130 First street - Pierce House
by Fletch Manning 2004
Another heritage house on 1st Street is now owned by Morley
and Shirley Forsyth. Mr. Moses Paul built this house in 1900 and lived in it
for a few years. He sold it to Mr. Rastus McLaren who also spent just a few
years living here. Rastus sold the home to Mr. James Pierce in 1920. Jim and
his wife Rose and family moved from the Dublin area to Reston. There were six
children: Ida, George, Bert, Wib, and Doreen. A little girl Susan, died in
infancy.
In 1959, Les and Ruth Parker moved here and lived in the house until
1968. Clarence and Bonnie Magnussen came to Reston, bought the house and stayed
until 1975. That year Tom Forsyth who farmed in the Houston district, retired.
He and his wife Edythe with son Morley moved to Reston and bought “The Pierce House”. Tom moved to the Alstone
Lodge in 1997. Morley and Shirley and
their family became the new owners.
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