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Researching the history of a house is like playing detective—you gradually piece together who owned a house and often discover fascinating facts–sometimes buried for a hundred years or more. On […]
Researching the history of a house is like playing detective—you gradually piece together who owned a house and often discover fascinating facts–sometimes buried for a hundred years or more. On […]
In honor of Nantucket Preservation Month we’ve found three interesting events you can attend this weekend, and they’re all listed on the Nantucket Preservation Month calendar (click here). “Built on
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We want YOU to FIND a GREEN preserve jar at one of the Preserve Jar Campaign, participating businesses. June 1 kicks off Nantucket’s month- long celebration of Nantucket Preservation Month.
Friday Find: Green Preserve Jars! Read More »
Guess who we found in the spotlight! Two NPT board members: Michelle Elzay, co-owner of Sparrow Designs with husband Matthew Brandon, and Susan Zises Green, interior designer and owner of
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If you stop by our office you’ll find six, three foot Roman statues sitting in the back. You may wonder why and where we found them. Norton Preservation Trust
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This week we want you to find us! That’s right, look for the official Nantucket Preservation Trust car in the 41st Daffodil Antique Auto Parade on Saturday. The car may
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Did you know tomorrow, April 18, wraps up National Library Week? This annual April celebration has a 2015 theme of “Unlimited Possibilities”. For today’s Friday Find, we found a historic
Friday Find: Historic barn converted into a library… Read More »
The island weather is starting to feel like Spring and the April showers are here! Maybe that’s what led to this week’s office Spring cleaning. Cleaning usually doesn’t evoke excitement, however after finding old NPT
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This week we found out a Nantucket designer, Audrey Sterk will offer a commemorate preservation month wallpaper, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the NPT. The historic pattern was
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This week we found a musical composition titled, Why Old Places Matter by Composer, Eric Nathan. After Nathan spent time in Rome as a 2013 Rome Fellow and met Tom
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1 Brock’s Court A Brief House History George Parker, Shoemaker, circa 1848 “Egypt” was an early Nantucket place name that referred to an area around Lily Pond, including the west
Preservation, what does it mean to you? Webster notes to “preserve” means: to keep (something) in its original state or in good condition to keep (something) safe from harm or
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