Built 1900 Opened 1900 Architectural style Gothic architecture Architect Joseph W. Yost | NRHP Reference # 85003475 Area 400 m² Added to NRHP 1 November 1985 | |
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Location 223--225 Capitol St., Charleston, West Virginia Similar Daniel Boone Hotel, Clay Center, Charleston Civic Center, Simpson Memorial United M, Appalachian Power Park | ||
Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building, also known as the Loewenstein Building or Rite Aid Building, is a historic commercial structure located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was designed by the Columbus, Ohio architectural firm of Yost & Packard.
The building is 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) in a five-story pressed brick structure that features eclectic late Victorian and classical details. The 48-foot (15 m) by 120-foot (37 m) building is distinguished by a central bay of oriel windows on its Capitol Street facade. Palladian windows are located on both sides of this central bay on the fifth floor. S.S. Kresge operated a variety store in the building from 1927 to 1971.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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