View, S. H. Kress and Company Building, Greensboro, North Carolina
Kress, S. H. and Company Building
Item information
- Title:
- View, S. H. Kress and Company Building, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Art deco (Architecture)
Office complexes
- Item identifier:
- buch0294
- Photographer:
- Buchman, Tim more info on Buchman, Tim
- Architect:
- Sibbert, Edward F. more info on Sibbert, Edward F.
- Manufacturer:
- Atlanta Terra Cotta Company more info on Atlanta Terra Cotta Company
- Created Date:
- Created Date:
- Description:
- Historical Note: Sibert utilized the Art Deco style to unify the Kress chain stores across the country. The company building provides the state's finest example of Sibert's architecture. The building lies within the boundaries of the Downtown Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage
Source information
- Repository:
- Preservation North Carolina
- Collection:
- Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (Buchman) held by Preservation North Carolina
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
- Funding:
- Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Building: Kress, S. H. and Company Building (Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina)
- Community:
- Greensboro
- State:
- North Carolina
- Architectural note:
- Sibert utilized the Art Deco style to unify the Kress chain stores across the country. The company building provides the state's finest example of Sibert's architecture. The building lies within the boundaries of the Downtown Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Subjects:
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Commercial buildings