My wife and I are fans of colonial/federal architecture and this gem is in the middle of S Berwick. It is furnished with period pieces and since it is off the beaten path the tour was just we two with the tour guide. It was very informative and worth the trip as part of Historic Homes of New England
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Sarah Orne Jewett House, South Berwick
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Sarah Orne Jewett House
5 Portland St., South Berwick, ME
207-384-2454
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Ranked #2 of 4 attractions in South Berwick
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Writer Sarah Orne Jewett, author of THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS, spent much of her life in this stately Georgian residence, owned by her family......
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Writer Sarah Orne Jewett, author of THE COUNTRY OF THE POINTED FIRS, spent much of her life in this stately Georgian residence, owned by her family since 1819. Jewett drew on the house for inspiration for her novel DEEPHAVEN and often wrote at the desk in the upper hall overlooking the active town center.Jewett and her older sister Mary inherited the house in 1887. Decorating the house for their own use, the sisters expressed both a pride in their family's past and their own independent, sophisticated tastes. The result is an eclectic blend of eighteenth-century architecture, antiques, and old wallpapers with furnishings showing the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement.
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I really like Sarah Orne Jewett's novels, but I don't think you need to have read one word she wrote in order to enjoy the house. Anyone with an interest in historic homes, art, gardens, antiques, medicine (or the history of it), or architecture would like the Sarah Orne Jewett House.
This family home dates back to 1774, which is...
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After reading The Country of the Pointed Firs I was eager to visit Jewett's house in South Berwick, ME. It was extremely easy to find the house: it is on the main intersection. I parked on the street just beside the garden. As it was a Wednesday, I was there on the wrong day of the week to see the...
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