Kresge–Groth Building Explained

Kresge-–Groth Building
Location:914 S. Calhoun St., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates:41.0781°N -85.1394°W
Architect:Holmes, Harold
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/spanish Revival
Added:August 25, 1988
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88001223

Kresge–Groth Building is a historic commercial building located in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was built in 1926, and is a three-story, three-bay, Spanish Colonial Revival style brick building. The front facade features three round-topped wall arches and two-story engaged limestone columns. The building originally housed the S. S. Kresge Company and after 1933 the Earl Groth Company. It was occupied by from 1964 to 1971 by Walgreen Drug Store.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kresge–Groth Building. 2015-07-01. Craig Leonard. PDF. December 1987. and Accompanying photographs.