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11 Centre Street
PO Box 158
Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-1387
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Our Mission is to preserve Nantucket’s unique architectural heritage for present and future generations.

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Here's another sneak peak inside one of the houses

Here's another sneak peak inside one of the houses featured in our 2021 August Fête, Tucked Away: Secret Lanes & Hidden Ponds, 40 Lily Street! If you've ever wondered how the unusual "Gracie's Mansion" got it's name, the Fête is your chance to find out! Click the link in bio to learn more and purchase tickets

Thank you to our 2021 August Fête Underwriters, PURE Insurance and Nantucket Insurance, Silvercrest Asset Management, and Susan Zises Green Interior Design!

Video house tours for our 2021 August Fête, Tucke

Video house tours for our 2021 August Fête, Tucked Away: Secret Lanes & Hidden Ponds, will offer an exclusive look inside historic homes along Lily Street and Gull Island Lane. Here's a peek behind the front door at 27 Lily Street, one of this year's featured homes!
Additionally, the Fête features guided in-person walking tours of the Lily Pond neighborhood, as well as a virtual gathering on August 12th. Get more information and register at the link in bio!

An enormous thank you to our 2021 August Fête Underwriters: PURE Insurance and Nantucket Insurance, Silvercrest Asset Management, and Susan Zises Green Interior Design.

Historic structure on the move! Earlier this week,

Historic structure on the move! Earlier this week, the c. 1881 shed at 7 North Gully Road was relocated within Codfish Park to 7 Elbow Lane, saving it from potential demolition. But it's not the first time this structure has been moved! It was originally built on Front Street and served as a boathouse for Mizzentop, 13 Broadway.
Click the link in bio to learn more on our blog, The Fanlight!

Keep your eyes peeled on the Cliff to spot our mos

Keep your eyes peeled on the Cliff to spot our most recently installed House Marker!
In 1883, builder Eben R. Folger constructed this house, historically called Oneonta Cottage, for Charlotte C. Pearson, a teacher at the Fair Street School and officer for the Nantucket Improvement Society, Children's Aid Society, and many other literary and charitable causes.
Want to uncover the history of your Nantucket house? Email info@nantucketpreservation.org to find out more about our House Marker and House History programs!

Our 2021 Summer Lecture is tomorrow night, Wednesd

Our 2021 Summer Lecture is tomorrow night, Wednesday 7/21 at 5:30 PM!
Award-winning designer @victoriahaganinteriors will present "Living in the Present, Inspired by the Past" — don't miss it!
Sign up for the free Zoom lecture at the link in bio.
📸: Pieter Estersohn for Architectural Digest.

200 years ago, you'd have found a candle factory i

200 years ago, you'd have found a candle factory in the back yard of 100 Main Street — today things are much more serene. Next Thursday, July 22 the gardens will host a special anniversary @verdurajewelry trunk show to benefit Nantucket Preservation Trust. Email mwhelan@nantucketpreservation.org to receive an invitation, required to attend.

175 years ago, July 13, 1846, the Great Fire broke

175 years ago, July 13, 1846, the Great Fire broke out, destroying almost all of Nantucket's commercial downtown. 🚒 The Methodist Church was among the few buildings to survive the blaze, though it's a legend that Maria Mitchell prevented fire wards from preemptively blowing it up in hopes of containing the fire. Read about how the Great Fire influenced Nantucket architecture in our latest blog post, link in bio!

Happy Birthday Buckminster Fuller, born on this da

Happy Birthday Buckminster Fuller, born on this day in 1895! Fuller, who visited and spoke on Nantucket in 1979 and 1980, patented the geodesic dome in 1954. The dome-roofed house at 141 Cliff Road was completed in 1960, for Richard and Molly Morgan. At the time, the @inquirerandmirror called it "a most unusual and modernistic type house." Sadly, this piece of Nantucket's architectural history was demolished in 2002. This photo comes from a 1960 Look Magazine spread.

Did you know that the Coffin School is one of Nant

Did you know that the Coffin School is one of Nantucket's architectural treasures protected by a preservation easement held by Nantucket Preservation Trust? The easement protects not only the 1852 Greek Revival building, but also the cast-iron fence, granite curbing, brick pathways, and open space on the property.

Cloudy skies won't stop our Main Street walking to

Cloudy skies won't stop our Main Street walking tour! ☁️
Tours depart from our offices at 11 Centre St every Tuesday at 3 PM, and pre-registration is required.
Get more info or sign up for a tour under the Programs section of our website!

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