Ramblings 2018

RAMBLINGS

An Annual Publication of the Nantucket Preservation Trust Vol. XII• 2018

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“I will say one more time that there really is nothing like the town of Nantucket. Its physical form is beautiful and nearly perfect, and there are times when I really feel as if I could walk on these streets forever.” Paul Goldberger, 2017 Nantucket Preservation Symposium Keynote Address Last June, more than three hundred people packed the pews of the historic U ­ nitarian Universalist church on Orange Street to hear architectural historian Paul ­Goldberger deliver a stirring keynote address that kicked off the Nantucket Preservation Trust’s first-ever Preservation Symposium.

The church setting was fitting—the impassioned Goldberger was not unlike the preachers of old, rallying the congregation. However, he warned against the dangers of “preservation fundamentalism,” of dealing in absolutes, and admitting no exceptions.

This drove discussions in the pages of the Inquirer and Mirror and N Magazine, at dinner parties, and in line at the Stop & Shop all summer long.

It is important to talk about preservation—about what works, and what could work better. In the pages of Ramblings, this conversation continues. We hope you will read on and learn about the many efforts of the Nantucket Preservation Trust, as well as the island’s craftspeople and homeowners, to ensure that Nantucket’s past is honored, even as we look to the future.

Michael May, Executive Director Nantucket Preservation Trust Preserving the Island’s Unique Architectural Heritage

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Ramblings •

Vol. XII • 2018

Table of Contents

Did You Know?

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Preservation Month

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Madaket’s Lost Houses

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Preservation Awards Honoring Our 2018 Award Recipients

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NPT Summer Lecture and Luncheon with Gil Schafer

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August Fête: bACK to School!

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Modern Lives in Historic Homes

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Late August Lecture with Richard René Silvin

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Preservation Tools 50 Preservation in Practice: An Interview with Brian FitzGibbon Historic Interior Survey Update NPT House Markers and Histories NPT’s Architectural Preservation Fund Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship: An Interview with HollisWebb Clarissa Porter Preservation Easement Fund Preservation Restrictions

Henry Ian Pass, Esq.

Photography

Mary Bergman Garth Grimmer Kris Kinsley Hancock Kathleen Hay Michael Lionstar Eric Piasecki Kristin Weber

Graphic Design

Kathleen Hay Designs

Copy Editor

Elizabeth Oldham

2017 Highlights and Annual Report

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NPT Membership Information

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End Note

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Ramblings echoes the spirit of a guide first published in 1947 titled Rambling through the Streets and Lanes of Nantucket,

by Edouard A. Stackpole.

Cover photo by Garth Grimmer Historic images courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association Copyright © 2018 Nantucket Preservation Trust

Photo by Garth Grimmer

The Nantucket Preservation Trust Preserving the Island’s Architectural Heritage OUR BELIEF Nantucket’s historic architecture is a unique and ­valuable asset that makes the island ­special.

OUR GOAL To preserve Nantucket’s architectural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy.

OUR HOPE That you will join us in working to ­preserve our past.

OUR PROGRAMS Apprenticeships • Architectural Studies • Architectural Lectures • Architectural Preservation Fund • August Fête • Brief Histories, House Genealogies, and Comprehensive House Histories • Historic District Commission Testimonies • Historic House and Kitchen Tour • Historic Research • House Consultations • House Markers • House Resource Assistance • Interior Surveys • Landmark History Books • Main Street Architectural Walking Tour • Nantucket Preservation Symposium • Neighborhood Book Series • Preservation Awards • Preservation Easements • Preservation Month Programs • Private Walking Tours • Ramblings • Resource Guide • Scholarships • ’Sconset Walking Tour • Summer Luncheon and Lecture Series • Traditional Building Methods Demonstrations 9

Did You Know?

A house on the move, c.1900

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s land homes have been on the move since English settlers moved from the original settlement near Capaum Harbor to the ­modern-day town. Many of the island’s oldest byways, like Cliff Road, run from west to east, following the path settlers and their houses took. The c­ onstantly changing shoreline—in this instance, Capaum harbor silting over—impacts Nantucket’s built environment significantly.

The scarcity of building materials on Nantucket has long been an issue islanders contend with. As late as 1883, the five-story Riverside Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, was dismantled, floated to Nantucket on a barge, and reassembled on the beach in Surfside.

After the decline of the whaling industry and the economic depression that ensued, Nantucket found itself with scores of empty homes. H ­ enry A. ­Kelly, builder and contractor, concocted the idea that these abandoned homes might be taken down in sections and moved elsewhere. In fact, he f­ounded Mudge, Sawyer, and Co. house-moving company, entirely ­dedicated to that purpose. From 1865 to 1868, Samuel and George Ellis of Nantucket t­raveled with the houses and reconstructed them along the coast. At least five buildings were taken to Port Chester, New York.

Today, Nantucket is home to more house moves per year than any other municipality in Massachusetts. In the off season, it is not uncommon to see a house, sometimes with curtains still billowing in the windows, move in sections on the back of a flatbed truck. These house moves—where a structure of no great architectural or historical importance can be reused by people in need—are a fine example of Yankee ingenuity, and far better than more construction material ending up in the landfill.

More and more frequently, Nantucket’s shifting coastline necessitates a structure being moved rather than face demolition by natural elements.

This type of move is seen as a last resort, when the original location is no longer viable and a building’s survival is at stake.

Harder to justify is the troubling practice of historic structures moved off their original site and repositioned on the same lot to allow space for a newer, oftentimes larger, structure to squeeze into a building site. There would have been no harm if these historic buildings had stayed in their original locations, and in fact their repositioning or removal alters the ­historic streetscape and threatens the historic district’s integrity.

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Preservation Month Thirty Miles Out to Sea and Thirty Days Late

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n the mainland, Preservation Month is held in May. Here on Nantucket, we’re still getting ready for the season, and ­waiting for many of you to return to the island. We moved Preservation Month to June as a way of welcoming the season, ­working with local businesses and other nonprofits, and taking advantage of the better weather (we hope!).

This year, we’re kicking off preservation month with our 2018 ­Nantucket Preservation Symposium Workshop, Decisions in ­Preservation: Understanding, Repairing, and Preserving Historic Nantucket Houses. This one-day intensive workshop will be eye-opening for home owners, preservation professionals, and lovers of Nantucket history alike.

Read on to learn more about other NPT-sponsored events during Preservation Month. Our website will be updated as more listings are added, so be sure to check: www.nantucketpreservation.org.

Wednesday, June 6 5:00 p.m.

Nantucket Preservation SymposiumWorkshop,Welcome Reception Thursday, June 7 9:00 a.m.

Nantucket Preservation Symposium Workshop, Decisions in ­Preservation: ­Understanding, Repairing, and Preserving Historic Nantucket Houses Register online at www.nantucketpreservationsymposium.org, or call 508.228.1387.

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Free Friday, June 22 4:00 p.m.

Kick off the summer with a free walking tour of historic ’Sconset with NPT executive director Michael May. Meet at the ’Sconset Trust office, 1 New Street.

Thursday, June 28 5:00 p.m.

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Madaket’s Lost Houses 16

Stunning sunsets and sweeping water views draw visitors and locals alike to Nantucket’s westernmost neighborhood of Madaket. But this year, two iconic Madaket structures are missing from the horizon.

Fondly referred to as the Stilt House, 4 California Avenue had ­weathered countless winter storms since its construction in 1970.

Originally built by David A. Emery, an industrial psychologist who loved surfing, skiing, and storytelling, the Stilt House stayed in the Emery family until its location was no longer viable. The dune that originally shielded the house from the ocean had diminished greatly in the years since the house was built and has now completely vanished.

Opposite: The Stilt House Below: The Jacobs House

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The Jacobs House interior, courtesy Jacobs Family

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This past winter brought with it punishing storms that called into question the future of the house. The Emerys attempted to find someone who would be able to relocate the entire structure, but a perfect match was not found. The larger section of the structure was demolished in March 2018. However, artist David Decker was able to rescue the smaller part, and it will be relocated on his p­ roperty.

The Jacobs House at 31 Starbuck Road, also perched ­somewhat ­precariously on the edge of the Atlantic, was demolished in ­February 2018. Another unique and commanding structure, the ­ Jacobs House, built in 1968, was designed by renowned Boston architect Frederick “Tad” Stahl (1931–2013), working with f­ormer owner, artist, and architecture student Marjorie Jacobs. Stahl was best known for his work on the State Street Bank and the ­restorations of Quincy Market and the Old State House.The Jacobs House was one of only two dwellings Stahl designed in his entire career, and is one of the island’s prime examples of mid-century modern ­architecture.

