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List of Woolworth buildings

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This is a list of buildings related to Foot Locker, Inc., its predecessors, or the Woolworth family.

Type Building Location Coord. Built Note
Headquarters Woolworth Building New York City 40°42′44″N 74°00′29″W / 40.71222°N 74.00806°W / 40.71222; -74.00806 (Woolworth Building) 1913 World's tallest building, 1913–1930
Historic store Hanniger-Johnson Building (Bisbee, Arizona) Bisbee, Arizona 31°26′30″N 109°54′58″W / 31.44167°N 109.91611°W / 31.44167; -109.91611 (Hanniger-Johnson Building) 1907 Not built for Woolworth, but best known as the local outlet of the retailer. Owned by the same owner since 1994, houses a nostalgia store and suite rentals
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Clarksdale, Mississippi) Clarksdale, Mississippi 34°20′34″N 90°57′37″W / 34.34278°N 90.96028°W / 34.34278; -90.96028 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Clarksdale, Mississippi)) 1924 NRHP listed in 2009
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Fort Worth, Texas) Fort Worth, Texas 32°45′14″N 97°19′54″W / 32.7540°N 97.3316°W / 32.7540; -97.3316 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Fort Worth, Texas)) 1926 NRHP listed in 1994
Historic store Woolworth Building (San Antonio, Texas) San Antonio, Texas 1921[1] Famous for having peacefully desegregated its lunch counter alongside six others local stores of San Antonio on march 16 1960.[1] Will become part of the Alamo Mission historic site.[2]
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Greensboro, North Carolina) Greensboro, North Carolina 36°04′18″N 79°47′25″W / 36.0717°N 79.7904°W / 36.0717; -79.7904 1929 Site of Greensboro sit-ins
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Asheville, North Carolina) Asheville, North Carolina 35°35′43″N 82°33′16″W / 35.5954°N 82.5544°W / 35.5954; -82.5544 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Asheville, North Carolina)) 1938 Now a local-artist art gallery/old-fashioned soda fountain called Woolworth Walk[3]
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Kansas City, Missouri) Kansas City, Missouri 39°04′16″N 94°34′18″W / 39.0711°N 94.5716°W / 39.0711; -94.5716 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Kansas City, Missouri)) 1928 Now an art gallery
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Lebanon, New Hampshire) Lebanon, New Hampshire 43°38′33″N 72°15′11″W / 43.64250°N 72.25306°W / 43.64250; -72.25306 (Lebanon College) Now Lebanon College located next door to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Women's Health Resource Center
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky) Lexington, Kentucky 38°02′47″N 84°29′51″W / 38.0464°N 84.4975°W / 38.0464; -84.4975 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky)) 1946 Site of sit-in during the Civil Rights Movement
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (New Albany, Indiana) New Albany, Indiana 1910 A contributing building to the New Albany Downtown Historic District
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Oxnard, California) Oxnard, California 34°11′56″N 119°10′45″W / 34.1989°N 119.1791°W / 34.1989; -119.1791 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky)) 1950 Xielo Artisan Desserts (Woolworth name still on building)
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Company Store (Renton, Washington) Renton, Washington 47°28′47.49″N 122°12′25.21″W / 47.4798583°N 122.2070028°W / 47.4798583; -122.2070028 (F. W. Woolworth Company Store (Renton, Washington)) 1954 Now a Western Wear store
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (St. Louis, Missouri) St. Louis, Missouri 38°38′22″N 90°14′05″W / 38.6395°N 90.2346°W / 38.6395; -90.2346 (St. Louis University Museum of Art) 1899 Now the Saint Louis University Museum of Art
Historic store Woolworth Building (San Diego) San Diego 32°42′55″N 117°09′36″W / 32.715409°N 117.160022°W / 32.715409; -117.160022 1922 Part of the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District
Historic store Flood Building San Francisco 37°47′06″N 122°24′27″W / 37.7849°N 122.4074°W / 37.7849; -122.4074 (Flood Building) 1904 Largest store in the chain
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Toronto) Toronto 43°39′09″N 79°22′47″W / 43.6525°N 79.3796°W / 43.6525; -79.3796 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Toronto)) 1895 Later a Tower Records
Historic store F.W. Woolworth Building (Orlando) Orlando, Florida 1942 Demolished in 2003
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Watertown, New York) Watertown, New York 43°58′29″N 75°54′34″W / 43.97472°N 75.90944°W / 43.97472; -75.90944 (Woolworth Building) 1921 Currently vacant, redevelopment in planning stages
Historic store F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware) Wilmington, Delaware 39°45′03″N 75°33′06″W / 39.7507°N 75.5517°W / 39.7507; -75.5517 (F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware)) 1940 Now a Happy Harry's
Historic store 2nd F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware) Wilmington, Delaware 39°44′34″N 75°33′01″W / 39.74278°N 75.55028°W / 39.74278; -75.55028 (Delaware History Museum) 1941 Now the Delaware History Museum
Residence Shadow Lawn (New Jersey) West Long Branch, New Jersey 40°14′46″N 74°00′19″W / 40.24611°N 74.00528°W / 40.24611; -74.00528 (Shadow Lawn) 1927 Estate of Woolworth president, now Woodrow Wilson Hall at Monmouth University
Residence Winfield Hall Glen Cove, New York 40°52′31″N 73°38′38″W / 40.87528°N 73.64389°W / 40.87528; -73.64389 (Winfield Hall)) 1930s Estate of F. W. Woolworth
Historic store F.W. Woolworth Building (Altus) Altus, Oklahoma 34°38′16″N 99°20′05″W / 34.6377°N 99.3346°W / 34.6377; -99.3346 1918 Currently unoccupied
Residence Winfield House London 51°31′51″N 0°09′52″W / 51.5308°N 00.1644°W / 51.5308; -00.1644 (Winfield House) 1930s Ambassador's residence
Historic store F.W. Woolworth Building (Calumet) Calumet, Michigan 1948 A contributing building in the Calumet Historic District within the Keweenaw National Historical Park.

Now the Keweenaw Storytelling Center

Historic store 109–111 South High Street Columbus, Ohio 39°57′35″N 83°00′02″W / 39.9597°N 83.0006°W / 39.9597; -83.0006 (109-111 South High Street) 1938 Currently vacant; held a CVS from 2003 to 2022
Historic store Woolworth Building Hollywood, California 34°06′04″N 118°19′48″W / 34.101°N 118.330°W / 34.101; -118.330 (Woolworth Building) 1910 Restored in 2001

References

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  1. ^ a b "Woolworth Building". Preservation Texas. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ^ "San Antonio Woolworth Building". World Monuments Fund. February 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Home". woolworthwalk.com.