L. D. Giddens and Son Jewelry Store is a historic commercial building located at Goldsboro, Wayne County, North Carolina. It was built between 1839 and 1847, and is a two-story, three-bay, brick building. It measures 104 feet long and 23 feet, 6 inches wide. It features cast iron ornamentation and a freestanding clock (1877) at the street measuring 14 feet high. L. D. Giddens and Son was founded in 1859 and may be the oldest jewelry store in North Carolina.[2]
L. D. Giddens and Son Jewelry Store | |
 L. D. Giddens and Son Jewelry Store interior, September 2014 | |
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| Location | 135 S. Center St., Goldsboro, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°22′56.3″N 77°59′51.8″W / 35.382306°N 77.997722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1839-1847, c. 1870, 1926, 1959 |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001763[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 19, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sarah Woodard (September 2004). "L. D. Giddens and Son Jewelry Store" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.