Edward Little House 1827 / La Maison d'Edward Little 1827

, Squire Edward Little is called the "father" of Auburn and Lewiston. He inherited vast tracts of land from his father. In 1826, at the age of 53, he moved to Danville (now Auburn) and built what his father called an "extravagant" house. His vision was to control the energy of the river to power a local industrial revolution. This house became the meeting hall for the visionaries for the bridges, canals, dams, mills, railroads, and the Congregational Church. It looked over the vast, untapped resources o the river. Edward Little donated the land and half the money to build the first church; established and endowed Lewiston Falls Academy (now Edward Little High School); and helped plan, finance, and build the canal systems that powered the mills.,