Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes
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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 45000 square feet (4,180.6 m²) two-story plus basement, Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere
department store (constructed 1946-1948) and the attached Hess Shoes (1948) store. 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.
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2003.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
consisting of a combined department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
and shoe store
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
building located at Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It consists of the 45000 square feet (4,180.6 m²) two-story plus basement, Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere
Hochschild Kohn's
Hochschild Kohn's, also known as Hochschild-Kohn or simply Hochschild's, was a 20th-century American department store chain based in Baltimore, Maryland. It was started in 1897 as a partnership between Max Hochschild, Benno Kohn, and his brother Louis B. Kohn...
department store (constructed 1946-1948) and the attached Hess Shoes (1948) store. The structures comprise the modern-style core of a commercial development at York Road
Maryland Route 45
Maryland Route 45 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known for most of its length as York Road, the state highway runs from U.S. Route 1 in Baltimore north to the Pennsylvania state line in Maryland Line, where the highway continues as SR 3001...
and Belvedere Avenue. The department store features a rounded corner with a glazed curtain wall facing the prominent intersection.
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2003.
External links
- Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes, Baltimore City, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust