Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Adjoining Building |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Collection |
S.H. Kress & Company |
Catalog Number |
1989.13.1.2635 |
Description |
Print, Photographic; B&W , exterior photo taken at roof level; the picture shows a view looking straight down the roof of the single story part of a building; higher structures abut the roof at right and straight ahead; a right masonry wall shows at left; inked notation on back "Albany, GA\Photos' of adjoining bldgs"; (very faint) time stamps\logo on back "JUL 20 1952\McCollim's" and "RECEIVED\JUL 24 52" |
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. |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of National Building Museum, gift of Genesco, Inc. |
Place |
Albany, Georgia |
Additional Notes |
Genesco Store Number: 101 Address: 121 North Washington Street Facade Material: Brick, terra cotta Style: 1916 - Unknown; 1931 - Art Deco Primary Building Architect: 1916 - Seymour Burrell; 1931 - Edward F. Sibbert Contractors: |
Date |
20-Jul-52 |
Photographer |
McCollum's |
Studio |
McCollum's |
Orig/Copy |
Original Print |
Medium |
Photographic paper |
Object Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Donor |
Genesco Inc. |
Notes on Related Objects |
Related Units: 36 photographs, 125 plans. 7.5 inches of documents Book Description: "In 1916 a store opened here after an existing building was enlarged and adapted by Seymour Burrell who designed the show-windows, signs, and interior renovations. In 1931 that structure was replaced with an Art Deco building planned by Edward F. Sibbert. The brick facade had polychromed terracotta ornament including chebron motif friezes, floral motifs and triglyphs in the spandrels, and stylized lotus or palmette capitals topping the pilasters. After the store closed in 1980, the building was demolished." |
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. |
Caption |
Black and white photograph of adjoining building |
Search Terms |
enlarged adapted Seymour Burrell renovation Art Deco replacement Edward F. Sibbert brick polychrome terracotta ornament chevron motif frieze floral triglyphs spandrel stylized lotus palmette capital pilaster demolished Store 101 Albany Georgia 121 North Washington Street S.H. Kress & Co photograph |