Kress building was built in 1934 by what chain of five and dime retail department stores, which operated from 1896 to 1981?
S. H. Kress &amp; Co. S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of "five and dime" retail department stores in the United States, established by Samuel Henry Kress, which operated from 1896 to 1981. In the first half of the 20th century, there were Kress stores with ornamented architecture on "Main Street" in hundreds of cities and towns.
Kress Building (Fort Worth, Texas) Kress Building, also known as S.H. Kress and Co. Building, in Fort Worth, Texas was built in 1936, one of few privately funded buildings built in downtown Fort Worth during the Great Depression. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.