List of Woolworth buildings

F. W. Woolworth Company

Industry	Retail
Founder	Frank Winfield Woolworth
Headquarters	New York City , United States
Products	General merchandise, retail stores

Structures associated with the F. W. Woolworth Company and the Woolworth family.

List

 F.W.WoolworthBuilding(LebanonNewHampshire)  File:LebanonCollege,LebanonNH.jpg125px  LebanonNewHampshire < br/> < small> Template:Coord43 38 33 N72 15 11 W type:landmark region:US-NH name=LebanonCollege </ small>   — Currently Lebanon College adjacent to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Women's Health Resource Center ShadowLawn(NewJersey)File:WoodrowWilsonHallWestLongBranchNJ-southview.jpg125pxWestLongBranchNewJersey < br/> < small> Template:Coord40 14 46 N74 00 19 W name=ShadowLawn </ small> 1927 Estate of former Woolworth president; currently Woodrow Wilson Hall at Monmouth University WinfieldHallFile:SunriseatWinfieldHall.jpg125pxGlenCoveNewYork < br/> < small> Template:Coord40 52 31 N73 38 38 W name=WinfieldHall </ small> 1930s Residence estate of Franklin Winfield Woolworth WoolworthBuildingFile:Manhattan-woolworth-building-top.jpg125pxNewYorkNewYork < br/> < small> Template:Coord40 42 44 N74 00 29 W name=WoolworthBuilding </ small> 1913 Served as headquarters and held title as world's tallest building from 1913 to 1930 F.W.WoolworthBuilding(WatertownNewYork)File:Woolworthcurrent.jpg125pxWatertownNewYork < br/> < small> Template:Coord43 58 29 N75 54 34 W name=WoolworthBuilding </ small> 1921 Currently unoccupied; redevelopment plans underway F.W.WoolworthBuilding(AshevilleNorthCarolina) File:F.W.WoolworthBuilding(AshevilleNorthCarolina).jpg125pxAshevilleNorthCarolina < br/> < small> Template:Coord35 .5954 N82 .5544 W format=dms type=landmark region=US-NC name=F.W.WoolworthBuilding(AshevilleNorthCarolina) </ small> 1938 Presently operates as an art gallery featuring local artists and an old-fashioned soda fountain named Woolworth Walk F.W.WoolworthBuilding(GreensboroNorthCarolina)File:Greensborosit-incounter.jpg125pxGreensboroNorthCarolina < br/> < small> Template:Coord36 .0717 -79 .7904 display=inline </ small> 1929 Known for being the site of the Greensboro sit-ins F.W.WoolworthBuilding(ColumbusOhio)File:UrbanCVSinColumbus.jpg125pxColumbusOhio < br/> < small> Template:Coord39 .9597 -83 .0006 type=landmark name=109-111SouthHighStreet </ small> 1938 Currently vacant; formerly housed a CVS from 2003 until closing in 2022 F.W.WoolworthBuilding(FortWorthTexas)File:F.W.WoolworthBuilding.jpg125pxFortWorthTexas < br/> < small> Template:Coord32 .7540 N97 .3316 W format=dms type=landmark region=US-TX name=F.W.WoolworthBuilding(FortWorthTexas) </ small> 1926 Listed on National Register of Historic Places since 1994 F.W.WoolworthBuilding(SanAntonio) File:SanAntonioTexasJune1993-01.jpg125pxSanAntonioTexas 1921 Noted for peacefully desegregating its lunch counter along with six other San Antonio stores on March 16, 1960; slated to become part of Alamo Mission historic site F.W.WoolworthBuilding(RentonWashington)File:RentonWesternWear(RentonWashington).jpg125pxRentonWashington < br/> < small> Template:Coord47 .47969 N122 .20703 W format=dms type=landmark region=US-MO name=F.W.WoolworthCompanyStore(RentonWashington) </ small> 1954 Currently occupied by a Western Wear retail store F.W.WoolworthBuilding(Toronto)File:WoolworthToronto.JPG125pxTorontoCanada < br/> < small> Template:Coord43 .6525 N79 .3796 W format=dms type=landmark region=CA-ON name=F.W.WoolworthBuilding(Toronto) </ small> 1895 Later repurposed as a Tower Records store WinfieldHouse(London) File:WinfieldHouseambassadorialresidence.jpg125pxLondonUnitedKingdom < br/> < small >Template:Coord51 .5308 N00 .1644 W format=dms type=landmark region=GB name=WinfieldHouse </ small > 1930s Official residence of the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom %}

