40-516: The Jonathan Hamilton House , also known as the Hamilton House , is a historic house at 40 Vaughan's Lane in South Berwick, Maine . Built between 1787 and 1788 by a merchant from Portsmouth, New Hampshire , this National Historic Landmark is a little-altered and high quality late Georgian country house. Acquired by preservationist friends of South Berwick native Sarah Orne Jewett at the turn of
80-633: A gabled pediment; that on the north side has a more elaborate treatment, with sidelight windows and a second pair of pilasters. On the north and east facades, there are Palladian windows above the entrances. The interior of the house follows a center-hall plan, with a wide central hall decorated with wallpaper that is a reproduction (made in 1900) of older wallpaper found in the house. The two parlor chambers and dining room have mahogany window seats, paneled chimney surrounds, and folding inside window shutters. The dining room and south parlor have wallpaper painted in 1900 by George Porter Fernald . In 1783 land for
120-509: 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
160-706: 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 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
200-593: Is a town in York County , Maine , United States, situated in the southern part of the state beside the Salmon Falls River . Today's South Berwick was set off from Berwick in 1814, while North Berwick was partitioned from the town in 1831. The population was 7,950 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Portland – South Portland – Biddeford , Maine metropolitan statistical area . Originally part of Kittery ,
240-572: Is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km ) is water. Berwick is drained by the Little River and Salmon Falls River . Diamond Hill, at an elevation of 490 feet (149.4 m) above sea level, is the town's highest point. The lowest elevation, which is approximately 70 feet (21.3 m) above sea level, is on the Salmon River as it crosses the southernmost town border with South Berwick. The town is served by state routes 9 and 236 . This climatic region
280-497: Is now operated by them as a historic house museum, with tours offered between June and October. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Isabella Stewart Gardner owned a copy of The Tory Lover , a historical romance novel by Jewett, that has an inscription indicating that Hamilton House was the setting for the novel. In 2020, Historic New England
320-588: 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
360-486: Is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Berwick has a humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,353 people, 2,319 households, and 1,723 families residing in the town. The population density
400-663: 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
440-525: 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 Berwick, Maine Berwick
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#1732875805926480-495: 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 the command of officers from New France , who burned the Parish of Unity to the ground. It
520-512: The 19th century it was owned by the Goodwin family, who operated a farm on the property, and let the grand house decline in condition. When the Goodwins put the property up for sale in 1898, local author Sarah Orne Jewett convinced her friend Emily Tyson, and Tyson's stepdaughter Elise, to purchase and restore the house in the then-fashionable Colonial Revival. The Tysons made only modest alterations to
560-526: 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
600-586: The 20th century, it is now a historic house museum owned by Historic New England , open for tours between June and October. The Hamilton House is set on 50 acres (20 ha) of land overlooking the Salmon Falls River , the border between South Berwick and Rollinsford , New Hampshire . It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story wood-frame building, with a hip roof, clapboard siding, four brick chimneys symmetrically placed in its outside walls, and gabled dormers on all four elevations. It has entrances on its north, south, and east sides, each flanked by pilasters and topped by
640-559: The American colonies was clapboards and barrel staves loaded aboard Pied Cowe at South Berwick in 1634. Beginning in the 19th century, Berwick had a symbiotic economic relationship with Somersworth , New Hampshire, the mill town to which it is connected by bridge. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 37.86 square miles (98.06 km ), of which 37.52 square miles (97.18 km )
680-425: The age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.2% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age in
720-568: The area later comprised by Berwick was settled about 1631 and called Kittery Commons or Kittery North Parish. It was later called Unity after the ship that transported Scots prisoners of war from the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 to the colonies. These Scots had been force-marched to Durham Cathedral in Durham , England, then tried for treason for supporting Charles II rather than Oliver Cromwell , Lord Protector . Many settled near Berwick in an area near
760-404: The average family size was 3.15. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the town
800-404: 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
840-571: The community was attacked during King Philip's War, and died in Unity in 1693. His descendants would populate other areas of Maine, notably Deer Isle and Stonington, Maine ). The raid by Indians in 1675 was the first of several during what was known as King Philip's War. In 1690–1691 during King William's War , the village was burned and abandoned in the Raid on Salmon Falls . It was resettled in 1703 and called Newichawannock, its old Abenaki name. In 1713, it
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#1732875805926880-476: The house was purchased by Jonathan Hamilton, a merchant who had profited during the American Revolutionary War by privateering . Known as Pipe Stave Landing, the property was advantageous for landing goods from his merchant ships. The house he built was, according to tax records, the most valuable in South Berwick. Hamilton died in 1802, and the property was sold out of the family in 1815. For much of
920-462: The house, and restored some of its fabric, including the wallpaper in the central hall. Their most significant changes were outside, where they built the handsome garden and cottage (the latter now serving as a visitor center) south of the house. After the death of Elise Tyson Vaughan in 1949, the house was bequeathed to the Society for Preservation of New England Antiquities, now Historic New England . It
960-588: The northern Eliot - York border, which came to be known—and still is—as Scotland Bridge . Landing in Massachusetts , the royalist soldiers were sold as indentured servants, many of whom went to work at the Great Works sawmill , located on the Great Works River , until they were able to pay for their own freedom. (George Gray, formerly of Lanark , Scotland, was an example of the 150 prisoners who endured this ordeal. In 1675, he defended his family and lands when
1000-407: The population. There were 2,319 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and
1040-406: 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
1080-456: 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
1120-473: The town was 39.1 years. 25.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.9% were from 25 to 44; 30.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. Berwick Maine is part of MSAD60/RSU 60 . There are three schools in Berwick: Students in grades 8–12 from Berwick attend Noble High School in
1160-544: 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
1200-417: 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
1240-470: The town. The population density was 193.1 inhabitants per square mile (74.6/km ). There were 2,934 housing units at an average density of 78.2 per square mile (30.2/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 96.2% White , 0.5% African American , 0.2% Native American , 1.3% Asian , 0.2% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 2,749 households, of which 36.9% had children under
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1280-428: Was $ 44,629, and the median income for a family was $ 53,776. Males had a median income of $ 36,329 versus $ 24,911 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 18,988. About 6.9% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.0% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 7,246 people, 2,749 households, and 2,029 families residing in
1320-499: 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
1360-402: Was 171.1 inhabitants per square mile (66.1/km ). There were 2,414 housing units at an average density of 65.0 per square mile (25.1/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 97.31% White , 0.36% Black or African American , 0.14% Native American , 1.16% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.06% from other races , and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.54% of
1400-520: 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 was set off and incorporated. During
1440-531: Was awarded a grant of $ 165,000 from the Save America's Treasures program to fund repairs to the house. Historic New England began a fundraising campaign to raise the required matching funds. South Berwick, Maine South Berwick is a town in York County , Maine , United States. The population 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
1480-467: 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 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
1520-492: Was incorporated by the Massachusetts General Court as Berwick, after Berwick-upon-Tweed , England. The first schoolhouse in the state was built here in 1719. The town was raided numerous times during Father Rale's War . Berwick was once considerably larger in size, but South Berwick was set off in 1814, followed by North Berwick in 1831. Lumbering was a principal early industry. The first lumber exported from
1560-546: 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 ,
1600-497: 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 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
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