Kress Building Debut
On Thursday, April 4th, the Kress Building made its debut in downtown Monroe. This historic building was renovated by ECHO Build and designed by Christie Echols and Taylor Bennett. It was formally the Kress Department store decades ago, which is where the name comes from. The building now features six apartments and one commercial space. On this particular night, five of the apartments were furnished by local retailers and styled by local designers. The stores included Material Things, Palette House, Paul Michael Co., Three Threads and Walsworth & Co. The participating designers were Taylor Bennett, Brandi Howard, Heather Land, Shawn Brazell, Margaret Moses and Cole Brown and there was art from Levee Gallery, Sallie Bynum Anzelmo, Brandy Williams and Joshua Mitchell throughout. Each space is available for rent if you would like to live in the heart of downtown Monroe!
Carol Anne and Grisham Lenard 
Christie Echols and Taylor Bennett 
Vince Howard and Beatrice Profit 
Ashton Albritton and Jessica Johnston 
Michael Echols, Austin Bantel, Kelsea McCrary and Marlee Pittman 
Shawn Brazzell and Brandy Williams 
Whitlie Delukie, Margaret Moses and Sarah Leary 
Rowan McElwee, Beth Holland and Charlotte Holland 
Esther and Kelly Clark 
Eliana Parker and Triston Jones 
Brandi Howard, Sierra Raspberry and Debra Raspberry 
Alexa Bradshaw, Rylee Otwell and Kiersten Bradshaw 
Hadley and Tiffany Jones 
Cade, Amanda, Max and Elle Carter 
Rebecca and John Reed Loflin 
Joey and Brittany McNamara and Meleah Jones 
Mark Sisk and Carter Cascio 
Josh Freeman and Jarod Stokes 
Kathy Biedenharn and Stephanie Cotter
