A Victorian Writer’s South Berwick Maine Retreat - Sarah Orne-Jewett House
The Sarah Oren-Jewett House was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991 for its association with the Victorian-age writer. Built in 1774, the Georgian-style home situated on the corner of Portland and Main Streets is next door to her grandfather’s home, built around 1850, where she was born. The family lived in the two homes for many years and the Jewett-Eastman House, now the visitors center, was a public library for a period of time.
Sarah became known for her publications, a work popularized a form of literature now called American literary regionalism. She established a close relationship with Annie Adams Fields, the widow of her publisher, and traveled together and began a relationship which was termed a “Boston marriage”. The two women spend time between South Berwick, a home on Charles Street in Boston and Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusettes.
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What you should know:
Tickets can be bought on-line or in person.
There are guided tours; check the website for tour times.
The house is not open every day; check the website for days and hours of operation.
Restrooms are available.
On the street parking is available; check posted parking regulations signs.
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: 5 Portland Street, South Berwick, Maine 03908
For more information: Sara Orne-Jewett House
