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Title	S.H. Kress building, Nashville, Tennessee, 1935 October 04
Corporate name	S.H. Kress & Co.
Topical entry	Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Central business districts--Tennessee--Nashville Variety stores--Tennessee--Nashville Business enterprises--Tennessee--Nashville Construction industry--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Description	A view of the construction of the S.H. Kress & Co. building, a project of the Foster & Creighton Co. Contractors. The S.H. Kress Co. opened its impressive five-story “dime store” on Feb. 18th, 1936 at 237 Fifth Ave. N in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This art deco building, with its terra-cotta brick front, was designed by the New York architect, Edward F. Sibbert. Forms part of the Foster & Creighton General Contractors Collection. 1 b & w photograph.
Creator	Wiles Photographers
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Contributors	Creighton III, Wilbur (donor)
Date	1935-10-04
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Creighton Coll Nash Projects- SH Kress 1935 018
Relation	Foster & Creighton General Contractors Collection
Coverage	1930-1939
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact: Metro Nashville Archives, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives, Foster & Creighton General Contractors Collection