The Moody Mansion in East Pittston is a dominant architectural presence in this small farming community in Kennebec County, Maine. Designed in 1890 for Leonard and Marianna Moody by the Parfitt Brothers architectural firm of Brooklyn, NY, the large, ornate and commanding Queen Anne Style house dwarfs the other village structures, both stylistically and physically. Leonard Moody was a native of East Pittston, who after moving to Brooklyn in 1869 flourished in the real estate business. The house he built in East Pittston was his summer home. Not unlike many of the great summer ?cottages? that were erected by the urban elite on Maine?s coast during the same period, the Moody Mansion served both as a retreat for he and his family and as a facility at which he could entertain his business associates. Architecturally, the Moody Mansion is a good example of the Queen Anne style of architecture, writ large, and is especially noteworthy for its decorated gables, arched windows and elaborate wrap-around porch, as well as fine interior finishes and detailing. In addition, it is the only known commission by the Parfitt Brothers in the state.