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Hamilton House (c 1785), South Berwick, Maine; South facade in spring.
Hamilton House (c 1785), South Berwick, Maine; North facade and East end. This dramatic, late Georgian mansion on a promontory above the Salmon Falls River was built by Jonathan Hamilton who amassed a fortune partly through privateering during the American Revolution. We see four corner chimneys, a hipped roof with broken-scroll pedimented dormers and a double-columned entablature under the arched window on the north facade.
Hamilton House (c 1785), South Berwick, Maine; North facade looking through spring flora.
Hamilton House (c 1785), South Berwick, Maine; South facade and East end from Vaughan Woods State Park.
Sarah Orne Jewett House (1774), South Berwick, Maine. This assertive Georgian mansion sits in the center of town. It was the home of the noted author of novels and short stories about rural New England and coastal Maine.
Jefferds Tavern (1750), Old York, Maine. Originally situated in Wells, Maine, the tavern was moved to York where it was re-erected.
John Hancock Warehouse (thought to be c 1740s), York, Maine. Only remaining commercial building along York River from colonial times. John Hancock acquired the property via mortgage.
Sayward-Wheeler House (c1718), York Harbor, Maine; View at low tide. Jonathan Sayward participated in the 1745 Louisbourg expedition. He remained a loyalist at the time of the American Revolution but was popular enough to be tolerated by neighboring patriots.
Sayward-Wheeler House (c 1718), York Harbor, Maine; View with kayak.
William Pepperrell House (late 17th - early 18th century), Kittery Point, Maine. Pepperrell led the 1745 Louisbourg expedition which captured the feared French fort on Cape Breton Island. For this he was made a baronet.
Lady Pepperrell House (1760) Kittery, Maine; Facade from south. Her husband, Sir William, died in 1759. This elegant new home - far more pretentious than the old house at Kittery Point was completed in 1760. The salient Georgian architectural features are the central pavilion with a modillioned pediment and full two-story Ionic pilasters, and the block quoins which also adorn the full height of the house.
Lady Pepperrell House (1760), Kittery, Maine; Detail of pavilion. Note the bracketed hood over the front door.
Lady Pepperrell House (1760), Kittery, Maine; Facade from east.
Rockingham Meeting House (1787), Rockingham, Vermont; South facade and east end. An interesting comparison with the Rocky Hill Meeting House in Amesbury, Massachusetts shown on the fourth page of the 18th Century Massachusetts Gallery. Both meeting houses stood unused for decades which helped preserve the historic integrity of the buildings. Rockingham Meeting House has many windows! It sits atop a high hill in rural Southeastern Vermont. There are stair porches on each end and handsome angular pediments over each of the three entrances.
Rockingham Meeting House (1787), Rockingham, Vermont; Interior showing pulpit with sounding board backed by an arched window. We see pews and gallery and can understand that in daylight the interior was well lit!
Rockingham Meeting House (1787), Rockingham, Vermont; Profile of north side.
Rockingham Meeting House (1787), Rockingham, Vermont; View of north side from historic cemetery behind the meeting house,