Jump to content

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

Add links
Coordinates: 27°46′17″N 82°38′23″W / 27.77139°N 82.63972°W / 27.77139; -82.63972
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
S. H. Kress and Co. Building
(2018)
S. H. Kress and Co. Building (St. Petersburg, Florida) is located in Florida
S. H. Kress and Co. Building (St. Petersburg, Florida)
Location475 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, Florida
Coordinates27°46′17″N 82°38′23″W / 27.77139°N 82.63972°W / 27.77139; -82.63972
Built1927
ArchitectE.J.T. Hoffman and G.A. Miller
Architectural styleCommercial style
Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.01001057[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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.

[edit]
  • Side view
    Side view
  • Front view, from below
    Front view, from below
  • A view from the east on 5th Street St.
    A view from the east on 5th Street St.

References

[edit]
  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
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to S. H. Kress and Co. Building (St. Petersburg, Florida).


Stub icon

This article about a property in Pinellas County, Florida on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S._H._Kress_and_Co._Building_(St._Petersburg,_Florida)&oldid=1097144948"