Hochschild, Kohn Belvedere and Hess Shoes is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

consisting of a combined

department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic app ...

and

shoe store Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand, often by groups of shoemakers, or cobblers (also known as '' cordwainers''). In the 18th century, dozens or even hundreds of masters, journeymen ...

building located at

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. It consists of the 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 This is a list of notable streets in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. A B C D E F G H Heath St. Route 64. (MTA Maryland) K L M N O P R Ramsay st S U W Y Numbered streets In Balt ...

. 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

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in 2003.

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*, including photo from 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust Buildings and structures in Baltimore Commercial buildings completed in 1948 Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore Historic districts in Baltimore Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Mid-Govans, Baltimore Modernist architecture in Maryland {{BaltimoreCityMD-NRHP-stub