Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building
Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building, April 2009
Location223--225 Capitol St., Charleston, West Virginia
Coordinates38°21′2″N 81°38′5″W / 38.35056°N 81.63472°W / 38.35056; -81.63472
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1900
ArchitectYost & Packard
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.85003475[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1985

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form" (PDF). Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. 2009-04-04.


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