In honor of Preservation Month & the upcoming Nantucket Book Festival, this week we’re taking a look at some of the architecture of Nantucket’s literary history. Our short series continues… […]
Nantucket’s Literary History Part 2 Read More »
Nantucket has been home to many novelists, poets, playwrights, and lovers of words over the years. It’s currently the year-round home to (at least) three New York Times bestselling writers,
Nantucket’s Literary History Read More »
This year’s call for Preservation Award nominations resulted in more nominees than ever before! After much deliberation, our committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Preservation Awards.
Announcing the 2018 Preservation Award Winners Read More »
We’re thrilled to share that one of the properties the Nantucket Preservation Trust holds an easement on was profiled as a Success! in Old House Journal Magazine. Click here to read the
Nantucket Preservation Trust in Old House Journal Magazine Read More »
Creating Places to Call Home:Â How Tradition, Style, and Memory Can Inspire Ways of Living July 19, 2018, 11:30am Great Harbor Yacht Club $150 | Tickets Available, Click Here Join us
2018 Summer Lecture & Luncheon with Gil Schafer! Tickets Available Now Read More »
We’re thrilled to add another house to our 2018 Nantucket Preservation Symposium. The Levi Starbuck house at 14 Orange Street (built 1837) was home to whale oil merchant Levi Starbuck
The Levi Starbuck House Read More »
This June, go behind closed doors with the Nantucket Preservation Trust symposium workshop Decisions in Preservation: Understanding, Repairing, and Preserving Historic Nantucket Homes. We will look at antique houses in various
Don’t Judge a House by its Shingles: 55 Union Street Read More »
You may already know that Nantucket boasts one of the largest concentrations of pre-Civil War era buildings in the country, with more than 800 such structures. While much work
Nantucket Historic Interiors Survey: We Need Your Help! Read More »
The 44th Annual Daffodil Festival on Nantucket starts today, and it couldn’t come any sooner! Winters on Nantucket are long, grey, and cold, and the Daffodil Festival heralds the coming
Daffodil Festival Weekend is Here Read More »
Need some inspiration for your Daffodil Festival tailgate picnic next week? You’re in luck! We’ve recently received a collection of vintage recipe cards, books, and clippings from the early 1900s
A Vintage Picnic for the Vintage Car Parade Read More »
On Nantucket, we think about transportation more than most. Will the boats run in this wind, or will they be canceled? Will the planes fly in this fog, or will
The Nantucket Railroad and Surfside Hotel Read More »
Built sometime after 1784, 6 Gull Island Lane was originally part of the Thomas Gardner estate. Gardner likely built it for his daughter Hannah (1782-1809) at the time of her
“Decisions in Preservation” Case Study: 6 Gull Island Lane Read More »
