Old Kress Building
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The Old Kress building in the 1920s. courtesy BPL Archives
The Old Kress Building is a 3-story commercial building constructed in 1915 for the S. H. Kress & Co. 5-and 10-cent store. It is located at 1910-1914 2nd Avenue North in downtown Birmingham.
The terra-cotta clad store was Kress' second in the city. The first location, at 1915 3rd Avenue North, became home to Odum, Bowers & White clothing company after the new Kress store opened.
In 1937, Kress moved to the new S. H. Kress and Company Building at 3rd Avenue North and 19th Street.