Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Collection |
S.H. Kress & Company |
Catalog Number |
1989.13.1.3114 |
Description |
Print, photographic; B&W; exterior photo taken at ground level; picture shows a view looking at a two story house built into a wooded hilltop; the building features very wide eaves and verandas; a covered terrace juts out from the lowest level; inked notation on back "(1)\Showing 24 x 24\ recreation room partly\under house,\yard is now graded\to in grass\Janzen's home in Hilo\100"; stamp "ARCHITECTS\JUN 9 1943" |
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 |
Hilo, Hawaii |
Additional Notes |
Genesco Store Number: 971 Address: 174 Kamehameha Avenue Facade Material: Terra cotta, polychrome Style: Art Deco Primary Building Architect: Edward F. Sibbert Contractors: |
Date |
6/9/1943 |
Photographer |
Unknown |
Medium |
Photographic paper |
Object Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Donor |
Genesco Inc. |
Notes on Related Objects |
Related Units: 1 photograph, 20 plans, 9 inches of documents Book Description: "Designed by Edward F. Sibbert, this 1932 Art Deco building has a terracotta façade with polychrome trim. The building was renovated an addition built in 1957. The store closed in 1980, and the building was renovated for commercial use in 1989. Residences were provided for store managers on at least three of the Hawaiian Islands. The Hilo store manager's house, its location not recorded, was a two-story, frame-and-stone single-family home with a porch and lanai." |
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 |
Edward F. Sibbert Art Deco terracotta terra cotta polychrome trim renovated commercial residences store manager house Store 971 Hilo Hawaii 174 Kamehameha Avenue S.H. Kress & Co photograph |