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Design New England
July/August 2007
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Cape Cod & Islands Home Magazine
Fall/Holiday 2004
Cape Cod Life Publications
37 India Street
By Jaci Conry
Photography by Terry Pommett
Design professionals joined forces to transform Nantucket’s 1804 Charles Hussey house into a first-rate showpiece.
Excerpt:
During the 18th and 19th centuries, sea captains from Nantucket traveled the world, caught whales, engaged in trade, and often brought back tremendous fortunes. By the late 1790, Nan-tucketer William Rotch forged an American trade route to the Pacific Ocean. Soon afterwards, residents of the island further augmented their wealth when a route was established to the Indian Ocean. During this time period, India Street --- named for the profitable trade route --- was home to some of Nantucket’s affluent citizens.
Scattered along India Street were typical houses of that era: two-and-half stories high and built in the timber frame tradition. The structures, solidly constructed out of high-quality materials, contained no extraneous features. The design was very plain yet successful, much like the Nantucket Quakers themselves....
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N Times
9.24.04
From Bare to Beautiful
Transforming an Historic Home Into a Modern Show House
By Lydon Dupuis with William Ferrall
Photography by Jeffrey Allen
After the doors opened in July and August at the Nantucket Preservation Trust’s 2004 Designer Show House, about 3,000 enthusiastic viewers ambled through to see how designers had transformed the bare historic interior into beautifully appointed rooms.
Built around 1804 by Charles Hussey and long-known as the India House, many toured the Show House at 37 India Street out of nostalgia for what was one of the island’s most popular inn and restaurant. Others came to see the stylish room-by room makeovers accomplished by the mostly Nantucket-based designers with the help of local tradesmen and women….
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