From iconic estates to island cottages, Marybeth represents Nantucket’s finest. Contact her to see any island listing for sale or rent—or for a confidential price opinion on your property
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The appreciation of this magical Island and the beauty of a life well-lived is why Compass is the perfect addition for marketing and selling a world-class lifestyle with our platform of world-class technology.
Looking to sell? Looking to purchase? Looking to rent? Marybeth Gilmartin Baugher is here to help you with all of your real estate needs with professionalism and discretion in addition to the ability to provide real-time data and analytics for your major asset.
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MARYBETH GILMARTIN BAUGHER
A Massachusetts native, Island resident and long time homeowner on Nantucket. She brings deep Island connections to the community and a sophisticated understanding of the real estate market. With an outstanding business acumen she is intimately familiar with the geography, and relative merits of each area on Island. Before real estate on Nantucket, she was a founder of one of the most reputable financial executive search and consulting firms for more than two decades representing top investment banks, money managers and family offices with positive results through all economic cycles.
Marybeth employs the highest level of service and is a trusted real estate advisor bringing a unique energy, warmth and tenacity to helping her clients search for, or sell their home. Loyal, ethical, and discrete, buyers and sellers are often quick to praise her honesty and sharp intuition when working on their behalf.
Marybeth Gilmartin Baugher marybeth.gilmartin@compass.com
Her prior real estate experience began with raising capital for First Winthrop Boston, a real estate syndication firm who sold its Nantucket Real Estate Portfolio to NIR/Karp Group. She is now circling back decades later as a founding Compass agent on Nantucket, as your Island luxury specialist. Marybeth recognized an opportunity on Island where she could provide a bespoke/boutique style white glove real estate experience for her clients representing the sales of waterfront compounds, cottages and condos or supporting first time home buyers to multi-generational estate owners. She was recently recognized as one of the top real estate professionals in both Massachusetts and the country by Real Trends/Wall Street Journal.
A combination of her critical management experience, collaborative nature and years of professional good will has allowed her to develop and maintain high-level relationships with a long standing extensive network of interior design luminaries, attorneys, mortgage banks/lenders, architects, and builders all of which her clients have complete access to as part of the full circle or service.
A Brief History
Nantucket Island was discovered by Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, at which time the Indian population was about 1,500. The Island was purchased by Thomas Mahew in 1641, but was not settled until 1659 when Thomas Mayhew sold his interest to a group of investors: Tristram Coffin,
Peter Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hussey, Richard Swain, Thomas Barnard, Stephen Greenleaf, John Swain and William Pike. These men are considered the founding fathers of Nantucket, and many islanders are related to these families.
The Island suffered great economic hardships, worsened by the “Great Fire” of July 13, 1846, that, fueled by whale oil and lumber, devastated the main town, burning some 40 acres. The fire left hundreds homeless and poverty-stricken, and many people left. By 1850, whaling was in decline.
As a result of this depopulation, the Island was left under-developed and isolated until the mid-20th century.
The isolation kept many of the pre-Civil War buildings intact and, by the 1950s, enterprising developers like Walter Beinecke began buying up large sections of the Island and restoring them to create an upmarket destination for wealthy people. While he might be remembered as a developer, he was a preservationist at the core. Beinecke eventually sold his properties to the First Winthrop Corporation of Boston. Source pages 6&7: NHA.org
Did you know?
Maria Mitchell was the first American woman astronomer and born in Nantucket in 1818. The Maria Mitchell House is now a museum.
Nantucket Cottage Hospital is named because when it was started in 1911, it was housed in three cottages on West Chester Street.
Brant Point Lighthouse was built in 1746, Great Point in 1769, and Sankaty Head in 1850.
The Inquirer and Mirror began as “The Inquirer” in June 1821 at the height of the Island’s prominence in the global whaling industry. “The Mirror” acquired it in 1865, hence the name.
Nantucket encompasses a total of 47.8 square miles. 50% of the Island is protected by The Nantucket Conservation Foundation and The Sconset Trust.
The Nantucket Atheneum, incorporated in 1834, and was opened as a free library in 1900.
The Nantucket Railroad line was built in 1881. The line closed in 1917. The track and rolling stock were sent to France as part of the Allied forces of the First World War.
The SS Andrea Doria wrecked offshore in 1956 and is documented at the Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum along with other exhibits and historic information about lighthouses and storms.
