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National Register of Historic Places

Kress

On the National Register since 198046 years

Neo-Classical CommercialListed 1980Columbus

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Kress

Kress, at 1117 Broadway, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 29, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It was listed as part of Columbus MRA. 27 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗

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1117 Broadway, Columbus · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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73 more Register listings within half a mile

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BBuilding at 1009 BroadwayVictorian Commercial0.1 mi BCarter and Bradley, Cotton Factors and WarehousemanIndustrial0.1 mi DRankin SquareDistrict0.1 mi BBush-Philips Hardware Co.Classical Revival0.1 mi BFirst Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque0.1 mi BTrinity Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18910.1 mi BHofflin & Greentree BuildingGeorgian Revival0.1 mi BLedger-Enquirer BuildingMediterranean0.1 mi BColumbus Investment Company BuildingNeo-Classical Revival0.1 mi BFirst National BankItalian Renaissance0.2 mi ★Springer Opera HouseVictorian · Built 18710.2 mi BFrank BrothersLate Victorian Commercial0.2 mi BCole-Hatcher-Hampton Wholesale GrocersLate Victorian0.2 mi BWolfson Printing and Paper Co.Late Victorian Commercial0.2 mi BBuilding at 1007 BroadwayVictorian Commercial0.2 mi BY.M.C.A.Classical Revival0.2 mi BChurch SquareClassical Revival0.2 mi BU.S. Post Office and CourthouseSecond Renaissance Revival0.2 mi

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BColumbian Lodge No. 7 Free and Accepted MasonsChicago Commercial0.2 mi BRalston HotelBuilding0.2 mi BLewis-Rothchild BuildingClassical Revival0.2 mi BC.B. Tarver BuildingCommercial Style0.2 mi BSilver's Five and Dime Store-H.L. Green Co.Commercial Style0.2 mi BJoseph HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BSol Loeb Building-Garrett-Joy BuildingBuilding0.3 mi BGeorge O. Berry HouseClassical Revival0.3 mi BColumbus IronworksBuilding0.3 mi BGeorge Pond HouseLate Victorian Eclectic0.3 mi BMcArdle HouseVictorian Gothic0.3 mi BBuilding at 944 Second AvenueGreek Revival0.3 mi BMax Rosenberg HouseVictorian Cottage0.3 mi BColumbus High SchoolGeorgian Revival0.3 mi BJohn T. Fletcher HouseVictorian0.3 mi BHarrison-Gibson HouseVictorian Gothic · Built 18960.3 mi BW. Jacob Burrus HouseBungalow0.3 mi BBuilding at 303 11th St.Classical Revival0.3 mi BChurch of the Holy FamilyGothic Revival · Built 18770.3 mi BThomas V. Butts HouseEclectic0.3 mi BSwift-Kyle HouseGreek Revival0.3 mi BDavid Rothschild HouseSecond Empire0.3 mi B1238 Professional BuildingBuilding0.3 mi BBroad Street Methodist Episcopal Church SouthGreek Revival0.3 mi BTriangle BuildingRenaissance Revival0.3 mi BCity Fire DepartmentBungalow0.3 mi BBuilding at 221 Ninth StreetGreek Revival0.4 mi BCharles E. Turner HouseVictorian Cottage0.4 mi BGirard Colored MissionVictorian Gothic Revival0.4 mi BLion HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BRankin HouseLate Georgian0.4 mi BGarrett-Bullock HouseQueen Anne0.4 mi BErnest Woodruff HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BMott HouseBuilding0.4 mi BWalker-Peters-Langdon HouseFederal0.5 mi BSt. Christoper's Normal and Industrial Parish SchoolRomanesque Revival0.5 mi BFirst African Baptist ChurchGothic Revival0.5 mi BFirst African Baptist Church ParsonageVictorian0.5 mi BBuilding at 921 Fifth AvenueGreek Revival0.5 mi BJohn Spencer Roberts HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BWilliam H. Denson HouseEastlake0.5 mi BAbraham Lafkowitz HouseEastlake0.5 mi BGolden Brothers, Founders and MachinstsBuilding0.5 mi BColumbus Coca-Cola Bottling CompanyBuilding0.5 mi BDepot Business BuildingsVictorian0.5 mi BBuilding at 1400 Third AvenueNeo-Georgian0.5 mi BGeorge Phillips HouseClassical Revival0.5 mi BCargill, Walter HurtGeorgian Revival · Built 19180.5 mi BPhenix City Post Office BuildingBuilding0.5 mi BBullard-Hart HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi BWoodruff, Henry Lindsay, Second HouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 mi BJohn Paul Illges HouseEclectic0.5 mi DHigh Uptown Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 mi BIllges HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi BPeabody-Warner HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Kress

Is Kress on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 29, 1980 (Register number 80001180).

Is Kress a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Georgia has 51 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Springer Opera House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Kress?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Kress?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93206492. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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