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S. H. Kress and Co. Building (St. Petersburg, Florida) 
Summary
The S. H. Kress and Co. Building, a historic building located at 475 Central Avenue at the corner of 5th Street S. in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. It was built in 1927 in the classical Commercial style influenced by the Beaux-Arts movement. The building operated as a "five and-dime" store from 1927 until the company closed it c.1981.[2]
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| Location | 475 Central Avenue St. Petersburg, Florida |
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| Coordinates | 27°46′17″N 82°38′23″W / 27.77139°N 82.63972°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | E.J.T. Hoffman and G.A. Miller |
| Architectural style | Commercial style Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001057[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 2001 |
The building is located within the Downtown St. Petersburg Historic District, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 2001.
Gallery edit
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Side view -
Front view, from below -
A view from the east on 5th Street St.
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "The Kress Building" City of St. Petersburg website
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to S. H. Kress and Co. Building (St. Petersburg, Florida).
- Pinellas County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- S.H. Kress and Co. Building at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs