Furniture manufacturing grew in Gettysburg and remained a strong part of the state’s economy until the mid-1900s. In 1923, the local production of furniture totaled almost 71,000 pieces. In 1927 there were 522 employees in the three plants: 261 in Gettysburg, 153 in Reaser, and 108 in Panel. However, the furniture industry declined in the mid-1900s.
In November 1951 when the Stouck-Reaser company obtained a permit for a new office building, the other companies were sold to Sidney G. Rose of Cincinnati. The Gettysburg Furniture Company factory closed in 1960, becoming a warehouse and distribution point for Rose’s other furniture factories outside Pennsylvania.
See also Gettysburg Furniture Factory