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Pierce House
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Interior view of the Pierce house at 424 North Pinckney Street. The stairway was built by A.D. Frederickson. The spiral stairway has solid hand-turned rails and spindles. The newel posts are hand-carved and the pickets are mahogony. The stairwell has a stucco rosette on the ceiling at the top.
1920
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Pierce House
1920
Hand-turned spiral staircase built by A.D. Frederickson at the Pierce house, at 424 North Pinckney Street, built about 1857.
Stairwell in Pierce House
1951
Interior view of a stairwell located within the Pierce residence, 424 North Pinckney Street, also known by the surnames of its other owners: McDonnell, Garnhardt, and Conover.
Pierce Home Spiral Staircase
1951
View from below, looking up at a spiral staircase located within the Pierce Home at 424 North Pinckney Street.
McDonnell House at 424 North Pinckney Street
McDonnell House at 424 North Pinckney Street. Interior photograph of stairs and stairway railing.
Pierce House
1951
Interior view of the Pierce home at 424 North Pinckney Street. The house was built about 1857.
Pierce Home
1951
Interior view of the Pierce house at 424 North Pinckney Street. This is a view of one of the five fireplaces located within the home.
