7 North Gully Road on the Move Again
The shed at 7 North Gully Road was relocated earlier this week, to a new location within Codfish Park, in the below-the-bank portion of 7 Elbow Lane, allowing a more …
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The Great Fire of 1846 and Nantucket Architecture
Today marks the 175th anniversary of Nantucket’s Great Fire. Around 11 pm on July 13, 1843, a fire broke out in William M. Geary’s hat shop on Main Street. Nantucket …
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Hugh Newell Jacobsen’s Nantucket Modernism
Noted modernist architect Hugh Newell Jacobson died last month at the age of 91. Jacobson and his Washington D.C-based firm, Jacobson Architecture, primarily worked in residential architecture, and completed a …
NPT Awarded 1772 Foundation Grant
We are excited to announce that Nantucket Preservation Trust has been awarded a historic properties redevelopment planning grant from the 1772 Foundation to conduct a revolving fund feasibility study. With …
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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Smith’s Point: Nantucket’s Far West End
Smith’s Point, the far western end of Madaket over Millie’s Bridge across Hither Creek, feels like a remnant of a former Nantucket. Although it is unclear how the Point got …
North Liberty Street’s Threatened Streetscape
Friday, January 8 at 10 AM the Historic District Commission will hold a special meeting to hear a proposal to renovate and relocate on its lot the home at 27 …
4 Traders Lane – Buying a Home with a Preservation Easement
“Traders was not what I was looking for, but I stumbled upon it,” Ed Mills says of the Peleg Bunker house at 4 Traders Lane. Ed and his wife had …
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Codfish Park and 10 Beach Street
Tucked away on the far eastern edge of Nantucket, Codfish Park is one of the island’s most interesting neighborhoods. Codfish Park did not actually exist until the late 19th Century. …
Preservation Resources for Staying at Home
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 …
The Nantucket Dream Dollhouse
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 …
An Interview with Colin Evans
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 …