°54′34″W / 43.97472°N 75.90944°W / 43.97472; -75.90944 (Woolworth Building)
1921Currently vacant, redevelopment in planning stages
F. W. Woolworth Building (Asheville, North Carolina) F. W. Woolworth Building (Asheville, North Carolina).jpg Asheville, North Carolina
35°35′43″N82°33′16″W / 35.5954°N 82.5544°W / 35.5954; -82.5544 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Asheville, North Carolina))
1938Now a local-artist art gallery/old-fashioned soda fountain called Woolworth Walk [2]
F. W. Woolworth Building (Greensboro, North Carolina) Greensboro sit-in counter.jpg Greensboro, North Carolina
36°04′18″N79°47′25″W / 36.0717°N 79.7904°W / 36.0717; -79.7904
1929Site of Greensboro sit-ins
F. W. Woolworth Building (Columbus, Ohio) Urban CVS in Columbus.jpg Columbus, Ohio
39°57′35″N83°00′02″W / 39.9597°N 83.0006°W / 39.9597; -83.0006 (109-111 South High Street)
1938Currently vacant; held a CVS from 2003 to 2022
F. W. Woolworth Building (Fort Worth, Texas) F.W. Woolworth Building.jpg Fort Worth, Texas
32°45′14″N97°19′54″W / 32.7540°N 97.3316°W / 32.7540; -97.3316 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Fort Worth, Texas))
1926NRHP listed in 1994
F. W. Woolworth Building (San Antonio) San Antonio Texas June 1993 - 01.jpg San Antonio, Texas 1921 [3] Famous for having peacefully desegregated its lunch counter alongside six others local stores of San Antonio on march 16 1960. [3] Will become part of the Alamo Mission historic site. [4]
F. W. Woolworth Building (Renton, Washington) Renton Western Wear (Renton, Washington).jpg Renton, Washington
47°28′47.49″N122°12′25.21″W / 47.4798583°N 122.2070028°W / 47.4798583; -122.2070028 (F. W. Woolworth Company Store (Renton, Washington))
1954Now a Western Wear store
F. W. Woolworth Building (Toronto) Woolworth, Toronto.JPG Toronto
43°39′09″N79°22′47″W / 43.6525°N 79.3796°W / 43.6525; -79.3796 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Toronto))
1895Later a Tower Records
Winfield House Winfield House ambassadorial residence.jpg London
51°31′51″N0°09′52″W / 51.5308°N 00.1644°W / 51.5308; -00.1644 (Winfield House)
1930s Ambassador's residence

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References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - California SP Broadway Theater and Commercial District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. May 9, 1979.
  2. "Home". woolworthwalk.com.
  3. 1 2 "Woolworth Building". Preservation Texas. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. "San Antonio Woolworth Building". World Monuments Fund. February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.