Area less than one acre Built by Buchanan and Gilder Opened 1913 Added to NRHP 4 October 2002 | Built 1913 (1913) NRHP Reference # 02001102 Architectural style Renaissance architecture | |
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Location 705 Main St., Houston, Texas Similar Blaffer Art Museum, Holocaust Museum Houston, Smithers Lake, Byzantine Fresco Chapel, Glenwood Cemetery | ||
The S. H. Kress and Co. Building, or simply the Kress Building, is located at 705 Main Street in Houston, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 2002.
The eight-story building is covered almost entirely in terra cotta. A 1983 renovation removed the Kress signage and other architectural features of its retail past, but the building retains the character of a 1913 skyscraper, one of several built in downtown Houston at the time. This S. H. Kress & Co. building was one of the largest the company built, and one of the few to incorporate professional offices.
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