The Jacobs family sold the house in December 2017 after n­ early ­fifty years of ownership, and hoped the new owners would e­ njoy the beach house and respect its architectural significance. A ­request to demolish the house was made, and the Historic District ­Commission voted 5–0 to allow for the demolition of the ­structure.

At the time of construction, many felt the Jacobs House was out of character with the island’s historic architecture. But times change, and in the past decade preservationists throughout the country have embraced landmarks of the twentieth century. npt

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Photo by Garth Grimmer

The 2018 Preservation Award Recipients

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PT’s Preservation Awards are presented to individuals and ­organizations that advance the cause of historic preservation on Nantucket. Highlighting projects and the people who ­commissioned and completed preservation work is our way of honoring those who demonstrate to the community that sensitive preservation is ­possible and rewarding. Preservation Awards recipients serve as restoration role models and help ensure the protection of the island’s historic resources for future generations.

The NPT’s Preservation Awards emphasize proper preservation and sensitive new construction, showcase Nantucket’s craftspeople, and celebrate the foresight and stewardship of owners who care about our historic structures and the island landscape.

ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION The Architectural Preservation Award recognizes the ­owner(s) of a historic structure, and, when appropriate, one or more ­building professionals who assisted in the completion of a ­ ­ significant ­preservation project. To qualify for the award, preservation of ­building elements and features that convey the property’s historical, cultural, or architectural values is required.

LANDSCAPE The Caroline A. Ellis Landscape Award recognizes the owner(s) of a historic landscape and, when appropriate, individuals associated with the property, such as landscape professionals. The award r­ecognizes the careful stewardship or preservation of a Nantucket landscape ­associated with a historic structure or area, or the completion of a new design that enhances the historic fabric of the community.

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STEWARDSHIP The John A. and Katherine S. Lodge Stewardship Award ­recognizes ­owner(s) of a historic property who demonstrate a high degree of ­commitment to the preservation of the structure(s) and the island.

An ­individual or organization maintaining a historic ­property or ­playing an important part in the preservation of Nantucket can also be ­nominated for this award.

TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS The Traditional Building Methods Award recognizes c­ raftspeople who practice traditional building methods or who have made a ­major contribution to the field of historic preservation on island. Recipients must demonstrate a commitment to one or more of the ­traditional building methods—such as plastering, carpentry, ­masonry using lime-mortar, or decorative painting.

HISTORICAL RENOVATION The Historical Renovation Award recognizes the owner(s) of a ­historic structure, and when appropriate, building professionals who assisted in the design and completion of a sensitive new addition to a historic structure. Projects should adhere strictly to the guidelines found in Building with Nantucket in Mind.

NEW CONSTRUCTION The New Construction Award recognizes buildings constructed ­that ­follow the principles of the Historic District Commission and the ­guidelines outlined in Building with Nantucket in Mind.

In addition to the annual awards, the NPT board of directors p­ eriodically honors those who have made a major impact on ­preservation of the ­island’s architectural heritage with the ­Excellence in Preservation Award.

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Nantucket Preservation Trust 2018 Preservation Award Recipients

N PT p res ervatio n award s 2018

Architectural Preservation Award the hospital thrift shop 17 India Street Landscape Award 69 Main Street Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley Stewardship Award john ray house, 8 ray’s court the harris family Traditional Building Methods Award wayne morris, mason New Construction Award nantucket yacht club dormitory 4 south beach street emeritus development

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Hospital Thrift Shop, 17 India Street

This level of stewardship by volunteers is highly c­ommendable and a great ­reminder that proper maintenance is the root of p­ reservation.

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THE ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION AWARD The Hospital Thrift Shop 17 India Street

With limited resources, the Hospital Thrift Shop (HTS) embarked on much needed maintenance of the Macy-Horsfield House at 17 ­India Street. The almost all-volunteer organization sought to ­complete ­repairs and make the building safer for its many visitors. The house (built in 1792) had been the victim of years of water damage, ­resulting in a rotten sill, a moving rubble foundation, and a building that bowed out into the driveway. The HTS consulted p­ reservationist ­Brian Pfeiffer, who connected the organization with craftspeople on the island (Matt Anderson, Pen Austin, and Mike Gault) and at the North Bennet Street School (Michael Burrey and students) who used traditional building methods and materials to repair the integrity of the timber frame, the rubble foundation, the sill, and the plaster walls.

This level of stewardship by volunteers is highly ­commendable and a great reminder that proper maintenance is the root of ­preservation.

THE CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE AWARD Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley 69 Main Street

The house and gardens at 69 Main Street (Mitchell-Beinecke house, ca. 1821-1833), now under the stewardship of Mrs. Mariann ­Appley, are an important part of the Upper Main Street landscape. The house is a reminder of the wealth whaling brought to N ­ antucket, while the gardens are illustrative of the island’s reinvention in the 1960s and 1970s, as spurred, in large part, by former owner Walter Beinecke.

As part of the 1962 restoration, Beinecke added a formal garden, a greenhouse and the Georgian-inspired tool-houses ­connected by a bench and arbor, in keeping with the character and period of the ­restoration. Mrs. Appley purchased the property in 1979. She is an accomplished gardener and long-time member and former ­President of the Nantucket Garden Club. Understanding the importance of both the house and grounds at 69 Main Street, she will be placing a preservation easement on the interior, exterior, and gardens of the property. Not only has she been a careful ­steward of the property’s landscape, but the easement will ensure it is ­protected for decades to come.

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Photo by Kathleen Hay

Garden at 69 Main Street, 2017

THE JOHN A. and KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD John Ray House • 8 Ray’s Court The Harris Family

Since 1945, the John Ray House (c. 1753) at 8 Rays Court has been thoughtfully cared for by one family. Purchased that year by Rachel Carpenter, the house passed to Rachel’s nephew, Don Harris, and his wife, Beverly, in 1975. Don, who passed away last year, grew up spending summers at the house and relished its history. Preservation of the house was extremely important to him, and Don and ­Beverly soon became fixtures at preservation-education programs so they could gain knowledge about the house and its proper care. Much of the everyday m ­ aintenance and repairs have been completed by them.

The Harris family has also been willing to share the house—opening it for o­ thers to learn, including the Preservation Institute ­Nantucket ­students. ­Today, due to the family’s preservation commitment, the John Ray House remains a fine example of an early Nantucket house that has evolved overtime and yet retains its architectural integrity.

Before his death, Don wrote of the house, “Everything in the house breathes the past.”

8 Ray’s Court, 2018

TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD Wayne Morris, Mason

The NPT is pleased to recognize mason Wayne Morris for his more than forty years of service to the island’s historic structures. He is well known among island craftsmen and tradespeople for his hard work, fairness, expert ability, and his willingness to think outside the box. Mr. Morris has worked on numerous buildings on the ­island, both private and public. Many of these buildings are an ­integral part of the c­ ommunity, and ­include ­landmarks such as St. Paul’s Church, where he worked on the new addition; the ­ Coffin School on Winter Street where ­ he ­replaced ­damaged brick and ­ developed ­appropriate ­mortar; and the Maria ­Mitchell Science ­ Library on Vestal Street, where ­ he repaired the stucco wall system. ­

Wayne Morris at work

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NEW CONSTRUCTION AWARD Nantucket Yacht Club Dormitory • 4 South Beach Street Emeritus Development

Designing a large commercial building in a historic district is not an easy task and poses many challenges. The Nantucket Yacht Club (NYC) and Emeritus Development were able to successfully complete ­large-scale, new construction that fits into the historic surroundings.

The Yacht Club Dormitory at 4 South Beach Street is a 6,000-square foot b­ uilding and contains sixteen dormitory units. Emeritus addressed the ­challenge by breaking up the massing, employing a low roof, and adding ­ornamentation such as a shingle flare, to evoke the architecture of the early twentieth century. The structure also took its design clues and scale from the adjoining NYC. In addition to sensitively fitting into the streetscape, this building addresses the island’s critical housing need and will provide employee housing that will contribute to the vitality of the downtown year-round.

