Hamilton House (South Berwick, Maine)

Hamilton House
Hamilton House in 2014
Location40 Vaughan's Lane,
South Berwick, Maine
Coordinates43°12′46″N 70°48′56″W / 43.2129°N 70.8156°W / 43.2129; -70.8156
Built1787
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.70000082
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 1970
Designated NHLDecember 30, 1970

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 the 20th century, it is now a historic house museum owned by Historic New England, open for tours between June and October.