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. It operated from 1896 to 1981. In the first half of the 20th century, there were Kress stores with ornamented architecture in hundreds of cities and towns. Samuel Henry Kress (July 23, 1863 – September 22, 1955) was a businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the S. H. Kress & Co. five and ten cent store chain. With his fortune, Kress amassed one of the most significant collections of Italian Renaissance and European artwork assembled in the 20th century. In the 1950s and 1960s, a foundation. Samuel H. Kress Collection (d), S. H. Kress & Co. (d) Plaque commémorative. Samuel Henry Kress, né le 23 juillet 1863 en Pennsylvanie et mort le 22 septembre 1955 à New York, est un homme d'affaires, collectionneur d'art et philanthrop. S. H. Kress and Co. Building (Daytona Beach, Florida) Kress Building, Asheville, North Carolina This is a List of S. H. Kress and Co. buildings that are notable. This includes buildings named Kress Building or variations. Notable historic S. H. Kress & Co. structures include: S. H. Kress and Co. Building (Augusta, Georgia) S. H. Kress and Co. Building (Anniston, Alabama), listed on the NRHP in. Pages in category "S. H. Kress & Co." The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. The Kress Building, also known as S.H. Kress and Co. Building, is a Classical Moderne Art Deco building in downtown Fort Worth. Designed by New York architect Edward F. Sibbert , the five-story Kress building served the “five-and-dime” chain from 1936 through 1960 and was one of the only major construction projects in Fort Worth built using private money during the Great Depression .