Hamilton House (South Berwick, Maine)
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Jonathan Hamilton House, also known as Hamilton House, is a historic house in South Berwick, Maine
. It overlooks the Salmon Falls River
, the border between S. Berwick and Rollinsford
, New Hampshire
.
It was the setting of The Tory Lover, a historical romance novel by Sarah Orne Jewett
. Jewett was involved in the preservation of the Hamilton House. The garden is in the Colonial Revival style.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1970.
It is located at 40 Vaughan's Lane, at Old South Rd., in Berwick.
South Berwick, Maine
South Berwick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,220 at the 2010 census. South Berwick is home to Berwick Academy, a private, co-educational university-preparatory day school founded in 1791...
. It overlooks the Salmon Falls River
Salmon Falls River
The Salmon Falls River is a tributary of the Piscataqua River in the U.S. states of Maine and New Hampshire. It rises at Great East Lake and flows south-southeast for approximately , forming the border between Maine and New Hampshire....
, the border between S. Berwick and Rollinsford
Rollinsford, New Hampshire
Rollinsford is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,527 at the 2010 census. Rollinsford includes Salmon Falls Village.-History:...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
.
It was the setting of The Tory Lover, a historical romance novel by Sarah Orne Jewett
Sarah Orne Jewett
Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for her local color works set in or near South Berwick, Maine, on the border of New Hampshire, which in her day was a declining New England seaport.-Biography:Jewett's family had been residents of New England for many...
. Jewett was involved in the preservation of the Hamilton House. The garden is in the Colonial Revival style.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1970.
It is located at 40 Vaughan's Lane, at Old South Rd., in Berwick.
External links
- Hamilton House, at Historic New England