Built by Asa Redington for his son Silas, this house is an example of the Federal style. The house is two stories tall, clad in clapboard siding with a side-gabled roof and narrow footprint. Its most notable feature, likely added before 1850, is its three-quarter length front porch with Ionic columns and an elaborate balustrade on the roof. A second story entry with sidelights exits onto the porch roof. Asa was originally from Boxford, Massachusetts, and joined the Continental Army in 1778. He eventually rose to the rank of corporal and served in the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, an elite mounted unit, serving General George Washington directly. Redington moved to Vassalboro in 1784 and Waterville in 1792 where he became a prominent merchant. Three generations of Redingtons lived in this house until it was presented to the Waterville Historical Society in 1924. The society continues to own the house and it is open seasonally to visitors.
Year Listed: 1978
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