Lexington Herald (September 11, 1955)
Robert Pierson wasn’t a house builder, he was a real estate entrepreneur. After acquiring and surveying land, developing a plan, laying out building lots and roads, and improving the overall site, he sold lots to builders who would often acquire several parcels at a time to construct homes for resale.
After developing the Prospect Hill and Skycrest subdivisions, both of which fronted on Harrodsburg Road, Pierson and his business partners set their sites on a large section of adjoining land bound by Harrodsburg Road, Mason Headley, Lane Allen, Parkers Mill, and Versailles Road. The community they planned, Gardenside, would ultimately be one of Lexington’s largest subdivisions; including over 2,000 homes.
Growing Gardenside 