Barnum and Norman Rockwell, while also serving as a well-known meeting place for the Freemason Society. The guest list was one for the ages as the home is said to have hosted the likes of former President Calvin Coolidge, Minnesota Fats, Bette Davis, P.T. Painstaking detail was used to create every inch of this masterpiece from the master bedroom to the servants quarters. Hand carved mouldings and cornices are seen throughout home. The nearly 7000 sq ft mansion boasted 10 bedrooms and took 100 men a year and a half to build. The mansion he created was a marvel for its time. In the late 1880s Pierce decided he would build a mansion befitting a man of his public stature. The success of the company and the furniture industry led to Gardner, Massachusetts being known as "Chair CIty". Sylvester Pierce was a wealthy business man who achieved his fortune as the owner of the S.K.
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