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30-455: The Jewett-Eastman House is a historic house at 37 Portland Street in the center of South Berwick, Maine . Built about 1850, it is a fine local example of Greek Revival architecture. It is most notable for its association with the Jewett family, which included a prominent local businessman and a doctor, as well as the writer Sarah Orne Jewett , who was raised in this house. It served the town for

60-636: A letter from 1660, he complained about the island's climate and stated that if it wasn't for the slave labor available in Barbados, he would prefer to reside in New England . He also wrote that he intended to leave "this western world" for Ireland, as he saw "no place either for profit or pleasure so good as Ireland", which was remarkable considering that conditions there following the Cromwellian war were very poor. Illness prevented Leader from leaving Barbados until

90-509: A male householder with no wife present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age in the town was 40.5 years. 26.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 32.4% were from 45 to 64; and 10.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of

120-599: A time as its public library, and is now owned by Historic New England , serving as a gallery space and as the visitors center for the adjacent Sarah Orne Jewett House . The Jewett-Eastman House is located on the north side of Portland Street, just east of its junction with Main Street at the center of South Berwick's main village. It is located just east of the National Historic Landmark Sarah Orne Jewett House , which stands at that corner. It

150-400: Is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story wood-frame structure, with a front-facing gable roof and clapboard siding. The original main entrance is located on the right bay of the three-bay front facade, set in a recessed opening flanked by Doric pilasters and topped by an entablature. The gable end is fully pedimented, with pilasters at the building corners and an entablature encircling the building below

180-588: Is sea level, is located along the Salmon Falls River, from the small hydroelectric dam next to the New Hampshire Route 4 bridge, south to the town's border with Eliot. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,220 people, 2,729 households, and 1,979 families residing in the town. The population density was 224.7 inhabitants per square mile (86.8/km ). There were 2,911 housing units at an average density of 90.6 per square mile (35.0/km ). The racial makeup of

210-663: The Greek Revival counting house is now the Old Berwick Historical Society Museum. South Berwick also made woolens , shoes , plows , and cultivators , as well as sawn and planed lumber . The town was noted for its apple orchards . Some inhabitants worked across the bridge in Rollinsford , New Hampshire at the Salmon Falls Manufacturing Company, which closed in 1927. The village center

240-523: The United States Bicentennial , its popularity has convinced the festival's organizers to hold it each year since. It includes shops, food, games and rides for children and trolley rides. The festival is held on the grounds of Central School, the primary elementary school for the town of South Berwick. 43°14′04″N 70°48′34″W  /  43.23444°N 70.80944°W  / 43.23444; -70.80944 Richard Leader Leader

270-643: The Great Works River derives its name. It was run by 25 Scottish prisoners of war captured by Oliver Cromwell 's forces at the 1650 Battle of Dunbar and transported aboard the Unity to North America. They were sold as indentured servants whose labor would earn them freedom. The community was dubbed the Parish of Unity after the ship. The village was attacked in 1675 during King Philip's War , then raided again in 1690–1691 during King William's War by Indians under

300-741: The Younger as manager. He was given a seven-year contract with a salary of £100 a year from the Undertakers. After arriving in Massachusetts , Leader reviewed site survey for the iron works in Braintree and looked into some other locations. He selected a location in Lynn (now part of present-day Saugus ) on the Saugus River . The new iron works, which was called Hammersmith, began operations in 1646. Leader leased

330-404: The average family size was 3.17. In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the town

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360-572: The command of officers from New France , who burned the Parish of Unity to the ground. It was abandoned, but resettled in 1703 under its Abenaki name, Newichawannock. The Massachusetts General Court incorporated it in 1713 as Berwick , the 9th oldest town in Maine. It was named after Berwick-upon-Tweed , a town of mixed allegiances on the Anglo-Scottish border . What evolved into today's Berwick Academy opened in 1791. On February 12, 1814, South Berwick

390-590: The exclusive right to use the Little River to erect mills. The sawmill, which had nineteen saws, was called the "Great Works" and did a great deal of business until it was stopped due to a legal dispute with the heirs of John Mason . In 1652, Leader became a magistrate . When the Massachusetts Bay Colony extended their jurisdiction into the Province of Maine , Leader went to London to protest on behalf of

420-575: The government of Edward Godfrey . On April 3, 1652, Leader purchased a house and farm in Strawbery Banke ( New Hampshire ) for £180. He sold the property in 1655 to the Cutts brothers. He was described by the Cutts as "brother Leader", so it is supposed that he was married to a member of that family by this time. By 1656, Leader was in Barbados , where he engaged in sugar-refining and salt manufacturing. In

450-406: The population. There were 2,403 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and

480-414: The roofline. Single-story wings extend to either side of the main block from near its rear, and a hip-roof porch extends along the left side of the building, sheltering what is now the main entrance in the left wing. The house was built about 1850 by Theodore Furbur Jewett for his son, Theodore Herman Jewett. The younger Jewett had been living in his father's house, which is where his first daughter Sarah

