Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Blue Line Copy of First Floor Plan |
Object Name |
Drawing |
Collection |
S.H. Kress & Company Collection |
Description |
Blue line copy of first floor plan. Provides details regarding sales areas, with specific lables of what was intended to be sold in those spaces. Includes black line duplicate (1989.13.2.9.14b). |
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 |
1989.13.2.9.14a |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of National Building Museum, gift of Genesco, Inc. |
Area / Region |
Nogales, Arizona |
Building Information |
Building Style: Unknown Façade Material: Brick, limestone Genesco Store Number: 767 Address: 119 Morley Avenue Drawing Number: L/O-A3 |
Creator |
S.H. Kress & Company |
Other Creators |
Drawn by J.W.D. |
Year |
1972 |
Donor |
Genesco Inc. |
Medium |
Blue Line |
Scale |
1/8 in = 1 ft |
Dimension |
34 1/8" x 44 1/16" |
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 blue line architectural copy first floor plan department sales area counter toys shoes wheel goods domestics curatin displayer drapes piece homecraft foam vinyl pattern infants girlswear intimate apparel ladies hanging boyswear menswear fashion accessories candy stationary sportswear greeting cards party gift wrap health beauty hair care cosmetics purses furniture electronics dinnerware glassware kitchenware clocks pictures novelties rugs room hardware paint lamps flower shop automotive lawn garden hobbies games wig tapes bolt seating food service brick limestone parapet denticulated cornice entrance double typical store Mexico Mexican border Spanish bilingual signs merchandise directory Store 767 McCrory Stores 119 Morley Avenue Morley Avenue International Street Nelson Street Nogales Arizona National Register of Historic Places S.H. Kress & Co Mercantile district mid-block attached rear door international remodel rehabilitation transom window drawing |
Address |
Nogales, Arizona |