Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes

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
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere Store, September 2012
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes is located in Baltimore
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes is located in Maryland
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes is located in the United States
Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes
Location5911 York Rd. and 510 Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates39°21′57″N 76°36′35″W
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 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

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