510-458: The ship Pied Cow to build a sawmill and gristmill at Assabumbadoc Falls. The first houses built in South Berwick were built by Chadbourne and Wall. Chadbourne's house was in the northwesterly angle of Brattle Street and Dow Highway (Rt. 236). Richard Leader , an engineer, rebuilt the sawmill in 1651 to handle up to 20 saws. The factory became known as the "Great mill workes," from which

540-656: The site from Thomas Dexter for £40, until May 1647, when Leader bought him out. In 1650, Leader, who had encountered difficulties with the Undertakers, left the Iron Works and was replaced by John Gifford. In 1646, when Robert Child , Samuel Maverick , and William Vassall were imprisoned by the Massachusetts General Court for their petition for freedom of religion , they were confined to Leader's house. Child wrote that Leader had more "curious books than I, especially about Divinity businesses." In May 1651, Leader

570-515: The town has a total area of 32.64 square miles (84.54 km ), of which 32.13 square miles (83.22 km ) is land and 0.51 square miles (1.32 km ) water. Located beside the New Hampshire border, South Berwick is drained by the Great Works River and Salmon Falls River . Welch Hill, elevation 370 feet (112.8 m) above sea level, is the town's highest point. The lowest elevation, which

600-544: The town was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,671 people, 2,403 households, and 1,847 families residing in the town. The population density was 207.5 inhabitants per square mile (80.1/km ). There were 2,488 housing units at an average density of 77.4 per square mile (29.9/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.63% White , 0.30% African American , 0.30% Native American , 0.66% Asian , 0.27% from other races , and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of

630-417: The town was 97.5% White , 0.2% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.8% Asian , 0.2% from other races , and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 2,729 households, of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had

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660-499: Was $ 53,201, and the median income for a family was $ 59,330. Males had a median income of $ 40,107 versus $ 25,729 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 21,118. About 2.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Since 1976, South Berwick has hosted a Strawberry Festival on the last Saturday in June. Originally organized to celebrate

690-536: Was 7,467 at the 2020 census . South Berwick is home to Berwick Academy , a private, co-educational university-preparatory day school founded in 1791. The town was set off from Berwick in 1814, followed by North Berwick in 1831. It is part of the Portland – South Portland – Biddeford , Maine metropolitan statistical area . The primary village in the town is the South Berwick census-designated place . The area

720-564: Was adapted for use as the South Berwick Public Library in the 1970s, and was sold by SPNEA in 1984 to a local non-profit. The house was repurchased by HNE in 2011 after the library moved out, and has been adapted for use as a gallery and function space, and as the visitors center for the adjacent Sarah Orne Jewett House. South Berwick, Maine South Berwick is a town in York County , Maine , United States. The population

750-659: Was born in 1609. On October 11, 1628, he married Elizabeth Stacy of Uckfield . They had two children together. He was a merchant in Salehurst and engaged in trade between England and Ireland . It is unknown how Leader acquired his knowledge in metallurgy , but it is likely that he had some contact with the Irish ironmaking industry. In 1645, the Company of Undertakers for the Iron Works in New England hired Leader to replace John Winthrop

780-592: Was born in 1849. He raised is children in this house, which was passed to his daughter Carol when she married Edwin Eastman. The Jewett homestead next door was given to Sarah and her sister Mary, both spinsters who died without issue. Theodore Jewett Eastman, the son of Carol and Edwin Eastman, donated both houses to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), now Historic New England (HNE). The house

810-709: Was called Newichawannock by the Abenaki Indians , meaning "river with many falls," a reference to the Salmon Falls River . It was first settled by Europeans about 1631 as a part of Kittery known as Kittery North Parish. Near the confluence with the Great Works River , Ambrose Gibbons built the Great House at Newichawannock, a palisaded trading post , to exchange goods with the Indians. In 1634, William Chadbourne, James Wall, and John Goddard arrived from England aboard

840-481: Was found guilty of reproaching the church and government. He was fined £200, later reduced to £50. He made an acknowledgment and paid the fine. After leaving the iron works, Leader attempted to mine copper at John Endecott 's farm in Salem, Massachusetts (now part of present-day Topsfield ). The business was not successful. In 1650, Leader moved to South Berwick, Maine (then part of Kittery ), where he had been granted

870-730: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. In 1901, local author Sarah Orne Jewett set her historical romance The Tory Lover at the Hamilton House in South Berwick. Built about 1785, the Federal style mansion is now a museum operated by Historic New England , which also owns the Sarah Orne Jewett House , built in 1774 overlooking Central Square. According to the United States Census Bureau ,

900-566: Was set off and incorporated. During the 19th century, various mills were erected at the rivers to use their water power . At the head of navigation , Quampheagan Falls on the Salmon Falls River became the site of the Portsmouth Manufacturing Company. Established in 1831, the cotton textile mill had 7000 spindles and 216 looms , which by 1868 produced 2 million yards of sheeting per year. The mill closed in 1893, and most of its brick buildings were razed about 1917, but

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