A Tree, by Judy Belash
“A Tree” Judy Belash It’s an old tree It’s quite an old tree It’s a very old tree It’s ancient Its roots rule the sidewalks Its branches bang on the […]
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Preservation Resources for Staying at Home
With the news that Governor Baker has extended Massachusetts’ stay at home order to May 18, you may be looking for more ways to fill your time. Luckily, May is
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Sheltering in Place in an Old Nantucket House
Many thanks to Nantucket Preservation Trust board member Michelle Elzay for sharing this special guest blog post. It has been a month of dinner parties. Set at a long wood
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The Nantucket Dream Dollhouse
Every year, Nantucket Preservation Trust’s Sense of Place Exhibition and Auction offers bidders the chance to win unique, hand created items from dozens of Nantucket makers and artisans. Among these
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Your Nantucket Memories
Last week, Nantucket Preservation Trust put out a call asking Nantucketers, or anyone who loves Nantucket, to send us artistic representations about what they love most about their Nantucket home,
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Celebrating Nantucket’s Interiors
Adjusting to life during the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the spread of COVID-19Â means that Nantucket residents will be spending more time in their homes for the foreseeable future. For Nantucket
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New Preservation Easement with American Legion Post #82
The former whale oil storehouse and candle factory at 21 Washington Street began as an industrial, utilitarian structure, but the building took on a new life in 1928 when it
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Magnolia Avenue: A Window into ’Sconset’s Past
The natural beauty of ’Sconset has long attracted visitors to the far eastern end of Nantucket. Beginning in the late 19th century, builders seeking to capitalize on the village’s charms
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An Interview with Colin EvansÂ
An Interview with Colin Evans Originally published in the 2019 issue of Ramblings magazine. If you have been to the Nantucket Preservation Awards ceremony in recent years, you might have
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Milestone Road: Six and a Half Miles, Hundreds of Years of History
At just about 6.5 miles long, Milestone Road connects Nantucket’s two historic cores: the bustling harbor front of downtown and the quiet village of ’Sconset. Yet Milestone Road is
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House Obituary | Starbuck Cottage
Starbuck Cottage, 19 Main Street ’Sconset, the latest to succumb to the gut rehab virus, passed from history earlier this week at the age of (at least) 163. First built
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House Hunting in the Registry of Deeds
The end of summer events means it’s time for us to get back to our research work in earnest. I am always researching here at the NPT but fall and
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