223--225 Capitol St., Charleston, West Virginia. County/parish: Kanawha.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 01, 1985. NRIS 85003475.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building, also known as the Loewenstein Building or Rite Aid Building, is a historic commercial structure located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was designed by the Columbus, Ohio architectural firm of Yost & Packard.
The building is 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) in a five-story pressed brick structure that features eclectic late Victorian and classical details. The 48-foot (15 m) by 120-foot (37 m) building is distinguished by a central bay of oriel windows on its Capitol Street facade. Palladian windows are located on both sides of this central bay on the fifth floor. S.S. Kresge operated a variety store in the building from 1927 to 1971.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/86535417