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Nantucket Preservation Trust

11 Centre Street
PO Box 158
Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-1387
info@nantucketpreservation.org

Our Mission is to preserve Nantucket’s unique architectural heritage for present and future generations.

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Congratulations to our 2021 Preservation Award Win

Congratulations to our 2021 Preservation Award Winners! 🎉 Swipe to see all the winners, and click the link in bio to read more about each award-winning property.

1. Architectural Preservation Award, 84 Main Street
2. Historical Renovation Award, 30 Pine Street
3. Stewardship Award, 57-65 Pleasant Street
4. Landscape & Garden Award, 15 New Street, 'Sconset
5. Traditional Building Methods Award, Valley Restoration and the South Church Preservation Fund for the tower restoration of 11 Orange Street

It's not too late to join Nantucket Preservation T

It's not too late to join Nantucket Preservation Trust for one of our architectural walking tours! Take a Main Street tour of town on Tuesday 9/21, 9/28, or 10/5, or take our 'Sconset walking tour on Thursday 9/23 or 10/7. Go to the "Programs" tab of our website for full details or to sign up!

Mariner James Gardner built this house on Union St

Mariner James Gardner built this house on Union Street c. 1754 🏠
Want to unlock the history of your Nantucket home? Contact us about our House Marker and House History programs!

This Saturday from 10 AM - 12PM, join the Nantucke

This Saturday from 10 AM - 12PM, join the Nantucket Preservation Trust, the Nantucket Historical Association, and the Maria Mitchell Association for our collaborative Four Centuries Walking tour!
Explore how changes in domestic life impacted Nantucket's architecture, land use, and streetscapes. The tour will meet at the Oldest House, on Sunset Hill, and conclude on Main Street. For full details visit bit.ly/TheFanlight

As flooding like we saw this morning becomes more

As flooding like we saw this morning becomes more and more common, how do historic preservation and climate change mitigation work together? Rescuing History: Nantucket in Response to Rising Seas, an online conference September 9 & 10, will explore that question and more, with experts from Nantucket and around the country. Tickets are just $35 — click the link in bio for more information and to register!

Quintessential Greek Revival on Lily Street. Notic

Quintessential Greek Revival on Lily Street. Notice how the quarter round windows on the second floor have interior pockets so the rectangular lower sash can be raised?

Farmer Street is always a favorite! The house at

Farmer Street is always a favorite!

The house at 1 Farmer was built c. 1832 by house carpenter Benjamin E. Robinson, on land that had previously been the garden plot of Stephen Macy. 🌺

Rescuing History: Nantucket in Response to Rising

Rescuing History: Nantucket in Response to Rising Seas, is coming up on September 9 & 10th! This online conference will focus on climate change mitigation strategies and sustainability, including best practices and success stories for solar power in historic districts, issues related to the environmental costs of demolitions, and what it means to save a place.

Registration is just $35 — click the link in bio to see the full schedule and sign up!

Our 2021 Preservation Symposium is presented with support from the Community Foundation for Nantucket's ReMain Nantucket Fund.

📸: Greg Hinson @ghinson

No fog to be caught this afternoon on Hussey Stree

No fog to be caught this afternoon on Hussey Street!

This Typical Nantucket House was built in 1804 by William Coleman, but perhaps it's most notable resident was Florence Lang, one of Nantucket's most important patrons of the arts, who founded the Easy Street Gallery in 1924. 🎨

Storm brewing over Shanunga (c. 1682) ☁️ Our

Storm brewing over Shanunga (c. 1682) ☁️

Our 'Sconset walking tours are offered Thursdays at 3 PM, though the first week of October! Visit the Programs tab of our website to learn more about NPT walking tours, including our Walk Down Main Street Town tour, offered on Tuesdays.

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