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Creation Date
5-1-2011
Building Name
Kress Building
Description
Kress Building , Tampa, Fl.
The S. H. Kress and Co. Building is a historic 1929 building in Tampa, Florida, United States. It was part of the S. H. Kress & Co. "five and dime" department store chain. On April 7, 1983, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places NRIS #83001424.
Located at 811 N. Franklin Street, the building is in the Renaissance Revival architectural style. G.E. McKay was the four story building's architect. Samuel Kress opened a stationery store in Memphis, TN which grew into a nationwide chain, S H Kress & Company. He owned about 400 stores, 9 of them in Florida.
Latitude, Longitude
27.950859, -82.459342
Recommended Citation
George Lansing Taylor, Jr. "Kress Building, Tampa, FL." (2011). Image Collection. Item #83001424. University of North Florida, Thomas G. Carpenter Library Special Collections and Archives. UNF Digital Commons, https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/2192/
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