Redman House Apple Orchard Gets Pruned

Volunteers converged on the property at the Redman House on Saturday, pruning the more than 300 apple saplings planted around the 119-year-old house. The Redman House Foundation plans to lift the house off its foundation this summer, giving it a new face as the beginning of painstaking work to restore the house, located on Lee Road off Highway 1 near the Riverside Avenue exit.

The Redman House, a two-story Queen Anne Victorian, was purchased by the Redman Foundation nearly two years ago for $1.9 million for purposes of sprucing it up and some day turning it into an historical museum.

Foundation member Barbara Powell said "although complete restoration and conservation of the house is the heart and soul of the project, the planned land use as a venue for weddings, cultural events, art shows, a wine-tasting/tourist center will benefit the entire community and produce revenue to keep it self-sustaining and accessible to the public."

For information or to donate, visit http://www.redmanhouse.com/ or call 768-1867.