4 South Beach Street, 2018

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PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION AWARD Siasconset Union Chapel Board of Trustees, 2017 Virginia Andrews, George Gray LLC, 55 Union Street, 2016 Nantucket Historical Association, Old Gaol, 2015 Ed and Joan Lahey, 7 Farmer Street, 2014 Michelle Elzay, Sparrow Design, 43 Pine Street, 2013 Maria Mitchell Association, Maria Mitchell Birthplace, 2012 South Church Preservation Fund, 11 Orange Street, 2011 Lucy Dillon, property owner; Steve Lindsay, contractor, 37 Liberty Street, 2010 reMain Nantucket, Mitchell’s Book Corner, 2009 Valerie and Richard Norton, numerous projects, 2008 Bernie and Carol Coffin, ’Sconset Post Office, 2007 Ginger Ivey, 8 Cottage Avenue, ’Sconset, 2007 CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE AWARD Dale Gary, Town Arborist, 2017 Paula Lundy Levy, Tuck’t In: A Walking Tour of Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery, 2016 Nantucket Conservation Foundation, 2014 Nantucket Garden Club, Main Street Horse Fountain, 2013 Charlotte and MacDonald Mathey, Hedged About, ’Sconset, 2012 Dr. and Mrs. John Espy, 4 New Dollar Lane, 2011 Marilyn Whitney, Moors End, 19 Pleasant Street, 2010 Caroline Ellis, ’Sconset Trust, Sankaty Head Lighthouse, 2009 THE JOHN A. AND KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD Rodts Family, 5 Broadway, 2017 Constance Umberger, 3 Bear Street, 2017 Elizabeth Hilger, 139 Main Street, 2017 Noyes Family, 90 North Liberty Street, 2017 Mark and Gwenn Snider, Nantucket Hotel, 2016 Liz Coffin and Matt and Sheila Fee, 106 Main Street Façade, 2016 Jason Tilroe, 75 Main Street, 2015 Muriel Williams, posthumously, 4 Traders Lane, 2014 St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket, Stained-Glass Restoration, 2013 Nantucket Historical Association, Photographic Image Archive, 2012 Fremont-Smith family, Atlantic House, ’Sconset, 2011 Margaret Yates Berkheimer, posthumously, 8 Pine Street, 2010 Sanford Kendall, numerous carpentry projects, 2009 Clarissa Porter, 5 Quince Street, 2008 Katherine S. Lodge, 94 Main Street, 2008 TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD John Wathne and Structures North, 2017 Brian FitzGibbon, 2016 David Bergquist, Bergquist Masonry LLC, 2014 Sam and Ellen Phelan, property owners;Twig Perkins, contractor, 65 Pleasant Street, 2013

Curtis Livingston, 18 India Street, 2012 Michael Burrey, timber framer, 2011 Pen Austin, plaster and lime-mortar expert, 2010 HISTORICAL RENOVATION AWARD Paul McLeod and Jamie Pfaff, 29 Liberty Street, 2015 Angus and Deb MacLeod, Angus MacLeod Designs; Johnson, Stockton and Jones families, property owners, for 9, 12, 14, and 15 Pochick Street, ’Sconset, 2013 NEW CONSTRUCTION AWARD Elizabeth Churchill, Bentley & Churchill Architects, 5 Grand Avenue, 2017 Robert and Martha Lipp, 251 Polpis Road, 2015 EXCELLENCE IN PRESERVATION AWARD University of Florida’s Preservation Institute: Nantucket, 2013 Brian Pfeiffer, 2012 Helen Seager, 1999 Walter Beinecke Jr., 1998

SummerLuncheon Lecture & presented by Nantucket Preservation Trust

Join us for the 2018 Summer Lecture &Luncheon featuring architect and author

Gil Schafer

For reservations and information, call the NPT office at 508-228-1387

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Photo by Eric Piasecki

Thursday, July 19 • 11:30 a.m.

Great Harbor Yacht Club Tickets $150 • Valet parking available

Gil Schafer Creating Places to Call Home: How Tradition, Style, and Memory Can Inspire Ways of Living Award-winning architect and ­author of the new book A Place to Call Home, Gil Schafer b­ elieves the most successful houses are those that celebrate living—­ houses with timeless charm that are i­mbued with memory and a distinct sense of place. It’s this ­dialogue ­between past and ­present that ­ enables him to ­ interpret t raditional pr inciples for a ­ ­multiplicity of a­ rchitectural styles within contemporary ways of ­living. Join Schafer as he opens the doors to his world of ­comfortable classicism, ­ sharing some of the firm’s most r­ecent, and exciting, projects from around the country and walking through the inner workings of his distinctive approach—from c­ oncrete t­ echniques to the more ­emotional and intuitive aspects of his ­process—showing how he brings his projects to life and fills them with soul.

Gil Schafer III is one of the world’s leading experts on contemporary ­ classical ­ ­ architecture. A member of ­Architectural ­Digest’s AD 100 and a ­winner of V­eranda’s “Art of Design Award,” ­Schafer is a m ­ ember of the Yale School of ­Architecture Dean’s Council, a t­rustee of the ­Thomas Jefferson Foundation, and served as ­president and then chairman of the Institute of C ­ lassical Architecture & Art for over a decade. He holds a ­Master of Architecture degree from theYale School of Architecture and is the author of the ­bestselling book The Great American House.

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To Benefit nantucket preservation trust __________________________ Opening Night Reception • Sherburne Hall • 11 Centre St. August 2, 2018 • 5 P.M.–7 P.M. Exhibition at Sherburne Hall • August 3 – August 7 Open weekdays: 9.A.M.–5 P.M . • Saturday and Sunday: 10 A.M.–2 P.M. Final Bidding on Silent Auction at the NPT August Fête • 3 Charter Street • 6 P.M. – 9 P.M. Fête tickets available online after June 15 www. nantucketpreservation.org 35

WEATHERED NANTUCKET ARTIST, KELLEY JEPSON Represented by The Lion’s Paw | 30 Main Street, Nantucket, MA 36

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Sign Me Up! 13th Annual August F�te

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NPT’s Annual August Fête

bACK to School Thursday, August 9, 2018

6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. join us for cocktails and hearty hors d ’ oeuvres as we tour houses in the heart of the downtown historic district .

The Fête reception will be held along School Street, part of the Fish Lots subdivision laid out in 1717. The street got its name from the school that once stood at the foot of the street along Pine Street.

Benjamin Hussey, schoolmaster, lived nearby at 3 Charter Street, the house associated with the Fête reception site.

Enjoy food by Nantucket Catering Company and Raw Bar Music by The Shep Cats PLEASE COME TO THE NPT PREVIEW BRUNCH at the NANTUCKET SUMMER ANTIQUES SHOW Friday, August 10 • 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Nantucket Boys & Girls Club • 61 Sparks Avenue Complimentary with a Fête Leadership donation $35 if purchased with a general August Fête ticket $40 at the door

General admission tickets to the Fête for sale on June 15.

For tickets and information, please call the NPT office at 508-228-1387, or visit our Web site at www.nantucketpreservation.org The Nantucket Preservation Trust is most grateful to Chubb—our main corporate ­underwriter— as well as to our sponsors and Fête leaders and Event Coordinator, ACKtivities.

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Chubb’s proud history of protection and preservation on Nantucket Years before they became known as Chubb, our predecessor companies were protecting Nantucket businessmen through the Insurance Company of North America (INA). Evidence of these early policies can be seen in historical documents, such as a receipt book (1793–1794) of John Topliff, a Philadelphia merchant, which survives today in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Topliff, it seems, purchased a marine policy from INA on December 28, 1793, a little over a year after INA opened for business.

The policy covered $2,000 of goods on the sloop Ann from Nantucket to Philadelphia. Ann’s master (captain) was George Gardner III, thought to be a member of the prominent Nantucket whaling family.

Today, Chubb continues the long tradition of protection and preservation on Nantucket, as a proud sponsor of the Nantucket Preservation Trust and by recognizing the unique protection needs of historic homes. With Chubb insurance, owners of historic homes can recreate the aesthetic qualities they love in the home after a covered loss, right down to the details that make their house a home. That might mean rebuilding a broken roofwalk or recreating a damaged hand-painted mural depicting a whaling expedition or rolling landscape.

