Keystone is the creation of James Russell Godman, Jr. a second generation antique dealer born in San Francisco, CA and raised in Cincinnati, OH. His parents' Mainville, Ohio shop, Four Chimneys Antiques, specialized in early Americana and Shaker furniture.

Godman maintained his business in Cooperstown, NY for 20 years, where, he dealt in early Americana furniture. He moved his business to Hudson, NY in 1997 and completely changed his business to include a vast inventory of architectural elements, religious statuary, garden furniture and eccentricities.