Enoch Kidder House

Enoch Kidder House
Enoch Kidder House
1887 - L.R. Burleigh
Also Known As French Farm / Collins Farm
Address 216 High St
Built 1711
Demolished 1903
Owners Enoch Kidder (None - None)


Enoch Kidder acquired the land from Samuel Manning in 1711, and presumably built the house at this time. In 1736, his son, William Kidder acquired part of the land from his father and the other part from his older brother, Enoch Jr. The house and barn were already in existence then.

In 1781, William sold the property to his daughter Rebecca and her husband, Ebenezer French Jr. and it became known as the "French Farm". When Ebenezer died, his son Zadock inherited most of the holdings, but he had moved to Bangor, Maine. Upon Zadock's death, his sister Elizabeth French sued the estate to regain control of the property.

A few years later, Elizabeth sold the house to Thomas Pinnock in 1834. Thomas Pinnock died not long after, and his wife Sarah sold the "French Farm" to Edward Collins in 1836. Edward's widow, Sarah, stayed in the house at least through the 1870s. By then, it was was known as the "Collins Farm". In 1889, an unidentified "Mrs. Quinlan" was living on the property. Shortly after the turn of the century, the house must've been destroyed. The house currently in this location was built around 1905.