{"nrhp_refnum":"86001926","name":"Kress Building","other_names":["Wilkins and Leonard","Grayson Shops"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"111--121 Federal Plaza W","address_restricted":false,"city":"Youngstown","county":"Mahoning County","state":"OH","lat":41.10080962100005,"lon":-80.64528964799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-07-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story commercial building at 111-121 Federal Plaza West in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, built in 1925 by the S. & H. Kress Company with a terra-cotta facade.","why_significant":"It is significant for its role in the growth of downtown Youngstown as a regional retail center in the early 20th century, and for its architecture. Its terra-cotta facade is one of the most highly ornamented among the white glazed terra-cotta fronts on West Federal Street.","narrative":"Built in 1925 for $175,000 by the S. & H. Kress Company, this three-story commercial building at 111-121 Federal Plaza West opened as a \"5-10-25 cent store\" in downtown Youngstown. The facade is faced in terra cotta, with raised piers between the bays that rise above the roofline to form a parapet. Decorative spandrels sit above the second-story windows, and the name \"Kress\" is molded into the parapet frieze. The upper floors keep their original one-over-one window sash, and the ground floor retains its stone cornice, though the storefronts have been replaced. The building went up during a construction boom on West Federal Street, a period described as Youngstown's golden age of construction. Kress operated here for 35 years, and later retail businesses occupied it. Its ornate facade is among the most decorative of the white terra-cotta fronts that characterized the street, and it compares favorably with the neighboring McCrory Building from the same year.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Built by the S. & H. Kress Company; the inventory lists \"Phelps\" in the contractor/builder field","architectural_style":"Art Deco: Modernistic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition listed as fair-good; upper stories intact, storefronts replaced, in commercial use. Many buildings to the west are vacant.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.49263-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86001926.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71985830","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/mahoning-county/kress-building-86001926/"}