Because Chubb is also dedicated to preventing loss from happening in the first place, many Chubb clients receive a residential appraisal to help determine the proper amount and type of coverage needed. Chubb risk consultants are trained in architecture and interior design, historic home preservation, and security and fire safety evaluation, and can make recommendations to protect families, their homes, and their valuable possessions from intruders, fire, and other hazards. Chubb also has a network of resources to help replace or replicate unique features of a home in the event of a covered loss.

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THE NANTUCKET SUMMER ANTIQUES SHOW at The Nantucket Boys and Girls Club 61 Sparks Avenue, Nantucket

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MODERN LIVES IN HISTORIC HOMES At the Nantucket PreservationTrust, we believe in ­preserving the best from every era. We embrace traditional building m ­ ethods and materials. But living in a historic house doesn’t mean you have to live in a museum. Gone are the days when replica p­ eriod furniture dominated the living space. ­Statement-making ­modern furniture can be found more and more in finely p­reserved homes. While we’re not sure what the Quakers would make of it, we love this trend and have even embraced mid-century modern furniture in our new office space at 11 Centre Street.

Artist Michelle Elzay shares with us some of her favorite finds in decorating the recently restored 55 Union Street.

Do you have a historic home with distinct style? Tag your ­pictures on Instagram #ackmodern, and we may use them in a future issue of Ramblings!

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A Late August Lecture In partnership with the Nantucket Historical Association The Life and Work of Addison Mizner: Champion of Spanish Colonial Revival Architecture with Richard René Silvin.

Thursday, August 23, at 6:00 p.m.

Whaling Museum $10 per person Guest speaker, Richard René Silvin, is vice-chairman of the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission. He is the author of five books, including a memoir about his friendship with the late Duchess of Windsor; a history of Palm Beach, Florida, seen through the eyes of the famous society architect Addison Mizner; and his latest book about the SS Normandie, the French Line’s magnificent 1930s flagship.

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Preservation tools

NPT has several preservation programs to assist you in the stewardship of your historic house.

preservation practices

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rian FitzGibbon, antique window-restoration e­ xpert, has taken out only one ad since he began w ­ orking on historic homes. At age seventeen, he started a ­painting business and put a small classified ad in his New Jersey hometown newspaper. His phone has been ringing ever since.

The youngest of seven children, Brian grew up in a Victorian house.

When he was still in high school, his parents hired Italian ­master ­craftsman Antonio Pinola to work on the house and Brian spent ­thousands of hours working alongside Antonio. “He hated doing ­windows, and our house had tons of windows, so he trained me to work on them,” Brian says.

While well versed in many trades, Brian had dedicated his work to saving Nantucket’s antique windows. Why windows? There’s beauty in looking through the imperfect, hand-blown glass. When you look through old windows, Brian says, you are looking back on the world the way it would have been seen two hundred years ago.

Nearly all window frames made prior to 1940 were made with oldgrowth wood. Antique window frames were made from the finest grades of lumber, easily disassembled and repaired, and meant to last for generations. Before machines, each sash was carved by hand. It is an exceptional feeling to hold in your hands a window made by a Nantucketer more than two hundred years ago.You think of all the storms the paper-thin glass has endured.

So why are these beautiful, impeccably made antique windows rapidly disappearing from Nantucket, and from countless houses across the country? One of the biggest misconceptions about antique windows is that new windows are more energy efficient.

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Nothing could be further from the truth. Manufacturing replacement windows is highly energy intensive, and often involves long-distance ­ ­shipping that uses even more natural resources. It would take many years to recoup the cost of replacement windows through energy savings—often longer than the life of the replacement windows themselves. With ­proper installation, copper weather-stripping, and exterior storm windows, ­antique windows can equal or beat the insulative value of new windows.

“I want to help these houses live for generations,” Brian says. Right now, he is working on restoring the windows of 100 Main Street and Shanunga in ’­Sconset.

That’s over a hundred sashes. Brian does all the work himself, by hand.

Brian’s especially thrilled to be working on Shanunga, one of his ­favorite houses on the island. The historic cottages of ’Sconset are an absolute ­delight to all that stroll by them, and he’d love to do more work on these important cottages. Imagine what the island would have looked like when all windows were handcrafted glass. npt 53

Interior

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ou may already know that Nantucket boasts one of the largest concentrations of pre-Civil War era buildings in the country, with more than eight hundred such structures. While much work has gone into preserving the island’s exteriors, what interiors have been preserved—and what’s been gutted—has largely remained behind closed doors.

Until now. Thanks to the NPT and the University of Florida’s ­Preservation Institute Nantucket (PIN), some of these doors are ­opening for the first time as part of an unprecedented Historic ­Interiors Survey, funded by a grant from Nantucket’s Community Preservation Committee.

So far, the two organizations have collected information r­ egarding more than half of the historic buildings on the island. The ­survey is ­expected to be completed later this year, but it has already ­identified nearly three hundred houses that are in an excellent state of p­ reservation or retain quite a bit of their original interior fabric. Over one hundred ­structures surveyed have been heavily altered or gutted. U ­ nfortunately, that number will only increase as time goes on, as Nantucket is l­osing as estimated twenty or more historic interiors per year.

Architectural authenticity is a large part of the reason people love to live, visit, and vacation on Nantucket. Losing a historic interior is like tearing out pages from a novel—the more you lose, the less the story makes sense. People come to Nantucket for the same reason people travel to see great works of art—there is nothing like standing in front of the real thing.

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When completed, the Nantucket Historic Interiors Survey will be the most extensive of its kind. It celebrates the work of homeowners, ­architects, and builders who put preservation at the forefront of their projects, but it reminds us that there is much work ahead to educate future islanders and visitors.

We hope that a hundred years from now, this survey will be used to measure Nantucket’s dedication to the people who came before us.

What we do with their buildings, if we save them or if we destroy them, speaks to who we are as a community today. npt

To participate in the program, please contact Michael May at the NPT office: 508-228-1387 mmay@­nantucketpreservation.org

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House Histories NANTUCKET

A Special Program Offered by

Nantucket Preservation Trust Every historic Nantucket house has a story. Do you know yours?

Unlock the history of your home with a Nantucket Preservation Trust House History.

We offer three levels of house histories—our brief history, which provides basic deed research and a short summary—or our house genealogy and comprehensive hardcover books that are thoroughly researched, clearly written, and beautifully illustrated to provide a detailed picture of your house through time.

For more information, visit our Web site: www.nantucketpreservation.org or contact us at 11 Centre Street, P.O. Box 158, Nantucket, MA 02554 508-228-1387

mark your old house Every year, NPT completes research for property owners to help unlock their home’s past. Deed research, the first step, can assist in uncovering key information such as who built a house, the first owner’s occupation, and the date of ­construction. We can use this information to mark a house and to provide a bit of history for the passerby.

Baker Turner c. 1800 First Cottage Hospital 1912–1957 Baker Turner, caulker (a ship sealer), purchased the land where 23 West Chester Street stands from Jethro Hussey and John Pinkham for $112 on June 7, 1800. A house was built by island builder, Perez Jenkins, later that same year.

Upon Turner’s death in 1815, the dwelling passed to his heirs, including his wife, Susan (1770–1843). In 1846, the house was sold by the remaining heirs to Baker’s and Susan’s son, Abner Turner (1810–81), who retained the house until his death. The property then passed to Abner’s wife, Lucina ­[Lucinda] Smith Turner (d. September 1896), and Susie E. Ray Turner, wife of Abner Turner Jr. (d. June 1896). The family sold the property to Charles and Christine Este, who held it until 1912, when it was purchased for the first Nantucket Cottage Hospital, which used it as its main building until the ­construction of the new hospital on Prospect Street in 1957.

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Architectural Walking Tours ’Sconset Tours Second and Fourth Friday of each month at 4:00 p.m.

(July–mid-September) $10 per person Meet at the ’Sconset Trust office in the village 1 New Street

Main Street Tours Second and Third Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m.

(June–mid-September) $10 per person Meet at the NPT office, 11 Centre Street For further information, visit our Web site at: www.nantucketpreservation.org.

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Coming Soon!

’Sconset: House by House

A neighborhood book researched and written by NPT’s executive director Michael May. Made possible with generous financial support from the ’Sconset Trust and the Nantucket community.

’Sconset: House by House features a history of more than sixty village cottages, including the early fish houses along Broadway, Center, Front, and Shell Streets. The book is the ideal companion to the NPT’s walking tour, which starts at the ’­Sconset Trust office at 1 New Street. To pique your interest, we thought we would provide a glimpse of the history of this street and the ’Sconset Trust’s headquarters building.