Gallery

• Hollywood, Florida
  Hollywood, Florida
• Tampa, Florida
  Tampa, Florida
• Chicago, Illinois
  Chicago, Illinois
• New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans, Louisiana
• Boston, Massachusetts
  Boston, Massachusetts
• Jennings, Missouri
  Jennings, Missouri
• Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• New York, New York
  New York, New York
• Toledo, Ohio
  Toledo, Ohio
• Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
• Scranton, Pennsylvania
  Scranton, Pennsylvania
• Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence, Rhode Island
• Nashville, Tennessee
  Nashville, Tennessee
• Seattle, Washington
  Seattle, Washington
• Ottawa, Canada
  Ottawa, Canada

References

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Significant individual buildings organized by state and city

Building	Image	Location	Year Constructed	Remarks
Hanniger-Johnson Building	File:Downtown Bisbee, c. 1940.jpg	Bisbee, Arizona	1907	Although not originally built for Woolworth, it is best recognized as the town's Woolworth store. Owned by the same proprietor since 1994, it currently contains a nostalgia shop and rental suites.
F. W. Woolworth Building (Broadway, Los Angeles)	File:Woolworth (Los Angeles).jpg	Broadway, Los Angeles, California	1920	Recognized as a Contributing property within the NRHP-listed Broadway Theater and Commercial District
F. W. Woolworth Building (Hollywood, Los Angeles)	File:Woolworth bldg hollywood 2.jpg	Hollywood, Los Angeles, California	1910	Underwent restoration in 2001
F. W. Woolworth Building (Oxnard, California)		Oxnard, California	1950	Converted into a museum at one point; presently operates as Xielo Artisan Desserts with the Woolworth name still displayed on the facade
F. W. Woolworth Building (San Diego)	File:Woolworth Building 1886.jpg	San Diego, California	1922	Included in the historic Gaslamp Quarter district of San Diego
Flood Building	File:1908 Post Card of the Flood Building.jpg	San Francisco, California	1904	The largest retail location within the Woolworth chain
F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware)	File:Woolworth Wilmington.jpg	Wilmington, Delaware	1940	Currently occupied by a Walgreen's pharmacy
2nd F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware)	File:Delaware History Museum.JPG	Wilmington, Delaware	1941	Presently serves as the Delaware History Museum
F. W. Woolworth Building (Evansville, Indiana)		Evansville, Indiana	1921	Destroyed by fire in 1990; removed from NRHP in 1993
F. W. Woolworth Building (New Albany, Indiana)	File:New Albany IN in vintage postcards Typical 1910s Woolworth Store at Christmas Season.jpg	New Albany, Indiana	1910	Recognized as a contributing structure within the New Albany Downtown Historic District
F. W. Woolworth Building (Lexington, Kentucky)	File:F.W. Woolworth Building site in Lexington.jpg	Lexington, Kentucky	1946	Location of a significant sit-in during the Civil Rights Movement
F. W. Woolworth Building (Calumet, Michigan)	File:Kweenaw Storytelling Center, Calumet, Michigan.jpg	Calumet, Michigan	1948	Part of the Calumet Historic District inside Keweenaw National Historical Park; now houses the Keweenaw Storytelling Center
F. W. Woolworth Building (Clarksdale, Mississippi)		Clarksdale, Mississippi	1924	Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009
F. W. Woolworth Building (Kansas City, Missouri)	File:F. W. Woolworth Building, Troost Ave., Kansas City, Missouri.jpg	Kansas City, Missouri	1928	Currently functions as an art gallery
F.W.WoolworthBuilding(St.LouisMissouri)	File:Saint Louis University Museum of Art.jpg 125px  St.LouisMissouri Template:Coord 38 6395 N 90 2346 W format=dms type:landmark region:US-MO name=St.LouisUniversityMuseumofArt </ small>  1899  Now serves as Saint Louis University’s Museum of Art