S. H. Kress and Co. Building (Columbia, Missouri)
The Kress Building, also known as Kress Wholesale Company Store and Mehornay Furniture Store, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Columbia, Missouri. It was built in 1910 for the S. H. Kress & Co., and remodeled in 1946 when it became Mehornay Furniture. It is a tall two-story, brick building with an open storefront topped by horizontal metal banding, that consists of large plate glass windows.[1]:5–6
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| Location | 1025 E. Broadway, Columbia, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′7″N 92°19′32″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | likely Julius H. Zeitner and Seymour Burrell [1] |
| Architectural style | two-part commercial |
| MPS | Downtown Columbia, Missouri MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000122[2] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 2005 |
It operated as a furniture store from 1946 until 1979-80. It was again renovated in 2005. [1] Post-renovation it became the home of the Penguin Piano Bar in 2005 on the ground floor and Roxy’s in 2015 on the 2nd floor. [3] Both went out of business in 2020 due to the closures during the covid-19 pandemic. [4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[2]
References
- Debbie Sheals (May 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kress Building" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Roxy's owner purchases Penguin Piano Bar". Columbia Daily Tribune. 2015-12-12.
- "After 15 Years We have been forced to close". PenguinPianoBar.
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