The Starnes and Parker families erected a building in the downtown commercial district of Albemarle in 1907 with two businesses downstairs and an opera house upstairs. One of these businesses, Starnes Jewelers, has been continuously operated by the Starnes.
The Albemarle Opera House:
The elegant Albemarle Opera House seated 800 people and was a center for entertainment. People came from miles...
Starnes Jewelers has a rich history in Albermarle. It all started in eighteen ninety-eight, when F.E. Starnes found a horseshoe while attempting to fix a bicycle tire and picked it up for good luck. That horseshoes remains in the store, along with all the dedication F.E. envisioned for his new shop.
Now in it's third generation of family ownership, Starnes Jewelers continues to be a solid...