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S.H. Kress building, Nashville, Tennessee, 1935 October 04
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S.H. Kress building, Nashville, Tennessee, 1935 October 04
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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
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