S. H. Kress and Co. Building (St. Petersburg, Florida)

S. H. Kress and Co. Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(2018)
Location	475 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida
Coordinates	27°46′17″N82°38′23″W / 27.77139°N 82.63972°W / 27.77139; -82.63972
Built	1927
Architect	E.J.T. Hoffman and G.A. Miller
Architectural style	Commercial style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	01001057 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 2001

The S. H. Kress and Co. Building, a historic building located at 475 Central Avenue at the corner of 5th Street S. in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. It was built in 1927 in the classical Commercial style influenced by the Beaux-Arts movement. The building operated as a "five-and-dime" store from 1927 until the company closed it c.1981. ^[2]

The building is located within the Downtown St. Petersburg Historic District, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 2001.

Gallery

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  Side view
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  Front view, from below
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  A view from the east on 5th Street St.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "The Kress Building" City of St. Petersburg website

External links

• Pinellas County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• S.H. Kress and Co. Building at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs