Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes

Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere Store, September 2012
Location5911 York Rd. and 510 Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°21′57″N 76°36′35″W / 39.36583°N 76.60972°W / 39.36583; -76.60972
Arealess than one acre
Built1946 (1946)
ArchitectEdmunds, James R. Jr.; Tyler, Ketcham & Myers
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.03001296[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 2003

Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes is a national historic district consisting of a combined department store and shoe store building located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It consists of the 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) two-story plus basement, Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere department store (constructed 1946–1948) and 1948 Hess Shoes store across the street. The structures comprise the modern-style core of a commercial development at York Road and Belvedere Avenue. The department store features a rounded corner with a glazed curtain wall facing the prominent intersection.[2]

Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jennifer Gould (October 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.