Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Midstory and Reflected Ceiling Plan with Details |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
S.H. Kress & Company Collection |
Description |
Black ink drawings on linen of midstory and reflected ceiling plan with details. Additional detail drawings include: plaster details (elevation, full sized detail of molding, and side elevation), plaster plaque details (part section, plan, sections, end elevation, side elevation), plan at center pier, plan at side pier, part ceiling grille, section, and details of windows. Revisions made in 1939, which are noted on the drawing. Completed by Edward F. Sibbert, architect. |
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 |
1989.13.2.11.11 |
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: A-3 |
Creator |
Edward F. Sibbert |
Other Creators |
Drawn by L.E.H. and E.K. |
Year |
1939 |
Donor |
Genesco Inc. |
Medium |
Linen |
Scale |
Multiple listed |
Dimension |
22 5/16" x 42 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 architectural black ink linen revision midstory ceiling reflected plan section elevation side end part pier grille detail window plaster plaque molding full size Edward F. Sibbert 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 |