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 …
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Annual August Fête Tickets Now Available!
Nantucket Preservation Trust’s August Fête is one of the summer’s most memorable evenings. This annual celebration of the island’s historic architecture and neighborhoods always sells out with more than …
Save the Date for our 2019 Events!
2019 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the Nantucket Preservation Trust. We hope you’ll join us this year at an event, or two, or three, or …
A Stroll Down Old North Wharf
https://www.instagram.com/p/BShyG5eg2Gw/?taken-by=lydiacottagenantucket Old North Wharf was originally built in 1770, following the construction of Straight Wharf in 1723 and Old South Wharf in the 1760s. The original structures on Old North …
Mary’s Favorite Instagram Accounts for Island Architectural Photography
From rose-covered-cottages to lighthouses to grand summer homes, Nantucket’s architecture is a photographer’s dream. This week, I’m sharing my favorite Instagram accounts. Be sure to follow them—and us!—to keep …
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Careful With the Cobblestones
This letter originally appeared in the 9/13/2018 edition of the Inquirer and Mirror. To the Editor: Few streets in America can transport you back in time like Nantucket’s Main Street, from the grand houses of …
August Fête Open Houses Sneak Peek!
Each year, the open houses are the highlights of the August Fête. This year, we’ll be exploring the School Street neighborhood in the Fish Lots. Here is a sneak peek at …
Nantucket Preservation Trust in Bird’s Eye View Magazine!
Check out the story on our ‘Sconset walking tour in this month’s issue of Bird’s Eye View, Cape Air’s in-flight magazine. Available everywhere Cape Air flies, or read here.
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 …
Don’t Judge a House by its Shingles: 55 Union Street
This June, go behind closed doors with the Nantucket Preservation Trust symposium workshop Decisions in Preservation: Understanding, Repairing, and Preserving Historic Nantucket Homes. We will look at antique houses in various …
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Nantucket Historic Interiors Survey: We Need Your Help!
You may already know that Nantucket boasts one of the largest concentrations of pre-Civil War era buildings in the country, with more than 800 such structures. While much work …
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The Nantucket Railroad and Surfside Hotel
On Nantucket, we think about transportation more than most. Will the boats run in this wind, or will they be canceled? Will the planes fly in this fog, or will …