S. H. Kress and Co. Building (Columbia, Missouri)

Kress Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1025 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri
Coordinates	38°57′7″N92°19′32″W / 38.95194°N 92.32556°W / 38.95194; -92.32556
Area	less than one acre
Architect	likely Julius H. Zeitner and Seymour Burrell [1]
Architectural style	two-part commercial
MPS	Downtown Columbia, Missouri MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000122 [2]
Added to NRHP	March 9, 2005

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. ^{[1] : 5–6}

It operated as a furniture store from 1946 until 1979-80. It was again renovated in 2005. ^[1] Post-renovation it became the home of the Penguin Piano Bar in 2005 on the ground floor and Roxy’s in 2015 on the 2nd floor. ^[3] Both went out of business in 2020 due to the closures during the covid-19 pandemic. ^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. ^[2]

References

1. Debbie Sheals (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kress Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
3. "Roxy's owner purchases Penguin Piano Bar". Columbia Daily Tribune. December 12, 2015.
4. "After 15 Years We have been forced to close". PenguinPianoBar.

External links

• Media related to Kress Building (Columbia, Missouri) at Wikimedia Commons