Annual August Fête Open Houses
Each year, Nantucket Preservation Trust’s August Fête takes you inside some of the island’s most historic homes. This year’s Broadway Revival August Fête celebrate’s ‘Sconset’s history as an actor’s colony. With …
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Announcing the 2019 Preservation Award Recipients
Each year the Nantucket Preservation Trust recognizes individuals and organizations that advance the cause of historic preservation on Nantucket. Awards are provided for preservation work on historic buildings and landscapes, …
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Keeping History Above Water: Historic Flooding on Nantucket Part 2
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ｊｏｓｈｕａ Ｂｒａｄｆｏｒｄ Ｇｒａｙ (@joshuabradfordgray) “You’ve got to practically row to my front door as it is.” That’s what one resident on …
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Keeping History Above Water: Nantucket | Historic Flooding on Nantucket Part 1
Winter on Nantucket means punishing winds, high tides, and storm surges. Many of the low-lying areas of Nantucket town experience flooding during storm events. What do these flooding events mean …
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The Stockings Were Hung by the Chimney With Care…
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there… The official start of winter is still a week away, but it’s …
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Let’s Talk Turkey (& Pumpkins & Potatoes & Squash)
Thanksgiving is all about coming home and spending time with your family and friends, and there’s no better place to come home to than Nantucket. The Nantucket Preservation Trust works …
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House Histories: 86 Main Street
Walk a little ways up past the Pacific National Bank on Main Street, and you’ll find some of the island’s grandest homes. 86 Main Street, which recently underwent a careful …
Two New House Markers!
One of our most visible program at the Nantucket Preservation Trust is our house markers. Chances are, you’ve noticed these wooden tablets on historic homes around town. They tell you …
Back to School…
The weather is still warm here on Nantucket, but many of our island visitors and friends have begun their journeys home as the new school year looms on the horizon. …
The Life & Work of Addison Mizner on August 23rd
We’re thrilled to partner with the Nantucket Historical Association to present a lecture on The Life and Work of Addison Mizner with author Richard René Silvin. Join us Thursday, …
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Nantucket’s Literary History Part 4
This is the last in our short series highlighting the homes and buildings that inspired a few Nantucket writers. What part of Nantucket inspires you? 5 Quaise Pastures Road: Frank …
Nantucket’s Literary History Part 3
92 Hulbert Ave “The Bug-Lights”: Ernestine Gilbreth Carey & Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. The twin lighthouses that dot the extension of Hulbert Ave are officially called the Nantucket Cliff …