. Historic homes of New England . o Q. u3 3 O uu u c XXXIwH <l-J0-,. Plate XXXIX. — Hallway, Spencer-Pierce House. THE SPENCER-PIERCE HOUSE ing, showing bevelled brick and most carefullyintroduced casements, while the wonderful orna-mentation has helped to establish the fact that it isnot in reality a genuine garrison house. Much doubt is expressed as to the exact year ofits building, the erection of the house being gener-ally credited to John Spencer, the younger, whileothers assert it is the elder who was the firstowner and occupant of the house. This leads toa confusion of dates, placing
. Historic homes of New England . o Q. u3 3 O uu u c XXXIwH <l-J0-,. Plate XXXIX. — Hallway, Spencer-Pierce House. THE SPENCER-PIERCE HOUSE ing, showing bevelled brick and most carefullyintroduced casements, while the wonderful orna-mentation has helped to establish the fact that it isnot in reality a genuine garrison house. Much doubt is expressed as to the exact year ofits building, the erection of the house being gener-ally credited to John Spencer, the younger, whileothers assert it is the elder who was the firstowner and occupant of the house. This leads toa confusion of dates, placing the time of buildinganywhere from 1635 to 1651, at which time it fellinto the hands of one Daniel Pierce. One of the first settlers was John Spencer, thereputed builder of the house. He came to thiscountry in the Mary and John and settled on thebanks of the river Parker in 1635, his name show-ing on the first page of the proprietors records,where it appears that he was the grantee of thehouselot which was next the great river. He was aman of means and took an impo
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