Nantucket’s summer population is about five times greater than its year-round population.
Herman Melville was inspired to write Moby Dick after visiting Nantucket on the Essex in the 1840s and speaking with his first mate Owen Chase.
1918 was the first year that cars were allowed on the Island after an historic car ban was repealed. Now, the car ferries sell out nine months in advance!
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CASUAL EATERIES
Let’s Get Busy!
There is so much to do on Nantucket! When the weather is good, there is a beach for everyone. There are also several reputable children’s summer camps. Just make sure you reserve far in advance, as they fill up fast. On a rainy or foggy day, head to the many museums and galleries. Also, the Nantucket Film Festival in June is a must, as are the theatrical performances throughout the summer months.
BEACHES
Childrens
Lifeguard, no surf, great for small children, playground
Francis Street
No lifeguard, on harbor, kayak rental
Jetties
Lifeguard, no waves, watersports rentals available, tennis courts
Steps
Lifeguard, no surf, great for kids
Dionis
Lifeguard, shallow, family beach
Madaket
Lifeguard, with great surf
Cisco
Lifeguarded, with great surf and food trucks
Ladies
No Lifeguard, with great surf, near Bartlett’s farm.
Miacomet
Lifeguard, with great surf
Surfside
Lifeguard, with great surf
Nobadeer
Lifeguard, with great surf, crowded young people beach
Madequecham
No Lifeguard, with great surf
Pocomo
No lifeguard, on harbor, great for observing or learning kitesurfing, good for small children.
Quidnet
No Lifeguard, no surf, great for kids. Option of beach or pond.
Sconset
Lifeguard, not good for swimming, no sandbar, playground
Great Point
No Lifeguard, requires a permit & 4W drive vehicle.
SUMMER CAMPS
ACKventure Day & Sports Camp
22 Different camps including baseball and fishing.
Artists Association
Year round visual art classes for all ages.
Boys & Girls Club Camp
Grades 2-8, affordable.
Maria Mitchell
Ages 5-16, science and exploring.
Murray Camp ages 4-14, various activities.
Nantucket Community Sailing
Ages 4 or up, Optis to 420s.
NISDA
Ages 3 and up, all forms of visual ART in a vintage Wauwinet barn.
Strong Wings Camp
Ages 5-15, outdoor adventure.
SPORTS
ACK Surf School
Cisco Beach
Miacomet Golf Course
Full 18 hole public course.
Nantucket Ice
Yearround indoor ice rink.
Nantucket Tennis
At Jetty’s Beach.
Nantucket Platform Tennis
Association
Paddle Tennis and Pickleball courts.
Next Level Watersports
Nantucket Kiteboarding School
At Pocomo Beach.
Siasconset Casino Association
Public hours available.
Siasconset Golf Course
Eight hole public course.
Sankaty Head Golf Course
Public hours in the off season.
LANDMARKS
Altar Rock and the Moors
Consult the Nantucket Conservation Foundation website for Trail Guides and Maps. There are many places to walk (with or without your dog) on the Island.
Brant Point Lighthouse
Beautiful but often crowded.
Churches
There are 10 churches to visit.
Great Point Lighthouse
Only accessible by 4 wheel drive.
Old Mill
Thought to be the oldest operating Windmill in the US.
Sankaty Head Lighthouse
Consider visiting by bicycle.
MUSEUMS
Greater Light
Originally a 1790 livestock barn, was transformed in 1929 into a summer oasis for two Quaker sisters from Philadelphia.
Lightship Basket Museum
Learn how basket weaving kept men occupied for months at sea
Nantucket Atheneum
Island Library and Community Center with educational programs.
Nantucket Historical Association
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Check the NHA website for current exhibitions, lectures and activities at the 1800 House.
Maria Mitchell Natural
Science Museum /Vestal Street & Loines Observatories
For the scientists in your family.
Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
Discover Nantucket’s maritime heritage and heros.
