L. D. Giddens and Son Jewelry Store
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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″N 83°59′54″W / 35.38222°N 83.99833°WCoordinates: 35°22′56″N 83°59′54″W / 35.38222°N 83.99833°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1839 | -1847, c. 1870, 1926, 1959
Architectural style | Early Commercial |
NRHP Reference # | 79001763 |
Added to NRHP | March 19, 1979 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.