Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
First Floor Plan and Details |
Object Name |
Drawing, Technical |
Collection |
S.H. Kress & Company Collection |
Description |
Black ink on linen drawing of first floor plan. Also includes detail drawings of boiler connections and connections to aerofin units. Revisions made in 1937, which are noted on the drawing. Edward F. Sibbert was the project architect. Reliance Engineering Co., Inc. was hired as engineer contractor. |
Context |
The S.H. Kress & Company, founded by Samuel H. Kress, opened over 300 5-10-25 cent stores in thirty states from New Jersey to Florida and across to California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii. The first Kress store opened in Memphis, Tennessee in 1896. Many of the early Kress stores started out in rented spaces. By 1909, the Company began to open its stores in new structures created by S.H. Kress & Company architects like Edward F. Sibbert and Seymour Burrell, or built for it by contractors and held under lease. The Kress stores particularly thrived during the Great Depression, as they sold inexpensive products in luxurious spaces. Kress stores ranged in architectural styles, from Neoclassical to Art Deco to Modern and International. Towards the end of the S.H. Kress & Company life, shopping centers and malls overtook free-standing commercial buildings as the preferred retail locations, and new Kress stores were placed in large multistore structure. In 1964, the S.H. Kress & Company was purchased by Genesco, Incorporated, and the company was liquidated in 1980 and 1981. Some of the buildings have been demolished, while others have been renovated and adapted. The documents, plans, photographs, and objects that were gifted to the National Building Museum by numerous donors provide a rich array of information relevant to business, social, architectural, land use, race relations, and commercial history in the United States. |
Catalog Number |
1989.13.2.14.29 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of National Building Museum, gift of Genesco, Inc. |
Area / Region |
Hot Springs, Arkansas |
Building Information |
Genesco Store Number: 367 Address: 620 Central Avenue Facade Material: Brick, rusticated stone Style: Classical Revival Drawing Number: M-2-R |
Creator |
Edward F. Sibbert |
Year |
1937 |
Donor |
Genesco Inc. |
Medium |
Linen |
Scale |
1/4 in = 1 ft; none |
Dimension |
31 1/8" x 48 3/4" |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Related Publications |
Wilkerson, Susan, and Hank Griffith. A Guide to the Building Records of S.H. Kress & Co. 5-10-25 Cent Stores at the National Building Museum. Edited by Joyce Eliiot. Washington, DC: National Building Museum Publication Office, 1993. |
Search Terms |
1937 black ink linen revision architectural mechanical HVAC contractor engineer Reliance Engineering Co., Inc. boiler connection aerofin unit no scale first floor plan equipment heating ventilating plumbing Edward F. Sibbert brick rusticated stone lease alterations additions characteristics arrangements show windows double doors capping cornice balustraded parapet renovations display porcelain enamel panels exterior mezzanine terra cotta terracotta Classic Revival mercantile block downtown attached Store 367 Hot Springs Arkansas 620 Central Avenue Central Avenue S.H. Kress & Co drawing |
Address |
Additional Craftsmen: Drawn by L.O.P |