CHARTERS AND TOURS
There are several good fishing charters on Nantucket. Consider:
Albacore Charters
Bill Fisher
Captain Tom’s Charters
Monomoy Charters
If the high seas don’t appeal, consider a tour by van or bus with:
Gail’s Tours
Nantucket Island Tours
ART GALLERIES
Most Island galleries have openings on the first or second Friday evening of July and August. Some of our favorites include:
Coe & Co Photography
Hostetler Gallery
Michael Guillard Photography
Nantucket Artists Association
Old Spouter Gallery
Petty Folk Art & Carving
Quidley & Company
Samuel Owen Gallery
THEATER COMPANIES
Dreamland Film and Cultural center
Newly renovated movie theater and performing Arts Center. Home of NFF.
Nantucket Musical Arts Society
Summer concerts at the First Congregational Church.
Nantucket Performing Arts Center
Former White Heron Theatre
On the Isle
Once a summer production in ‘Sconset with local talent of all ages.
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Where Broadway meets ACK.
Sankaty Head Golf Course hosted the US Mid-Amateur golf tournament in 2021. While Sankaty Head is private, Miacomet and Siasconset golf course are open to public play.
The Opera House Cup, which starts with The Rainbow Sailboat Parade, is always a fun outing for all and takes place the third Sunday in August.
The Lynx sails Nantucket waters from late May until September 15 and is an interpretation of an actual privateer built in 1812. https://www.tallshiplynx.
Wellness & Beauty
Thirty miles out to sea, Nantucket can be challenging to reach—weather rules all. Ferries offer beauty and reliability. As you depart, toss a penny at Brant Point for a promise of your return
Navigating
Nantucket
FERRIES: Nantucket Steamship Authority
508.477.8600 from Hyannis, MA (Takes cars by reservation) Hyline Cruises 800.492.8082 from Hyannis, MA (Passengers only) Seastreak
800.BOAT.RIDE from New Bedford, MA (no cars)
COMMERCIAL AIRLINES: Cape Air
800.CAPE-AIR flies from New Bedford, Hyannis, Martha’s Vineyard and Westchester, NY.
American Airlines flies from Philadelphia, Washington, New York and Charlotte, NC.
Delta 800.221.1212 flies from New York. Jetblue
flies from Boston, Washington, JFK and White Plains, NY. Tradewinds 800.376.7922 flies from White Plains, NY and Teterborough, NJ United 800.864.8331 flies from Washington DC. CHARTER: Blade: 516-769-7472
CAR RENTALS: Affordable Rentals 508-228-3501, Hertz Car Rental 508-228-9421, Nantucket Rant-ACar 508-228-9989, Windmill Auto 508-228-1227.
BIKE RENTALS: Cook’s Cycle Shop 508-2280800, Easy Riders 508-325-2722, Island Bike Shop 508-228-4070, Nantucket Bike Shop 508228-1999, Young’s Bicycle Shop 508-228-1151.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO ALL AREAS OF THE ISLAND: NRTA WAVE 508-228-7025. NRTAWAVE.com for schedule.
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2025 Nantucket Calendar
Daffodil Festival
April 24-27th Antique car parade & picnic.
ACK Wine and Food Festival
A world class epicurean celebration May 14-18th
Nantucket Book Festival
June 12-15th, Author presentations, local authors tent, pig roast and authors breakfast.
Nantucket Film Festival
June 25-30th, founded in 1996, focuses on screenwriting and takes place all over the Island.
Nantucket Garden Festival
July 8-10th Celebrates gardening through workshops and tours of private gardens.
Nantucket Comedy Festival
July 10-12th, Laugh your ACK off!
Nantucket by Design Week
August 14-17th, NHA’s celebration of the Island’s unique influence on American design.
Nantucket Antiques Show
August 18-21st, Bartletts Farm.
Bostons Pops Concert
August 9th, A unique outdoor concert at Jetty’s beach ending in beautiful fireworks.
Tim Russert Summer Groove
Saturday, August 16th benefitting the Nantucket Boys and Girls Club.
Nantucket Race Week
Sailing races and events culminate in the renowned Opera House Cup race on August 17th.
Scallopers Ball
October 3, Nantucket Yacht Club
Festival of Wreaths & Trees
Throughout Thanksgiving week.
Turkey Plunge
November 27th, Freezin’ for a Reason!
Children’s Beach 10am
Christmas Stroll
December 5-7th, Stores offer wine, shopping and merriment, including costumed carolers.
Contact Marybeth Gilmartin Baugher
508.257.0888 marybeth.gilmartin@compass.com
Lets connect today @marybethgilmartinbaugher compass.com
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