2 Stone Alley Appeal Upheld
Last night, the Nantucket Select Board voted to uphold an appeal of a large renovation to the cottage at 2 Stone Alley, the historic stable turned dwelling of Eliza Codd […]
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Preservation Update
Preservation Easements Map
In 2022, Nantucket Preservation Trust celebrated our 25th anniversary and recorded our 25th preservation easement! A preservation easement, also called a preservation restriction, provides permanent protection to a historic building.
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New Preservation Easement Recorded on 55 Union Street
55 Union Street, the c. 1835 Nicholson-Andrews House, will now be protected in perpetuity through a new preservation restriction agreement, also known as a preservation easement, recorded with Nantucket Preservation
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Joint Statement from Nantucket Preservation Trust and ’Sconset Trust on the Dissolution of the HDC Advisory Boards
The following letter was sent to the Select Board on behalf of Nantucket Preservation Trust and the ’Sconset Trust. Dear Chair Bridges, We are writing on behalf of the Boards
Building Materials Reuse & Salvage Study Phase One Report
New research commissioned by Nantucket Preservation Trust, in partnership with ReMain Nantucket, has revealed that more than 17,000 tons of construction and demolition waste is transported off of Nantucket each
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Two New Preservation Easements Recorded
Nantucket Preservation Trust has successfully completed two new preservation restrictions on 79 Orange Street and 23-25 Wauwinet Road, ensuring that two more island properties will be protected and preserved. A preservation
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Main Street Fountain Restoration
The following article originally appeared in the 2021 edition of Ramblings. Part of downtown Nantucket looked strikingly different for much of 2020 and early 2021, and it wasn’t just the people
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Preservation-Friendly Votes at the 2021 Annual Town Meeting
The large tents set up at the Backus playing fields last Saturday might have been mistaken for a town fair, but instead, they hosted a rather unusual Annual Town Meeting.
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Nantucket Nominated for the World Monuments Fund Watch List
Every two years, the World Monuments Fund selects 25 cultural heritage places from around the globe for its World Monuments Watch. The World Monuments Watch is “a global program that
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2 Stone Alley and Eliza Codd, Nantucket Architect
This International Women’s Day, we celebrate the accomplishments of the first woman to have her own architectural practice on Nantucket, Eliza Codd. Eliza Codd was born on Nantucket on February
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A Lost Piece of Brant Point
Beach Plum, longtime residence of the Constable family at 45 Hulbert Avenue since its construction in 1939, was lost to the bulldozer over the weekend. New owners will build a
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NPT Statement on 5 South Water Street Proposed Renovation
The Historic District Commission meeting regarding the proposed renovation at 5 South Water Street, originally scheduled for October 30th at 10 AM, has been postponed. Click here to view the
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