New Street in ’Sconset was laid out in 1836 with twenty lots platted off at the east end of the road. This land was previously part of the property held

by Latham Paddack, whose house once fronted Main Street (now gone).

The street had various names over the years: for a brief time in the 1840s it was known as Tremont Street and later as Jefferson Street. Cottages on New Street were built soon after the road was cut through, and several houses were earlier structures that were relocated from the bluff to save them from the eroding bank along Front Street.

View of New Street looking east, 1880s. Henry S. Wyer

Horace Folger, c. 1881 1 New Street below, with a roofwalk, c. 1870s

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1 New Street The land associated with 1 New Street was owned by William Coffin in 1836, when the lot was recorded as part of the subdivision, but it was soon in the possession of James Athearn. Athearn most likely purchased the ­property in 1837 when he sold a fish house at the top of Broadway. Athearn, who came to the island in 1806 and married Lydia Cary, was a prominent businessman and served as cashier and then president of the Pacific Bank. Unfortunately, he stepped down in 1843 after a few tough financial years following the loss of the Washington House Hotel and several whale-oil buildings in the fires of 1836 and 1838. The ’Sconset property, described as a “dwelling house and outbuildings” in 1844, was most likely built by Athearn. As part of his b­ ankruptcy, the property was sold and came into the possession of Susan E ­ lkins, who operated a public house on Center Street. Elkins held the ­cottage until 1855, when she sold the house to Oliver C. Folger, (1822– 1908) and his wife, Mary F. Holmes (b. 1836), daughter of Valentine Holmes of Martins Box (16 Broadway).

A master mariner, Folger also invested in real estate after his retirement from the sea and constructed a grocery store at the southeast corner of New and Shell Streets in 1887 (now Zero New Street). Folger’s house remained in the family after Oliver’s death, passing to his only child, Horace, who held it until his death in 1936.

The property at one time included a barn that in the early twentieth ­century became an ice house. In about 1930, the barn was used as the meeting place of the Srail Club (liars spelled backwards), a social club for local and s­ ummer residents described in 1934 as “formed for the protection of the aged and infirm and children and whose members pledged to report ­reckless driving. . . . . Members are judged by their stance in fishing and their ability to tell no truth.” Today, Srail is found on a separate parcel and serves as a summer home, while 1 New Street, along with a gallery and apartment, houses the office of the ’Sconset Trust. npt

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Are you inspired by old buildings?

Want to expand your career in the construction field?

Build on the Past

 Train for the Future  Consider learning or expanding your knowledge of traditional building techniques. These much sought-after crafts can provide you with skills to restore Nantucket’s historic architecture.

Through its Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship Program, NPT is dedicated to providing full-time study and workshops for island residents.

Timber framing, joinery, plastering, masonry, and more...

For further information, contact: Nantucket Preservation Trust 11 Centre Street • P.O. Box 158 Nantucket, MA 02554 T: 508-228-1387

www.nantucketpreservation.org

NPT Architectural Preservation Fund The goal of the NPT Architectural Preservation Fund is to encourage ­community-wide efforts to protect Nantucket’s historic architecture.The fund brings recognition to key projects, emphasizes the importance of proper p­ reservation work, and encourages community support.

Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship

The Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship was ­established by the NPT (with generous support from the Fabachers) to ­offer Nantucketers the opportunity to enhance their b­uilding skills ­ through a scholarship to the preservation-carpentry ­program at the North B ­ ennet Street School in Boston. Our goal in e­ stablishing this ­scholarship is to provide educational o­ pportunities to encourage and promote traditional building m ­ ethods ­essential for the preservation of Nantucket’s historic architecture.

In addition to the scholarship’s main goal, the program p­ romotes ­understanding of traditional building methods by sponsoring field trips to the North Bennet Street School for middle- and ­high-school students, coordinating on-island demonstration p­ rojects for all age groups, and assisting the island building trades by offering short ­courses for learning traditional building methods.

Help us complete our scholarship endowment fund campaign by ­donating today. For more information about the scholarship program or to donate, call Michael May, NPT’s executive director, at 508-228-1387.

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An interview with Hollis Webb 2017-2018 Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship Recipient

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get excited when I see a timber-frame house on Nantucket,” Hollis Webb says, “What do I have to do to get other people excited about them, too?”

A Nantucket native, Hollis is one of just eleven students who will graduate this June from the North Bennet Street School’s (NBSS) ­heralded Preservation Carpentry program. He is the 2017 and 2018 recipient of the NPT’s Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship.

Carpentry has been a part of Hollis’s life for as long as he can ­remember. Family and friends worked in the trades on Nantucket, and Hollis has experience in many different aspects of homebuilding. Prior to ­enrolling in the Preservation Carpentry program, Hollis worked as a carpenter, including on some traditional projects with Pen Austin.

“Nantucket has a solid community working in preservation and ­historical architecture,” Hollis says, “All these first-period homes are just five minutes apart.”

With Nantucket’s high concentration of historic homes, Hollis knew a program in preservation was the right next step in his career.

First-year students in Preservation Carpentry learn basic ­woodworking skills in the shop, with an emphasis on the use of hand tools. “We ­applied some of the basic timber framing we learned in the first year to a first-period home. That was incredible,” Hollis says.

Second-year students take their skills on the road. Hollis’s class ­recently completed a sill restoration on a 1720s house in Norwell, Massachusetts. Sill repair was one of the more challenging projects Hollis has encountered at NBSS: “You’re working on projects with no easy solution.You’re figuring everything out as you go.”

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­ ttending the NBSS has changed the way Hollis views his hometown: A “I remember coming back home during Christmas after my first ­semester, and it was like seeing Nantucket for the first time. I was seeing the island through a different lens.”

After graduation, Hollis plans to return to Nantucket full time to live and work. “I’m excited to get back. There are projects in every d­ irection,” he says “The best thing that could happen would be to work with ­homeowners who really appreciate the idea of restoring their home.”

Hollis encourages anyone interested in applying to the North Bennet Street School to work in carpentry for a few years, and “find a way to study Nantucket’s old houses, not just to study the frame, but to dig into the history of the house.”

At the Nantucket Preservation Trust, our doors are always open to those who wish to learn more about the history of Nantucket’s architecture, or about our scholarship programs for students who want to learn traditional trades. npt

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CLARISSA PORTER PRESERVATION EASEMENT FUND

Clarissa Porter (1939–2012), a former NPT board member, was a tireless and passionate advocate for preservation and had a lifelong love of Nantucket and its ­historic architecture. She served as a ­ ­member, since its i­nception, of the NPT ­ Easement Committee, and her ­diligent work led directly to preservation easements on several ­properties and raised awareness of NPT and its ­mission.

Clarissa’s summer home at 5 Quince Street became the first property on the ­island to have its interior features ­protected by a preservation ­restriction. Because of Clarissa’s generosity and ­passion for historic Nantucket, the ­easement program is named in her honor.

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Photo by Kathleen Hay

Please consider a donation to the fund r­estricted for easement ­protection and assistance. For more information, visit our Web site or call the NPT office.

Preservation easements

Photo by Kristin Weber

Preservation easements (called restrictions in Massachusetts) are d­ esigned to protect the architectural integrity of a property for f­uture generations.

Easements must be placed on the exterior of a h­ istoric property, but can also include key elements of a building’s interior, if desired. E ­ asements are tailored to the specific building and the ­wishes of the property o­ wner.

First Congregational Church, 62 Centre Street

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NPT EASEMENT PROPERTIES First Congregational Church and Old North Vestry 62 Centre Street Quaker Meeting House 7 Fair Street Fire Hose Cart House 8 Gardner Street Greater Light 8 Howard Street The Nantucket Atheneum 1 India Street Hospital Thrift Shop 17 India Street

Rescom Palmer House 9 New Mill Street

Frederick Mitchell House 69 Main Street (pending)

Grafton Gardner House 8 Pine Street

Jabez Bunker/Prince Gardner House 85 Main Street

Nathaniel Hussey House 5 Quince Street

Captain Thaddeus Coffin House 89 Main Street

Captain Peleg Bunker House 4 Traders Lane

Hadwen-Wright House 94 Main Street

John B. Nicholson House 55 Union Street (pending)

Thomas Starbuck House 11 Milk Street

Maria Mitchell Birthplace 1 Vestal Street

1800 House 4 Mill Street

Maria Mitchell Library Vestal Street American Legion 21 Washington Street (pending) Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin Lancasterian School 4 Winter Street Boston-Higginbotham House 27 York Street

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2017: A Year in Review

HIGHLIGHTS NANTUCKET PRESERVATION SYMPOSIUM

NPT launched a successful and well-received first preservation ­symposium on June 6–8. The symposium, which coincided with the ­island’s ­Preservation Month festivities, focused on architecture, interiors, and landscapes during Nantucket’s Golden Age. A crowd of more than two hundred attended the keynote address by architectural critic Paul Goldberger, seventy-five registrants, five scholarship recipients, sixteen national and local preservation speakers participated in the intense threeday program.Twenty-one historic sites were opened for study and tours.

