Lt. Robert Andrews commissioned his house from John Kilborn, Jr. a local master builder in 1805. The house, located south of downtown Bridgton in a rural area, is two stories with a side gabled roof and clapboard siding. The facade is symmetrical with a central entry. The entry door is framed by tapered pilasters supporting a finely denticulated cornice. Above the door is a leaded fanlight. The windows are made up of multiple small panes and have simple frames. The main cornice is also denticulated, identical to the one over the door. Over time the house gained many additions including a one-and-a-half story side ell and a porch on the south elevation. Andrews, a Revolutionary War veteran and native of Boxford, Massachusetts, had received a land grant from the Massachusetts Legislature in 1780. Andrews played an important role in the town, serving as Town Selectman and Treasurer. He also donated land for the first school house. He donated money to Bridgton Academy and to both the first and second parishes of the Congregational Church. Andrews never married and over the years shared his house with his sisters and other relatives. When he died, he left the property to Kilborn's son and it was divided into a two-family dwelling. In the early 1900s, it was restored to its original configuration.
Year Listed: 2005
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