S.H. Kress & Company Building
Dublin Core
Title
S.H. Kress & Company Building
Alternative Title
Kress Building
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Retail stores
Department stores--Florida
Description
The Kress Building, located at 15 West Church Street in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2001. S. H. Kress & Company is a chain of retail department stores founded by Samuel H. Kress in 1896. The building was designed with Art Deco details by Edward F. Sibbert, built by the G. A. Miller Company in 1930, and opened in 1936. The Kress store vacated the building in 1975. The Church Street portion of building housed King Henry's Feast, a dinner attraction, before it relocated to International Drive. After the restaurant left, this section of the building housed several stores and dining establishments. In 1978, the Kress Building was named an Orlando Historic Landmark.
Creator
Cook, Thomas
Source
Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2001: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.
Publisher
Date Created
2001
Is Part Of
Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
204 KB
162 KB
Medium
2 color digital images
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Kress Building, Downtown Orlando, Florida
S. H. Kress & Company, Downtown Orlando, Florida
King Henry's Feast, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
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Provenance
Originally created by Thomas Cook and published by RICHES of Central Florida.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Thomas Cook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Thomas Cook
External Reference
"Downtown Orlando Historic District Walking Tour." City of Orlando. http://sanfordhistory.tripod.com/Links/wtour.pdf.
Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
2 color digital images
Collection
Citation
Cook, Thomas, “S.H. Kress & Company Building,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1696.