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Black History on Nantucket: the African Meeting House

By Mary Bergman / January 29, 2018 / History

History has a way of hiding in plain sight. If you are a new visitor to Nantucket, it’s possible that you might not even notice the one-room building at […]

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A snowy, sunny morning on Centre Street. ☀️ T

A snowy, sunny morning on Centre Street. ☀️

Though it's the quiet season on Nantucket, NPT staff remain hard at work researching historic properties, advocating for preservation, and preparing for the busy season ahead.

Thanks for following along and supporting historic

Thanks for following along and supporting historic preservation on Nantucket in 2024! 🎉 These were our most liked posts of the year.

Want to get more involved and join as an NPT member? Click the link in bio to make a fully tax-deductible membership gift and help us fulfill our mission to preserve, protect, and promote Nantucket's architectural heritage.

We're excited to announce the awarding of NPT's Ma

We're excited to announce the awarding of NPT's Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship to Nicky Sheriff! Nicky will enter the Historic Preservation Graduate Certificate program at Boston Architectural College in the Spring 2024 semester. Nicky currently works for the Town of Nantucket as a Land Use Specialist and Enforcement Officer for the Historic District Commission.

Read more about Nicky and the Fabacher Scholarship program on our blog at the link in our bio!

Tomorrow, Friday December 6th, join us for a speci

Tomorrow, Friday December 6th, join us for a special open house to celebrate the holiday season and the 50th annual Stroll Weekend on Nantucket! Enjoy holiday treats in the festive atmosphere of historic Sherburne Hall, 11 Centre Street, from 3 to 5 PM. 🌟🎄⛄

NPT staff took in the @nhswhalers Island Cup victo

NPT staff took in the @nhswhalers Island Cup victory parade through Nantucket's downtown today — congrats to the Whalers on their victory over Martha's Vineyard at historic Fenway Park! #stompthegrapes

We're excited to announce that a new preservation

We're excited to announce that a new preservation easement has been recorded on 23/25 Fair Street! 🎉
The easement will preserve in perpetuity the c. 1837 George Folger House, as well as the adjacent open space at the corner of Fair and Charter Streets, the former site of a Pence School that was moved to Quince Street in the late 19th century. The George Folger House will be preserved thanks to the stewardship of owner Philip Carpenter, whose parents, Mary Grace and Charles Carpenter, Jr., restored the house after purchasing it in 1963. Phil was featured in a New York Times story about preservation easements on Nantucket earlier this year; you can read more about NPT's easement program and find a link to the Times' story at the link in our bio. 📰

Though Herman Melville had never set foot on Nantu

Though Herman Melville had never set foot on Nantucket prior to the publication of Moby Dick on this day in 1851, his description of the island endures: "a mere hillock, and elbow of sand; all beach, without a background." When Melville finally made his way to Nantucket in July 1852, he met George Pollard, captain of the whaleship Essex, whose ill-fated final voyage inspired Moby Dick's plot. Captain Pollard resided at 46 Centre Street, pictured here. Swipe to see a photo of the house as it appeared in the late-19th century, courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association.

What's scaring us this Halloween? The proposed dem

What's scaring us this Halloween? The proposed demolition of the c. 1927 former Nantucket Electrical Company building at 10 New Whale Street. We agree with the opinions expressed by members of the Historic District Commission at their Tuesday meeting that this building, a contributing resource to Nantucket's National Historic Landmark and one of the last vestiges of our waterfront's industrial history, should be stabilized and rehabilitated, not demolished.
Read more on our blog at the link in bio, and thank you to Van Lieu Photography @nantucket_architecture for the photo!

Tonight we celebrate our 18th annual Preservation

Tonight we celebrate our 18th annual Preservation Awards! 🎉 Congratulations to the 2024 winners, who inspire us with their dedication to historic preservation and Nantucket. Read more about each winner at the link in our bio.

The Michelle Elzay Architectural Preservation Award: Leslie Mayer, 14 Broadway, ’Sconset

Historical Renovation Award: Michele Kolb, 27 N Liberty Street

The John A. and Katherine Lodge Stewardship Award: Frances Karttunen, 67 N Centre Street

Traditional Building Methods Award: Aaron Beck, Blacksmith

The Caroline A. Ellis Landscape & Garden Award: The Nantucket Garden Club, Saltmarsh Senior Center Garden, 81 Washington St

Nantucket's long history of house moving and house

Nantucket's long history of house moving and house recycling was overwhelmingly supported by island voters at last night's Special Town Meeting.

The passage of Article 8, which NPT put forward, extends Nantucket's existing demolition delay waiting period from 2 months to 6 months. This means that people with the capacity to move residential structures with reuse potential that are slated for demolition have more time to secure the necessary approvals to complete a move. Another change in Article 8 is that buildings will be advertised as available to be moved only after the Historic District Commission has issued a certificate of appropriateness for their move or demolition.

We are hopeful these changes will allow for more houses to be saved and used for housing rather than demolished and sent to landfills.

Thank you to everyone who supported Article 8, whether by signing our petition to get the article on the Town Meeting warrant, talking about it, or voting last night!

📷: @townofnantucket

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