2017 Keynote speaker Paul Goldberger Photo courtesy of Michael Lionstar

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NEW OFFICES

Among the many changes in 2017 was the office move to Sherburne Hall in late September. NPT entered into a preservation partnership with the University of Florida’s Preservation Institute Nantucket, which will i­nclude special programs and joint projects.

Stay tuned. . .

AWARDS

Photo by Kris Kinsley Hancock

Twenty-seventeen marked the eleventh consecutive year of the NPT’s awards program, which has honored dozens of owners, preservationists, and craftspeople.

More than a hundred members and recipients and their families and co-workers attended the June 29 ceremony at the Nantucket Yacht Club, generously sponsored by Michael Kovner and Jean Doyen de Montaillou. Eight projects were awarded in five categories: Architectural ­Preservation, Stewardship, Landscape, New Construction, and Traditional Building Methods (see page 20 for details).

INTERIOR DOCUMENTATION

NPT and PIN continued to work on the historic-interiors project with almost three hundred houses ranked in 2017. A second round of CPC funding was received to continue documenting at-risk properties using 3D laser scanning.

NPT’S CORE PROGRAMS, MARKERS, H ­ ISTORIES, AND EASEMENTS provide the opportunity to educate,

d­ ocument, and protect the island’s historic properties. Among the many 2017 accomplishments was the completion of the Hospital Thrift Shop (17 India Street) preservation restriction.

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SCHOLARSHIP

Hollis Webb began his studies at the North Bennet Street School’s ­preservation carpentry program, in part with a scholarship from NPT’s Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship Fund (see page 66).

FUND AND FRIEND RAISERS

A hundred and twenty guests attended the Summer Lecture and ­Luncheon to hear Brent Hull at the Siasconset Chapel on July 20. A lunch for ­seventy-one followed at the Chanticleer.

Photos by Kris Kinsley Hancock

Three hundred and eighty-five participated in the August Fête activities along Mill Street on August 10—including a historic-house tour and ­reception, and a follow-up antiques show preview breakfast on August 11.

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Photo by Kristin Weber

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2017 Leadership Members Charles M. and Nancy A. Geschke Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Doug Abbey Carrie and Leigh Abramson Tom and Elisabeth Giovine Elizabeth and Lee Ainslie Mr. and Mrs. Mark Godfrey Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Ancona Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Gottwald Anne and Sandy Apgar Susan Zises Green Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Kathy Arvay Kim and Jeff Greenberg Mrs. Carol Atkinson Susan and Edward Greenberg Janet and Sam Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold IV Mary-Randolph Ballinger Mr. and Mrs. Mark Groenstein Margaret Ritchie R. Battle Family Fund Charles and Kaaren Hale Ken and Gussie Beaugrand Mrs. Donald C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Gary Beller Mr. Frank Harris Erin and Philip Boeckman Ms. Cassandra H. Henderson Maureen and Edward Bousa Ann and Peter Holmes Mr. William F. Brandt Jr. Douglas Horst, MD and Maureen Phillips Mary and David Brown Barbara and Amos Hostetter Mrs. J. Stewart Bryan III Betsey and John Moller Ms. Debbie Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson Bill and Laura Buck Ms. Barbara Jones Ms. Kathleen Cannon and Mr. Brian Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Allan M. Kaplan Kathy and David Cheek Diane and Art Kelly Ciaran McCloskey–CMC Construction Thomas A. Kershaw Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crowley Christine Kinney Mr. Christopher L. Dallmus Ken and Carol Kinsley Mary and Marvin Davidson Mr. and Mrs.† Christopher Larsen Anne Delaney and Calvin Carver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Lawrence Caroline and Doug Ellis Mrs. Perrin Lilly Mr. and Mrs. Michael Elzay Sue and Byron Lingeman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ericksen Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Lowry Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Mr. Angus MacLeod and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fahrenkopf Dr. Dianne Coscia MacLeod Ms. Mary Ellen G. Ferrel Mrs. Seymour G. Mandell Barbara J. Fife Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. McCarthy Mark and Lynn Filipski Linda and Ben McGrath Nancy and Al Forster Mr. and Mrs. Martin McKerrow Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Fox Ms. Joanna McNeil Lewis Sam and Matt Fremont-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard Menschel Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Garland Mr. Jason Michel 77

Winnie and Chris Mortenson Ann and Craig Muhlhauser Mr. Maxwell Mundy and Rev. J. Carr Holland lll Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Murphy Jr. Britt and Diane Newhouse Charitable Fund Ms. Anne Olsen Liz and Jeff Peek Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Perry Pfizer Foundation Nat and Melissa Philbrick Ms. Kristene Pierce Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pierson Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Polachi Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pongrace Bill Porter and Peggy Davis Guy Bristow and Barbara Presta Mrs. Ella Wall Prichard Ms. Lisa Quattrocchi Marcia and Tom Richards Kennedy and Susan Richardson Maria and George Roach Mr. and Mrs. A. Francis Robinson Ellen and David Ross Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Rowland Ms. Leigh Royer and Frank Scheuer Kathy and John Salmanowitz Mr. Gerald Schwartz Don Shockey and Mary Farland Mr. Irwin J. Smith III Reverend Georgia A. Snell Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Spitler Laura and Greg Spivy Peter C. Steingraber Harris and Esta-Lee Stone Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sullivan Marie and John Sussek The Judy Family Foundation Mrs. Frank Tolsdorf Mr. and Mrs. James O. Treyz Deborah and Don Van Dyke 78

Ms. Lynda Vickers-Smith Pam Waller Suellen Ward and John Copenhaver Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Webb III Mr. and Mrs. David Webber Anne and Tom Weinstock Mr. and Mrs. F. Helmut Weymar Henry K. Willard II David S. Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wright †Deceased

*Every effort was made to ensure the above, and following lists are complete and accurate. If an error of omission was made at press-time, please don’t hesitate to let us know by calling our office at 508-228-1387, or emailing us at info@nantucket preservation.org. Thank you.

2017 general Members Mr. James W. Abbott Mrs. Owsley Brown II Jeffrey Allen and Betty Browning Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Brown Karen Maede Allman and Elizabeth Mueller Wales Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brownlee Ms. Margaret M. Altreuter Mr. and Mrs. James E. Buckman Mr. and Mrs. Pennel Ames Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Buechle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Anathan Ms. Cary Hazlegrove and Mr. Andy Bullington Mrs. Barbara Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Ms. Molly Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Burton Mrs. Kendall P. Anderson Dr. and Mrs. George P. Butterworth Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Callahan Mrs. Gale Arnold Mr. and Mrs. David Callahan Ms. Joan Badie Mr. and Mrs. Peter F. Campanella Ms. Margit Baker Ms. Ingela Carlsson Mr. and Mrs. John A. Baldwin Carolyn Thayer Interiors Mr. and Mrs. David H. Barlow Mr. John B. Carroll Mr. Curtis L. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Catlin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barney Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Caulfield Mr. and Mrs. David Beardsley Mr. Howard B. Chadwick Jr. Mr. Scott Beardsley Mrs. Loise B. Chapin Ms. Patricia Beilman and Mr. David Poor Elizabeth Churchill Mr. and Mrs. John W. Belash Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Clark Mrs. Deborah Belichick Ms. Cheryl Clarkson Mr. Allan D. Bell Peter Classen Ms. Carol A. Bellmaine Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Coffin Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Collins Mr. and Mrs. Zolton Benyus Ms. Marion Roland Conley Mr. and Mrs. Nils L. Berglund Mr. and Mrs. William F. Connell Bergquist Masonry LLC Mr. and Mrs. Steve Conway Mr. and Mrs. B. Armyan Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Craven Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Besecker Mr. and Mrs. Gary Creem Donald Best Mr. Richard C. Crisson Mr. and Mrs. James Blackmore Mrs. Samuel D. Daume Susan Blair and David Shukis John Dautrich Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bloom Ms. Alice I. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Neil M. Blume Mrs. J. Antonio de Zalduondo †Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Deck Mr. and Mrs. William J. Boardman Mr. and Mrs. David S. Deutsch Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Boasberg Mrs. Jeanne R. Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Boling Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Dickson Ms. Ann Bond Mr. Philip H. Didriksen Jr. Caroline Borrelli Ms. Lucy S. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Boucai Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Dolan Mrs. Edith S. Bouriez Mr. and Mrs. Robert Donohoe Ms. Barbara M. Bowman Dr. and Mrs. William H. Druckemiller Dr. and Mrs. Michael Bralower Mr. and Mrs. Lee H. Dunn Ms. Elizabeth J. Brinkerhoff Emeritus Development, Ltd Mrs. Arthur G. Broll Ms. Marsha Fader Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Brome Mr. and Mrs. John Falk Ms. Carol Ann Brown 79

