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 […]
Preservation Resources for Staying at Home Read More »
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
Sheltering in Place in an Old Nantucket House Read More »
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
The Nantucket Dream Dollhouse Read More »
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,
Your Nantucket Memories Read More »
Adjusting to life during the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the spread of COVID-19 means that Nantucket residents will be spending more time in their homes for the foreseeable future. For Nantucket
Celebrating Nantucket’s Interiors Read More »
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
New Preservation Easement with American Legion Post #82 Read More »
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
Magnolia Avenue: A Window into ’Sconset’s Past Read More »
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
An Interview with Colin Evans Read More »
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
Milestone Road: Six and a Half Miles, Hundreds of Years of History Read More »
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
House Obituary | Starbuck Cottage Read More »
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
House Hunting in the Registry of Deeds Read More »
Originally the site of the Ocean View House Annex, One Ocean Ave stands out in the small village of ‘Sconset on the island’s eastern end. Harry Lange Burrage (1872-1951) president
One Ocean Ave, ‘Sconset: A Storied History Read More »
