Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 97000555 Architectural style Art Deco | Built 1938 (1938) Opened 1938 Added to NRHP 13 June 1997 | |
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Location 210 W. Main St., Blytheville, Arkansas |
The Kress Building is a historic commercial building at 210 West Main Street in Blytheville, Arkansas. It is a two story concrete and steel structure, faced in brick and terra cotta. Built in 1938, it was one of the first buildings in the city to be built using steel framing, and is one of its finest Art Deco structures. The first floor areas (outside the plate glass store windows) are faced in terra cotta, while the second floor is predominantly cream-colored brick. Windows on the second floor are surrounded by ivory terra cotta incised with fluting and shell patterns.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It is in the Blytheville Commercial Historic District, also listed on the NRHP.
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