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Farrell Ms. Martha Himes Ms. Trudy Dujardin and Mr. Frank Fasanella Mrs. Winston R. Hindle Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Fee Mr. Frank Holahan and Ms. Rose Gonnella Sherri Ferguson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holden Taylor Fernley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher F. Holland Ms. Mary Ellen G. Ferrel Hollie Powers Holt Fine Art Mr. and Mrs. Eric V. Finger Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holt Jr. Prof. J. Scott Finn and Mr. Charles Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holt Dr. and Mrs. Josef E. Fischer Mr. James Hoon Mrs. Judith Flynn James and Pat Houser Mr. and Mrs. William M. Folberth Mr. Robert T. Hoyt Jr. Ms. Ingrid Francis Mr. and Mrs. George J. Hubbs Robert Franklin and Charles Mappin Mr. and Mrs. Richard Irwin Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Frascati Ms. Gloria Jarecki Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Freeman Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Fronk Mrs. Priscilla Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Eric Frost Ms. Barbara Ann Joyce David Gagnon and Shelley Dresser Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Craig Gambee Mrs. Stephen J. Karper Mr. Charles J. Gardner Mr. Sanford Kendall Mr. and Mrs. Peter Georgantas Mr. Daniel Korengold and Ms. Martha Dippell Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Gewirtz Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Korngold Mr. and Mrs. Whitney A. Gifford Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kraeutler Mr. J. Edward Gillum Jr. Ms. Denice Kronau Drs. Margaret B. and John N. Goldman Ms. Kathryn Kubie Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Goldsmith Mr. John Lamb Mr. Ryan Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Frank Langhammer III Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gosh Mr. and Mrs. Paul LaPaglia Ms. Toby Ann Greenberg Dr. and Mrs. Jock Lawrason Mr. and Mrs. Wade Greene Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Lee Ms.Victoria Greenhood and Mr. Robert Remar Ms. Sharon LeFevre Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Grote Mr. and Mrs. James Lentowski The Hon. and Mrs. Ray W. Grubbs Mrs. Susan S. Leonard Mrs. Jean R. Haffenreffer Mr. and Mrs. Larry Levine Dr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Hakes Ron Levy and Susan Nestor Levy Barbara Halsted Dr. and Mrs. Keith M. Lindgren Barbara and Gerald Hamelburg Ms. Leslie Linsley Mr. and Mrs. Dudley M. Harde Mr. and Mrs. C. Richard Loftin Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harding Jr. Mrs. Charles P. Lord Ms. Carolyn Harthun Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lorenzo Mrs. William H. Hays III Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lothian Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Heath Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Lowy Mrs. Peter S. Heller Dr. and Mrs. David A. Lund Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Helms Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Lussier Jr. Mr. Joseph P. Helyar Ms. Mary-Adair Macaire Ms. Dorothy K. Hesselman Mr. and Mrs. Ian R. MacKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Heyda Mr. and Mrs. John Macleod Ms. Elizabeth K. Hillger Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Maffeo Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hilzenrath Rosalie Maloney 80

Mr. and Mrs. James Marinelli Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marino Mr. and Mrs. Terence D. Martin Mrs. William B. Matteson Mr. Michael May and Mr. Housley Carr Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. McGill III Ms. Ruth A. McGlathery Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. McGowan Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. McGuire Mr. Christopher McKeown Ms. Paula McLeod and Mr. James Pfaff Mr. Ethan R. McMorrow Mr. and Mrs. Nathan B. McMullen Ms. Juliana S. McNamara Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. McNeil III Dr. and Mrs. J. William McRoberts Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Medaugh Mr. and Mrs. Richardson T. Merriman Mr. and Mrs. F. Duffield Meyercord Mr. and Mrs. Peter Millard Mr. William C. Miller IV Mrs. Michael D. Milone Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Mittenthal Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mix Mr. and Mrs. Robert Monahan Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Moore Jr. William and Siobhan O’Mahony Moore Mr. and Mrs. T. Channing Moore Mrs. Copeland Morton Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Moyer Mr. Bruce Beni Mrs. Philip C. Murray † Mr. Gene Mahon Mr. and Mrs. Scott Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Rick Nopper Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Norton Mr. and Mrs. Al Novissimo—Novation Media Mr. and Mrs. G. Philip Nowak Ms. Elizabeth Oldham Mr. and Mrs. Robert Olson Mrs. V. Henry O’Neill Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Orr Mrs. Maureen Orth Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Ostrander Eileen M. Ouellette, MD, JD Mr. E. Prather Palmer Mrs. Stanley Pardo Ms. Nancy L. Pasley 81

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ian Pass Mr. and Mrs. Scott Paton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Patsalos-Fox Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Pearson Mr. Peter Pennoyer Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Perlman Mr. Dave Perry-Miller Ms. Mary Ellen Peters Mr. Brian Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Sam Phelan Ms. Nancy L. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Scott Pidcock Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Piemonte Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pinto Ms. Diane Pitt Mr. Robert Pollack Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Pollack Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pretz Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Putterman The Hon. and Mrs. R. James Nicholson Ms. Susan Miller Raisch Dr. and Mrs. Frank F. Rand Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ravenel Dr. Shirley Ferguson Rayport Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Read Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Rein Mr. and Mrs. George M. Rich Mr. and Mrs. Peter E. Rodts Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt Mrs. Susan H. Ruddick Mr. and Mrs. James A. Runde Ms. Judith K. Rushmore Mr. J. Wood Rutter Mr. Stephen Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Sabelhaus Mrs. Bonnie M. Sacerdote Ms. Christine Sanford Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santucci Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schaperkotter Ms. Janet Schulte Mr. and Mrs. William Schutt Mr. and Mrs. Cary M. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Scott Mrs. William A. Sevrens Valerie Sherlock and Austin O’Toole Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith Ms. Penny F. Snow

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Verney Mrs. Jane F. Soderberg Mr. Jonathan Vipond and Mr. Tim Bunner III Mrs. Kitty Sperry Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Vittorini Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Spiro Mrs. John Von Soosten Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stahler Mr. and Mrs. Robert von Zumbusch Mr. and Mrs. Phillip F. Stambaugh Mrs. Eugenie H. Voorhees Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stanton Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wagley The Rev. and Mrs. C. William Steelman Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wagner Mr. and Mrs. William Stern Mr. and Mrs. W. Wyatt Walker Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stock Mr. Edward Waller Ms. Laura F. Stockwell Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walters Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Stone Ms. Catherine S. Ward Ms. Kate Stout Ms. Emma H. Ward Mr. and Mrs. Craig Strehlow The Wareck Family Mr. and Mrs. William M. Sullivan Mrs. Maire Watkins Mrs. Sandra H. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. David Webber Mr. and Mrs. Vincent E. Todd Jr. RhodaWeinman, Esq. and Mr. Joseph McLaughlin Mr. Harrison J. Weisner Ms. Nikki S. Toole † Dr. and Mrs. Francis M. Weld Mr. and Mrs. W. David Troast Mr. Todd West Mr. Robert Troxell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. West Ms. Anne Troutman and Mr. Aleks Istanbullu Mr. and Mrs. John R. Whitney Mr. Richard L. Tuck Mr. and Mrs. Edward I. Wight Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Tudor Mr. and Mrs. Jay Wilson Mr. Samuel G. H. Turner II Mr. John G. Wofford Mr. and Mrs. James Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wright Ms. Constance Q. Umberger Drs. Robert A. and Elaine E.Yordan Ms. Clara R. Urbahn Mr. and Mrs. P. Rhoads Zimmerman Mr. Steven R. Valentine Ms. Maria L. Zodda Ms. Pamela Van Hoven Clark

