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Metadata
Title |
Black Line Copy of Elevation of Feight Entrance Sign and Details |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
S.H. Kress & Company Collection |
Description |
Black line copy of elevation of freight entrance sign and section. Completed by Colite Industries, Inc. for the shopping mall. Approved by Kress associates. |
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 |
1989.13.2.3.27 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of National Building Museum, gift of Genesco, Inc. |
Area / Region |
Enterprise, Alabama |
Building Information |
Building Style: Unknown Façade Material: Unknown Genesco Store Number: 12 Address: Rucker Road Drawing Number: SK-N 211 (sheet 3) |
Creator |
Colite Industries Company |
Other Creators |
West (salesman); drawn by Hatchell; Kress approved by J.E.K. |
Year |
1972 |
Donor |
Genesco Inc. |
Medium |
Black Line |
Scale |
1 1/2 in = 1 ft |
Dimension |
12" x 24" |
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 |
1972 architectural black line elevation freight entrance sign section details Colite Industries, Inc. West Hatchell shopping mall Morgan Square Rucker Road Enterprise Alabama Store 12 S.H. Kress & Co discount variety sales area clothing toys household furnishings fabric drawing |
Address |
Enterprise, Alabama |