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Metadata
Title |
Wall Slab Miscellaneous Reinforcing Details |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
S.H. Kress & Company Collection |
Description |
Black line copy on linen of wall slab miscellaneous reinforcing detail drawings. Details include portion plans of first floor, second floor, and roof framing, as well as sections, sump pit details, and wall details. Completed by Edward F. Sibbert, Fort Smith Str. Steel Company, and Truscon Steel Products. |
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 |
1989.13.2.11.63 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of National Building Museum, gift of Genesco, Inc. |
Area / Region |
Fort Smith, Arkansas |
Building Information |
Building Style: 1911 - Neoclassical; 1939 - Art Deco Façade Material: 1911 - Brick, stone, cast iron, galvanized iron; 1939 - Polychrome terra cotta, brick, monochromatic Genesco Store Number: 363 Address: 810 Garrison Avenue Drawing Number: 5880-B |
Creator |
Edward F. Sibbert |
Other Creators |
Str. Steel Company; Truscon Steel Company; drawn by J.M. |
Year |
1939 |
Donor |
Genesco Inc. |
Medium |
Linen |
Scale |
None |
Dimension |
24 9/16" x 36 3/8 |
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 |
1939 black line copy structural framing portion plan section sump pit detail wall slab miscellaneous reinforcing Edward F. Sibbert Str. Steel Company Truscon Steel Company brick stone cast iron galvanized iron polychrome terra cotta terracotta monochromatic Neoclassical Art Deco plate-glass show window entrance street level metal pressed cornice balustrade sign parapet decoration renovation expansion project pilasters two-story mid-block attached Mercantile district area load bearing masonry wall interior columns iron cast-iron fire damage rebuilt Store 363 Arkansas Fort Smith 810 Garrison Avenue Garrison Avenue S.H. Kress & Co drawing |
Address |
Fort Smith, Arkansas |