legacy gifts

Curtis W. Livingston Family

Event and Program Underwriters

Brown Brothers Harriman Community Foundation for Nantucket—ReMain Nantucket Fund Kathleen Hay Designs Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hedberg Janet and Sam Bailey Caroline and Doug Ellis Barbara J. Fife Susan Zises Green, Inc., ASID Barbara and Amos Hostetter Michael Kovner and Jean Doyen de Montaillou Ken and Carol Kinsley Ann and Craig Muhlhauser Marie and John Sussek The White Elephant 82

corporate partners

Antiques Council, Inc. Verdura event and program leaders Mr. and Mrs. Doug Abbey ACKtivities Janis Aldridge and Buzz Goodall Gale Arnold Mr. Harvey Auerbach Mary-Randolph Ballinger David Barham and Lauri Robertson Beverly A. and David H. Barlow Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm Inc. BNY Mellon Wealth Management Lisa Botticelli and Ray Pohl Maureen and Edward Bousa Mary and David Brown Bill and Laura Buck Bob and Eileen Butler Cape Cod Five Kathy and David Cheek Chris Dallmus, Design Associates Inc. Ms. Cheryl Clarkson Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Creamer Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Daisey Anne Delaney and Calvin Carver Jr. Philip Didriksen Kimberly and Bradford Dimeo Martha Dippell and Danny Korengold Mr. Robert B. Donmoyer Mr. Richard Doyle and Ms. Kate O’Kelly Caroline and Doug Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Elzay Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Barbara J. Fife Mark and Lynn Filipski Nancy and Al Forster Andrew Forsyth and Kelly Williams Sam and Matt Fremont-Smith The Gilbert Verney Foundation Mark and Eleanor Gottwald Susan Zises Green Susan and Ed Greenberg Charles and Kaaren Hale Kevin Halista Cassandra Henderson Christian and Donna Hoffman Douglas Horst, MD and Maureen Phillips Barbara and Amos Hostetter Mr. and Mrs. Zenas Hutcheson III Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobsen

Diane and Art Kelly Ken and Carol Kinsley Ms. Carolyn Knutson Michele Kolb Arie and Coco Kopelman Paul Kosak and Anouk van der Boor Michael Kovner and Jean Doyen de Montaillou Bonnie and Peter Kramer Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Lee Ron Levy and Susan Nestor Levy David and Diane Lilly Sue and Byron Lingeman Vincent and Debra Maffeo Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maisto Chris McKeown Barbara Sachnoff Mendlowitz Pam and Rich Merriman Robert Miklos Chris Mortenson Winnie Mortenson Ann and Craig Muhlhauser Sally and Michael Orr Kathy and Roger Penske Peregrine Group Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Perry Nat and Melissa Philbrick Barbara Presta and Guy Bristow Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pretz Marcia and Tom Richards Kennedy and Susan Richardson Maria and George Roach Bonnie Roseman Leigh Royer and Frank Scheuer Linda Saligman Ruth Sayer Paul Sklarew Peter C. Steingraber Harris and Esta-Lee Stone Paul and Melinda Sullivan Marie and John Sussek Sylvia Antiques, Inc. The Nantucket Hotel Deborah and Don Van Dyke Weatherly Design LLC Eileen Shields-West and Robin West Henry K. Willard II David S. Wolff 83

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Program Supporters

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Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley Artists Association of Nantucket Sam and Janet Bailey Mary-Randolph Ballinger David Barham and Lauri Robertson Bartlett’s Farm John and Lisa Bermel Cape Cod Five The Chanticleer Coffin School Trustees Michael Darling Porter and Lisa Dawson Diane Elliott Frank Fahrenkopf First Congregational Church Great Harbor Yacht Club Gregory and Annabelle Fowlkes Michael and Florence Frascati Matt and Samantha Fremont-Smith Peter and Elizabeth Georgantas Rob Goldrich and Brian Rice Billi and Bobby Gosh Great Harbor Yacht Club Green Chimney owners Don† and Bev Harris Mary Margaret Holmes Hospital Thrift Shop Art and Diane Kelly Maria Mitchell Association Leslie Mayer Polly and Peter Millard The Mueller Family Craig and Ann Muhlhauser Nantucket Historical Association Nantucket Island Resorts Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum Nantucket Yacht Club Jeffrey and Caroline Paduch The Rodts Family ’Sconset Trust Siasconset Union Chapel South Church Preservation Fund David and Barbara Spitler Paul and Melinda Sullivan Jason Tilroe Anne Troutman Unitarian Meeting House Pam Waller Brand Whitlock Marilyn and Annabel Whitney Yellow Productions 85

nantucket preservation trust would like to thank our 2018 Legacy Circle Founders David and Mary Brown Doug and Caroline Ellis Michelle Elzay Al and Nancy Forster Chris Mo Mortenson Anne Troutman Pam Waller Create your own meaningful legacy by including Nantucket Preservation Trust in your estate plans.

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Our 93rd Year Our 93rd Year

Boro Sawmill & Timber Since 1925

Our 93rd Year

Nantucket Office : 6 Lovers Lane, Nantucket, MA 02554 Nantucket Office : Nantucket Office : 6 Lovers Lane, Nantucket, MA 02554 6 Lovers Lane, Nantucket, MA 02554

Phone: 508-325-0400 Facsimile: 508-325-0359

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Nantucket Preservation Trust Statement of Activities

2017 Operating revenues: Contributions $332,489 Program services 174,252 Fundraising events 60,939 Sale of goods (net of cost) 16,988 Interest & dividend income 17,334 Total operating revenues 602,002

Operating expenses: Program 340,728 Management & general 79,530 Fundraising 101,639 Total operating expenses 521,897

Change in net assets from operations 80,105

Realized & unrealized investment gains 40,115 Change in net assets 120,220

Net assets, beginning of year 810,815 Net assets, end of year $931,035

2016 $268,848 30,827 108,774 26,488 14,881 451,768 225,842 80,246 114,500 420,588 29,230 21,721 50,951 759,864 $810,815

Extracted from audited 2017 financial statements

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End Note

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et’s face it: the island is changing. Nantucket’s success is ­putting a strain on our resources and threatens our quality of life. But Nantucket is still a wonderful place, and with an astonishing concentration of historic buildings—unlike any other community in America. This resource is essential for a healthy island, and we should do all we can to make sure it is protected and that any changes and additions are completed with the principles ­outlined in Building with Nantucket in Mind. When they are not, we all should be outraged.

Unfortunately, it is becoming all too obvious that the backbone of protection of our historic resources—the local historic-district ­ ­legislation is not always working as it should. The HDC has a tough job, and its commissioners are overworked and overwhelmed with more applications than most historic-district commissions in the state.

The commissioners do a good job ensuring that the exteriors of our buildings “look” right, but with the time it takes to review ­applications, a lack of preservation staff to assist, and the expanding number of ­projects before the HDC, important things can and do slip by.

How do we ensure that the Old Historic District and the heart of ’Sconset are better protected? One obvious way is to rework the local historic-district legislation for the twenty-first century.

Preservation has changed dramatically with an emphasis on ­preservation of materials using science and the latest technology, and the ­legislation first implemented in 1955 needs upgrading to ­incorporate best ­preservation practices. It is time to separate the HDC role of ­overseeing new construction in areas that are not in the core areas from review of our historic resources. Although both are important, much more attention needs to be paid to the ­historic ­buildings that can’t be replaced. For them, we need to emphasize ­retaining ­historic elements that make them special. Repair rather than replacement needs to be encouraged, and careful oversight of the plans needs to be completed so authenticity is preserved.

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Look around: small details and not so small details are being lost each year. All too often a review for a house is done in isolation.

There are now too many cases where insensitive additions or entire new ­houses overshadow the historic house next door, disrupting and forever changing the historic streetscapes. Separating the districts, and providing more time and analysis of the historic structures, would make the HDC’s job easier, more effective, and purposeful. Stricter review of historic buildings and perhaps a lessening of some controls for buildings outside the core areas should be studied.

We call on the HDC and town to work to take steps to ensure that the integrity of the historic areas is maintained for future generations. We believe separating the districts would be a great first step. npt

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