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    Fred Gardner House, Dennysville, Maine

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    Fred Gardner House is located on the hill overlooking the site of the Gardner family stores on the banks of the Dennys River, Dennysville, Maine. Gardner's home, originally built by William L. Kilby, was located across the driveway from his mother's.

    William L. Kilby, son of William Kilby, Jr., built his house on the hillside overlooking the stores along the Dennys River. His house was later occupied by Charles Eastman, before being sold, in 1889, to Fred L. and Mary (Philbrook) Gardner. (Her mother was Mary (Kilby) , daughter of Benjamin L. Kilby.) The Gardners, who lived the rest of their lives in that house until he died in 1944 and she in 1951, were succeeded by their son and his wife Louis and Hilda (Hallowell) Gardner. In 1985, Louis' son, Bernard Gardner, sold the property to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Mills.

    Contemporary Photographs of the Dennys River AreaPhotos for MapDennysville Historic District

    Fred Gardner House in the 1960's
    Stores, Houses and School House on Meetinghouse Hill, Dennysville Maine. c. 1900; Gardner's stores line the bank of the Dennys River, as houses across the road lead up the hill towards the Town School and Congregational Meetinghouse. William L. Kilby's house, later owned by Fred Gardner, is across from the stores, while his father William Kilby Jr.'s house is just uphill, in line with schoolhouse above, recognizable for its cupola and bell. Fred Gardner House, Dennysville, Maine, in 2023 Eastman-Gardner House; Photograph by Frank Beard for the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, 1980 Fred and Mary Gardner, c. 1940; From the Gardner Family Album, Dennys River Historical Society, Dennysville, Maine. Fred Gardner House, Dennysville Maine, 1897-8; From Left to right in this picture are Eva Gardner, Julia, Fred Gardner, Edith, Leigh, Mary Gardner Fred L. Gardner House, Dennysville, Maine, c.; Gardner children Louis, Leigh, Julia and Edith, with their grandmother Mary, and Aunt Eva behind, in front of their family home, viewed from Water Street.