“Nuts & Bolts”

“Bake Ovens” October 27 and October 31 Segment Historically bake ovens were found in many island houses. Bake ovens were built into the fireplace structure in the main portion of […]

“Sconset Fish Shanties” October 20 and October 24 Segment Did you know…that the old fishing cottages at Sconset, along Broadway, Center and Shell streets, were built in the late 17th

“Brick Houses” October 13 and October 17 Segment Only a handful of early dwellings on island were constructed of brick. The costs associated with transporting brick made it a material

“Modern Architecture” October 6 and October 10 Segment House on the way to Smith’s Point, circa 1950 Did you know that all of Nantucket is a National Historic Landmark? This

“Victorian-Style House” September 29 and October 3 Segment   Victorian architecture was popular throughout the country after the Civil War and gained favor on Nantucket with the rise of the

“‘Fish Lots” September 22 and September 26 Segment Did you know that the Fish Lots, an area above the harbor where fisherman dried codfish on wooden racks, was laid out

“‘Federal-Style House” September 15 and September 19 Segment 99 Main Street Federal-Style House After the American Revolution, new architectural styles emerged including what is known as Federal architecture. This style

“‘Quarterboards” September 8 and September 12 Segment Nantucket Carving and Folk Art (Nantucket business which makes hand carved quarterboards) Did you know that in the early 1800s maritime law required

“‘Lean-to House” September 1 and September 5 Segment The earliest Nantucket dwellings evolved from the lean-to house also known as the “saltbox”. This form has a 2 story front wall

“‘Building Materials” August 25 and August 29 Segment   Did you know that all the building materials used to construct the early buildings on island came from the mainland? Like

“‘Great Fire” August 18 and August 22 Segment (Photo courtesy of Yesterday’s Island) Although the town has many early 18th century structures– the commercial core largely dates to the mid-19th

“‘Cobblestones” August 11 and August 15 Segment Did you know the cobblestones that pave Main Street were installed during the whaling heydays? In 1838 residents finally tired of the impassable