J. C. Penney–Chicago Store Building

The J. C. Penney–Chicago Store is a historic department store building in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Built in 1903 for the Los Angeles Furniture Co, it housed J. C. Penney by July 25, 1942.[3] In 1957, after J. C. Penney moved to the west side of Stone Avenue just north of Pennington Street, Aaronson Brothers moved in.[4] The Chicago Store moved in after the El Paso–based department store closed in 1967.[5] This building had the last complete original vintage interior in Downtown Tucson with stamped tin ceilings and period woodwork until it was completely gutted in 2020-2022.

J. C. Penney–Chicago Store Building
Chicago Store seen from the northeast, across intersection of Congress Street and 6th Avenue
Location130 East Congress Street, Tucson, Arizona
Coordinates32°13′18″N 110°58′08″W / 32.2217°N 110.9689°W / 32.2217; -110.9689
Area26, 400 ft.2[2]
Built1903
ArchitectHolmes, D.H.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.03000907[1]
Added to NRHP2003-09-12

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ [1](registration required)
  3. ^ "Tucson Daily Citizen Archives". NewspaperArchive.com. July 25, 1942. p. 6. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  4. ^ "Tucson Daily Citizen Newspaper Archives". NewspaperArchive.com. January 7, 1959. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2014-07-30. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  5. ^ "Tucson Daily Citizen Archives". Newspaperarchive.com. Jun 22, 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-05-19.

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