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F.W. Smith Silver Company

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The Smith Silver Company building is located in a mainly residential area east of downtown Gardner. It is an L-shaped three story masonry structure, built out of red brick with granite trim. The main section, three stories topped by a square tower, presents a short five-bay facade to the street,
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and extends toward the back of the lot. A two-story ell, six bays wide, extends to the right. The tower features rich Romanesque detailing, including round-arch windows set in recesses, and is topped by a steeply pitched slate roof capped by a finial in the shape of a knife.
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Frank W. Smith was trained as a silversmith by his uncle, William Durgin, and opened his own shop in 1886, making sterling silver flatware. His business grew rapidly, and the present factory was completed in 1892. Smith hired
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Encyclopedia of American Silver Manufacturers, 3rd edition revised, Dorothy T. Rainwater, 1986, Schiffer Publishing, West Chester, PA
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NRHP nomination for F.W. Smith Silver Company; available by requested from the Massachusetts Historical Commission
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is a historic factory building at 60 Chestnut Street in
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F.W. Smith Silver Company is located in Massachusetts
F.W. Smith Silver Company is located in the United States
Gardner, Massachusetts
42°34′43″N 71°59′14″W / 42.57861°N 71.98722°W / 42.57861; -71.98722
79000376
Gardner, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places
Arthur J. Stone
Queen Elizabeth II
Princess Grace of Monaco
National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"MACRIS inventory record for F. W. Smith Silver Company"
"Frank W. Smith Silver Lion Carving Set"


"The History of the Silver Smith Industry in Gardner"
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Contributing property
Keeper of the Register
Historic district

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