The Home of Sarah Orne Jewett in South Berwick, Maine

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a 1770s home with cheery color schemes and patterns throughout.

The home’s three-story façade features classic Georgian architecture with a hipped roof with two symmetrical brick chimneys and three dormers topped with pediments. The double, black-shuttered windows on the first and second floors are aligned both vertically and horizontally, and the window over the front door portico is perfectly aligned with the pitch of the portico roof. The portico’s pediment rests on an entablature, or band of decorative moldings, that is supported by two columns. Courtesy of Historic New England

The Sarah Orne Jewett House, built around 1774 in South Berwick, Maine, reflects a distinctly 18th-century Georgian style. American writer Sarah Orne Jewett and her sisters inherited the home from their grandfather in the 1800s. The house, which is situated prominently in the town center, features clapboard siding and is surrounded by a picket fence.

The architecture conveys classic symmetry and proportion and features a black-and-white color scheme. The entrance was centrally placed, with windows on the front façade balancing both sides of the main doorway. The small-paned windows, in Georgian style, are double-hung sash that open vertically for ventilation.