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Sarasota's Kress Building Was Built to Boost the Economy During the Depression

It’s one of the last remaining Art Deco landmarks in our area.

By John Pirman September 1, 2022 Published in the September-October 2022 issue of Sarasota Magazine

Downtown Sarasota's Kress Building

Downtown Sarasota's Kress Building

Image: John Pirman

Sarasota’s spectacular S. H. Kress & Co. building was built on Main Street in 1932 by general contractor G.A. Miller to boost the local economy during the Great Depression. It’s one of the last remaining Art Deco landmarks in our area. Look up and you can see beautiful ornamental glazed terra cotta and buff tile designs, as well as the Kress insignia embellishing the facade.

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