
Gold and Company Store Building - Lincoln, Nebraska
Posted by:
BruceS
N 40° 48.804 W 096° 42.351
14T E 693492 N 4520575
Historic department store building in downtown Lincoln.
Waymark Code: WMR7B
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2006
Views: 118
"William
Gold, a native of New York, established "The Peoples' Store," a modest retail
business in 1902. The firm was incorporated in 1915 with William Gold as
president and son Nathan as vice-president and was later renamed "Gold and
Company." The building is a landmark in Lincoln's downtown business area. The
oldest section, erected in 1924, is six stories high and displays Gothic Revival
detailing. Additions were made in 1929, 1947, and 1951, and illustrate the
phenomenal growth experienced by the store. In 1964 Gold and Company merged with
Omaha's J. L. Brandeis and Sons, and the business was named "Brandeis, Gold's
Division" until 1980 when the store was closed. The building has been
rehabilitated for retail and office space." ~ Nebraska State Historical Society
website