Kress Building

Dublin Core

Title

Kress Building

Subject

Architecture
Asheville (N.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
S.H. Kress & Co.
Historic buildings

Description

Considered one of the finest commercial structures in downtown Asheville, the Kress building took on a classical design that encompassed many other Art Deco Kress stores built throughout the country during the 1930's.

Publisher

D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville

Date

2005-04-20

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

1 photoprint; 9.5 x 7.5 inches; front & sides terra cutta with orange & blue rosetta borders, terra cutta frieze, cornice & parapet containing urns an dcompany name
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

2723
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/2723

Rights Holder

UNCA Any display, publication, or public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Spatial Coverage

Asheville (N.C.)
Asheville (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Picturing Asheville and Western North Carolina

Citation

“Kress Building,” OAI, accessed May 10, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/2723.