Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building

| nrhp_type =

| image = Loewenstein Bldg Apr 09.JPG

| caption = Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building, April 2009

| location = 223--225 Capitol St., Charleston, West Virginia

| coordinates = {{coord|38|21|2|N|81|38|5|W|display=inline,title}}

| mapframe = yes

| built = 1900

| architect = Yost & Packard

| architecture = Gothic

| added = November 1, 1985

| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}

| refnum = 85003475{{NRISref|2009a}}

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Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building, also known as the Loewenstein Building or Rite Aid Building, is a historic commercial structure located at Charleston, West Virginia. It was designed by the Columbus, Ohio architectural firm of Yost & Packard.

The building is {{convert|35000|sqft|m2}} in a five-story pressed brick structure that features eclectic late Victorian and classical details. The {{convert|48|ft|m|adj=on}} by {{convert|120|ft|m|adj=on}} building is distinguished by a central bay of oriel windows on its Capitol Street facade. Palladian windows are located on both sides of this central bay on the fifth floor. S.S. Kresge operated a variety store in the building from 1927 to 1971.{{cite web|url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Loewenstein-sons-hardware-building.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form|date=2009-04-04|work=Loewenstein and Sons Hardware Building|publisher=State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.