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| Tennessee Kress Stores |
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| Kress Building Memphis, TN |
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| This Kress was designed by E.J.T. Hoffman and built in 1927. The building features a colorful and detailed terracotta facade styled after an Italian Renaissance palazzo. This was the fourth Kress store built in Memphis, relocating each time to the new location. McCrory purchased the building in 1980. The store closed in 1994. The building was renovated in 2004-2005. It now houses the Marriott Springhill Suites. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [map] |
| Kress Building Nashville, TN |
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| This Kress was designed by Edward F. Sibbert and built in 1936. This was Nashville's fourth and grandest Kress store. It closed in 1980. The building most recently housed a McDonald's but it was vacant. It was being converted into condos when these photos were taken in 2008. [map] |
| Kress Building Johnson City, TN |
Kress Building Elizabethton, TN |
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This Kress in Johnson City now houses Allied Dispatch Solutions. The second photo shows the backside of this double-entranced building. [map]
This Kress in Elizabethton was designed by George E. MacKay and built in 1929. The building features terracotta details. The store closed in 1975. The building's lower level is now occupied by Nunley's Furniture Plaza. [map] |
| Kress Building Knoxville, TN |
Kress Building Bristol, TN |
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This Kress in Knoxville was built in 1925 and is faced with white terracotta. This photo is from 2005. In 2017, the building and Kress sign on the facade ground floor was restored. [map]
This Kress in Bristol was built around 1922. It now houses Borderline Billiards. [map] |
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