S. H. Kress and Co. Building (Iola, Kansas)

The Kress Building in Iola, Kansas is a historic 1908 retail building rebuilt in 1916 that was part of the S. H. Kress and Co. and is now home to Thrive Allen County.[1] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] It is at 9 South Jefferson Street.[3]

Guests at its debut received a Japanese pin tray.[4] Julius H. Zeitner designed it. Seymour Burrell designed the 1916 reconstruction.[2] The building was rebuilt after two fires.[1]

The Kansas archives have a photograph of Valentine's Day cards in the store's window.[5]

  1. ^ a b County, Thrive Allen (September 17, 2017). "A Tour of Thrive's New Home".
  2. ^ a b https://www.kshs.org/resource/national_register/nominationsNRDB/AllenCo_KressBuilding_LISTED_09272022.pdf
  3. ^ "National and State Registers of Historic Places - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
  4. ^ "Kress Grand Opening". The Iola Register. November 13, 1908. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kress Department Store, Iola, Kansas - Kansas Memory". www.kansasmemory.org.