A Historic Riverside Retreat - Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine

House Museum

Nov 4

Hamilton House was built by merchant Jonathan Hamilton, from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in 1788. The Georgian-style house stands above the Salmon Falls River, and is surrounded by formal gardens and a 200-acre wildlife sanctuary. The house was sold to Olive and Joshua Haven, who lived there until 1815, when it was acquired by Nathan Folsom. It changed hands again in 1839, when it was sold to Alpheus and Betsy Goodwin. During the Goodwin ownership the house fell into disrepair and in stepped author, preservationist and South Berwick native Sarah Orne Jewett. Jewett convinced her friend Emily Tyson, the widow of former president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to purchase the property with her stepdaughter, Elise, and restore the home. Little alterations were made to the home during the next fifty-years, and the property is now a house museum owned by Historic New England and is open for tours.

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A view of the house from the garden

An old barn on the property near the parking lot

A view of the house from the path to the parking area

A barn near the house

This picture is taken through the arbor in the formal garden

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The woodwork and fireplace inside the garden cottage, now the visitors center

Large window in the garden cottage

Fireplace inside the garden cottage

The view of the house from the garden cottage

The exterior of the garden cottage

The entrance hallway

The entrance hallway with reproduction wallpaper from 1900

The main stairway

The reception room fireplace

The reception room

The living room

Some of the mural in the living room room painted by George Porter Fernald

The living room

The dining room

Some of the mural in the dining room also painted by by George Porter Fernald

The colonial revival kitchen

The second floor hallway

The second floor hall

The second floor bathroom

The next few images are of the second floor rooms

Back downstairs in the first floor entry hall

Some of the gardens

What you should know:

Tickets can be bought on-line or in person.
There are guided tours; check the website for tour times.
There are walking trails.
Restrooms are available.
The house is not open every day; check the website for days and hours of operation.
Yearly memberships for Historic New England can be purchased here. This membership entitles the bearer to admission to any of the 30+ properties the organization runs in Massachusetts, Rhone Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine.

Location: 40 Vaughan’s Lane, South Berwick, Maine 03908

For more information: Hamilton House