National and State Register

Giddings Building

El Paso County

At the time of its construction in 1898, this four-story brick building, with rounded arched windows and brick corbelling, was the tallest building in the city.

A black and white photo of the building with a three rows of windows above a ground floor.

Giddings Building

It housed the largest department store in town and remained pre-eminent well into the 1960s.  The Giddings family, prominent members in the community, maintained control of the business until 1950.