The Oldest Furniture Company

With more than 150 years of history as a maker of fine solid-wood pieces, Nichols & Stone is the oldest furniture-building company in the United States. Today, Nichols & Stone builds handsome, comfortable styles, with durable finishes, for an affordable price.

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Beginnings

Nichols and Stone, it all began with a Windsor chair

In 1762, when Sir Francis Bernard was Governor of Massachusetts and George III our sovereign king, several bewhiskered Nichols,operated the Nichols Brothers Chair Manufactory in Westminster, Massachusetts. 

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The country grew and prospered, and so did the Nichols' business. In 1894, Charles Nichols bought out his brother Marcus and began a partnership with Reuben S. Stone, creating Nichols & Stone. The company moved to Gardner, Massachusetts, and more generations of Nichols followed.

Nichols & Stone's shield is burned into each piece of furniture, signaling your choice to select fine solid wood furniture made by the oldest furniture name in America.