South Berwick Village Historic District


  • Vicinity: Portions of Main, Portland, Highland and Academy
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Hutchens and French Architect
1859/00/00 Sarah Orne Jewett Visitor Rice House at 151 Main St was built in 1805. It was the home of packet captain Samuel W Rice (1784-1859) and his wife Ruth beginning in the 1820s. A great Uncle of Sarah Orne Jewett, he may have helped her with her stories about sea captains.

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Particulars for South Berwick Village Historic District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Business
Historic Use Cemetery
Historic Use City or Town Hall
Area of Significance Community Planning and Development
Owner Federal
Architectural Style Federal Style
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Meeting hall
Owner Private
Historic Use Religious Property
Historic Use School
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 10000058
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local, Federal
Architect: Hutchens French; et al.
Architectural Style: Georgian, Federal
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Transportation, Community Planning and Development, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Significant Year: 1805, 1814, 1870
Historic Function: Domestic, Government, Education, Religion, Social, Funerary, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: School, Religious structure, Business, Single dwelling, City Hall, Cemetery, Meeting hall
Current Function: Domestic, Government, Education, Religion, Social, Funerary, Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling City Hall School Religious structure Cemetery Business Meeting hall

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