August FĂŞte in the Fish Lots!
This year’s August FĂŞte will be held in the Fish Lots…but, where, exactly, are the Fish Lots and where did the name come from? The English settlers who purchased […]
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News
Announcing the 2018 Preservation Award Winners
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.
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Nantucket Preservation Trust in Old House Journal Magazine
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
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2018 Summer Lecture & Luncheon with Gil Schafer! Tickets Available Now
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
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The Levi Starbuck House
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
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Nantucket Historic Interiors Survey: We Need Your Help!
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
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Daffodil Festival Weekend is Here
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
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“Decisions in Preservation” Case Study: 6 Gull Island Lane
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
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Two Weeks Left for Symposium Early Registration!
There are two weeks left to register for the Nantucket Preservation Symposium Workshop at our special early bird rate of $295 per ticket. We hope you’ll join us for
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Last Chance to Submit Nominations for the Preservation Awards!
Hear ye, Hear ye! It’s your last chance to submit nominations for the 2018 Preservation Awards! Help us recognize preservation efforts on Nantucket, and showcase the work of our island’s
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Women’s History Month | Phebe Ann Coffin Hanaford
Walk down nearly any lane in Nantucket, past nearly every home or public building and you are likely to stumble onto a site important to women’s history. This month, we’re
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Letter to the Editor Regarding Pending Demolition of Jacobs House
This letter originally appeared in the March 1, 2018 issue of the Inquirer and Mirror. We are sad to report that the Jacobs House was demolished on March 6, 2018. HDC
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