Tappan-Viles House, Historic residence on State Street, Augusta, United States.
The Tappan-Viles House at 150 State Street is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with a hip roof topped by a cupola, clapboarded walls, interior end chimneys and a granite foundation. Its five-bay front facade has a central entrance porch on paired Corinthian columns, a Palladian window above, dentillated and bracketed cornices, and quoined corners.
Reverend Benjamin Tappan constructed the house in Federal style in 1816 as a residential property. It was later remodeled around 1862 by Colonel Alanson B. Farwell with Italian design features.
The house carries the name of Blaine S. Viles, an Augusta mayor and state forest commissioner who owned it in the 20th century. Its 1816 core, 1862 Italianate updates and 1915 Colonial Revival work by John Calvin Stevens can be compared on the exterior, and the building has housed commercial uses since the late 20th century.
The building now functions as part of the Kennebec Savings Bank complex on State Street in Augusta while maintaining its original structure. Visitors can view the exterior from the street and observe its architectural features from the public way.
The front facade displays an elaborate entrance porch with paired Corinthian columns and a Palladian window positioned above the main doorway. This combination of classical elements creates a particularly distinguished appearance.
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