Kress Building
National Register of Historic Places

Kress Building

Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Listed
April 3, 2007
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
07000266

About this property

The Kress Building, also known as S.H. Kress and Co. Building, is a Classical Moderne Art Deco building in downtown Fort Worth. Designed by New York architect Edward F. Sibbert, the five-story Kress building served the “five-and-dime” chain from 1936 through 1960 and was one of the only major construction projects in Fort Worth built using private money during the Great Depression.

Location

604 Main St.
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
32.75359, -97.33127

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 07000266. It was listed on April 3, 2007.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Sinclair Building
Industrial
0 mi
Sanger Brothers Building (1925)
Civil War
0 mi
Blackstone Hotel
Industrial
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Bird's Creek
1839Early Republic
1.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Kress Building listed on the National Register?

Kress Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Kress Building?

Kress Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Kress Building?

The period of significance for Kress Building is recorded as the civil_war era.

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