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S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of five and dime retail department stores in the United States established by Samuel Henry Kress. It operated from 1896 to 1981. In the first half of the 20th century, there were Kress stores with ornamented architecture in hundreds of cities and towns.
1 Απρ 1997 · The first major history of 5-&-10 cent stores, this architectural history takes the reader on a tour of local stores nationwide, from their beginnings in 1920s right up through the present day. The book looks at the changing streetscape of downtown America.
Devoted to bringing outstanding design to Main Street America, Kress supported an architectural division of more than 100 architects and draftsmen. The over 200 stores these people designed and built between 1900 and 1950 set a new standard in commercial architecture.
The architectural history of the Kress stores is divided into four broad devel-opmental periods: (1) 1896-1920, (2) 1921-1944, (3) 1944-1964, and (4) 1964-present. Highlights of those periods lead to the following observations: Stores built prior to the 1920s were eclectic, combining elements with origins that range from classical to Gothic ...
18 Σεπ 2024 · S.H. Kress (born July 23, 1863, Cherryville, Pa., U.S.—died Sept. 22, 1955, New York, N.Y.) was an American merchant and art collector who used the wealth from his chain of five-and-ten-cent stores to donate artwork to more than 40 U.S. museums.
1 Μαρ 1997 · The over 200 stores these people designed and built between 1900 and 1950 set a new standard in commercial architecture. Thomas takes us on an illustrated tour of sites across the United States —from New Orleans to Honolulu, Albuquerque to New York.
Devoted to bringing outstanding design to Main Street America, Kress supported an architectural division of more than 100 architects and draftsmen. The over 200 stores these people designed and...
