S. H. Kress Building Map

Location: 35.0843564, -106.6524347

The S. H. Kress Building is a landmark of Albuquerque’s retail past, part of the national chain of five-and-dime stores known for their distinctive architecture and role in American consumer history. Built in the 1920s, the building features terra cotta ornamentation and large display windows, a hallmark of the Kress aesthetic. It served as a popular department store for decades and remains an important symbol of the city’s economic and social development during the first half of the 20th century. Today, it often houses new commercial ventures, reflecting adaptive reuse of historic space.

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– addr:housenumber: 414-416
– addr:postcode: 87102
– addr:state: NM
– architect: T.J.T. Hoffman
– building: yes
– building:levels: 2
– construction_year: 1925
– historic: building
– name: S. H. Kress Building
– old_name: Five and dime
– wikidata: Q21016148
– wikipedia: en:S. H. Kress Building (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
– addr_street: Central Avenue Northwest
– addr_city: Albuquerque