Ramblings 2024 - Nantucket Preservation Trust

RAMBLINGS An Annual Publication of

nantucket preservation trust Vol. XVIII • 2024

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Dear Members and Friends,

Thanks for picking up a copy of Ramblings, NPT’s annual magazine. For eighteen years, we’ve highlighted the important historic preservation work happening year-round on Nantucket.

In this issue, celebrate our 2023 Preservation Award Winners, ­honored last ­ September; remember buildings Lost, Threatened, and Saved on ­Nantucket; dig into demolition delay bylaws across the ­Commonwealth, and learn more about how Nantucket’s history of building material ­reuse may be a key to our sustainable future. Ramblings also provides a glimpse into the history of 70 Orange Street, built c.1801 by Lot Cottle, a farmer.

Be sure to mark your calendars for our signature summer events, ­including a l­ecture and luncheon with architect Gil Schafer III on Tuesday, July 23rd and our Annual August Fête on West Chester Street on Thursday, August 8th.

We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to seeing you at our events this summer. For more timely updates, be sure to check out our blog, The Fanlight, on our website.

Sincerely,

Mary Bergman

Executive Director The Nantucket Preservation Trust preserves, protects, and promotes the island’s unique ­architectural heritage and sense of place.

For more information, please visit us at: 11 Centre Street | P.O. Box 158, Nantucket, MA 02554 |508-228-1387 | www.nantucketpreservation.org Ramblings is provided at no cost to our members, island residents, and visitors. Please extend the life of this ­publication by passing it along to a friend.

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Ramblings • Vol XVIII • 2024 NPT Board of Directors Executive Committee Ken Beaugrand, Chair Alison Potts, President Christian Hoffman, Vice President Jon King, Vice President Bill Moore, Treasurer Barbara Halsted, Secretary

Directors David Brown Melanie Gowen Susan Zises Green Michael Kovner Mary-Adair Macaire Al Messina Bernadette Meyer Sam Phelan Ann Swart Michael Sweeney Debra Treyz

Staff Mary Bergman Executive Director Rita Carr Deputy Director Julie Kever Administrative Assistant

Editor Mary Bergman

Editorial Staff Rita Carr

Table of Contents

Did You Know?

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Lost, Threatened, and Saved

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Preservation Awards 2023 Award Winners

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2024 Summer Lecture and Luncheon with Architect Gil Schafer III

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August Fête: A Night on Nantucket’s North Shore

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Architectural Reuse: Learning from Other Communities

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Preservation Tools 55 Preservation in Practice: NPT House Markers and Histories 70 Orange Street NPT’s Architectural Preservation Fund Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship Clarissa Porter Preservation Easement Fund: Preservation in Perpetuity

2023: Highlights and Annual Report

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NPT Membership Information

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End Note

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Photography Mary Bergman Rita Carr Garth Grimmer Kathleen Hay

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 image courtesy of Matt Cosby

Graphic Design

Kathleen Hay Designs

Historic images courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association Copyright © 2024 Nantucket Preservation Trust

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Photo by Kathleen Hay

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 Architectural Studies • Architectural Lectures • Architectural Preservation Fund • August Fête • Brief Histories, House Genealogies, and Comprehensive House Histories Historic District Commission Testimonies • Historic House Tours • 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 & Codfish Park Walking Tours • Summer Lecture and Luncheon Traditional Building Methods Demonstrations 9

Demolition of Skipper Restaurant, 1986

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cross Massachusetts, communities use demolition delays to give historic buildings the chance to be saved. A demolition delay bylaw requires that any person seeking to demolish a building must wait a ­c ertain p­ eriod of time (generally six to eighteen months), allowing o­ thers the chance to either arrange to move a building or to salvage m ­ aterials from it before it is demolished, or to consider a ­d esign ­p roposal for a building that retains much of the ­o riginal ­s tructure. It does not necessarily prevent a demolition, but it does allow for a chance to consider alternatives that respect historic structures.

According to data compiled by the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) in 2023, 159 of the 351 municipalities in the Commonwealth have demolition delay bylaws. The most c­ ommon length of delay is six months, but the MHC r­ecommends one year. Of the 159 communities with a demolition delay, only 12 have wait times less than six months. Nantucket is one of them, with a delay of just 60 days.

Nantucket’s bylaw went into effect in 1997 and is designed to save buildings with residential reuse potential, whether they be historic homes or new construction. However, 60 days is ­r arely enough time to secure the necessary permits, approvals, and contracts required to move a house to a new location. Extending Nantucket’s demolition delay from 60 days to six months could allow for more houses to be saved from the landfill and be reused elsewhere on island. It allows not only for a more sustainable, less wasteful future, but also can help provide a more affordable option for housing and help preser ve historic buildings. Read more about a historic house saved through a house move in the following pages.

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Lost, Threatened, and Saved 13

Meridian Cottage, November, 2023

Meridian site, March 13, 2024

Meridian in dumpsters, March 15, 2024

Lost: Meridian Cottage 29 Commercial Wharf For centuries, Nantucket’s waterfront was the industrial center of the i­sland, home to whale oil refineries, candle factories, rope walks, ­shipyards, and more. Even as Nantucket’s resort economy developed in the late-19th and early 20th centuries, Commercial Wharf remained just that—­commercial. The development of the wharfs as ­accommodations for ­summer visitors came later than some of the other tourism-­focused changes on the ­island, starting in the 1950s, when rental cottages ­began to be constructed on the waterfront. June and Eben Hutchinson, Jr. had one such cottage c­ onstructed for them on Commercial Wharf, which they began to ­advertise for rent in 1956. The Hutchinsons owned M ­ eridian Cottage, a small two-bedroom, vernacular broken back salt box ­structure, at 29 Commercial Wharf, but sold the building in 1964 to ­Island ­Service ­Company, which in January 1974 consolidated with ­Sherburne ­Associates, the large and influential enterprise overseen by Walter ­Beinecke, Jr. Meridian Cottage became part of a larger portfolio of Sherburne ­ ­Associates rental properties on the waterfront. Sherburne Associates ­oversaw a ­complete redevelopment of Straight Wharf, Old South Wharf, and ­Commercial Wharf, which, ­according to Building with ­Nantucket in Mind, the guidebook of Nantucket’s Historic District Commission (HDC), “single handedly turned the island’s economy around.” Beinecke won ­numerous historic preservation awards for his work on Nantucket, and his influence is one of the reasons that the period of significance for Nantucket’s National Historic Landmark designation extends until 1975.

Unfortunately, when an application to demolish Meridian Cottage came before the HDC, the significance of Beinecke’s historic preservation ­ work, presented by the Town’s Preservation Planner, was largely ignored. ­Members of the HDC voted to approve the demolition in a 3-2 vote, with 15

many ­commissioners focusing on the poor condition of the cottage, and not its historical significance. The HDC conditioned their approval of the ­demolition on materials being salvaged from the building. Some ­windows were removed, and other interior features, but on March 14, 2024, ­Meridian Cottage was razed and its historic fabric was piled into dumpsters.

The Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition had not yet been filed at the time of the demolition, and Nantucket Preservation Trust filed an appeal of the HDC’s decision, which is pending as of press time for this magazine.

Meridian Cottage was a Contributing building to the Nantucket ­National Historic Landmark. Small 20th century cottages like Meridian helped to tell the story of the redevelopment of Nantucket’s waterfront from ­industrial center to resort destination. The c­ ottage was a part of h­ arbor front viewshed captured by artists and photographers for nearly 80 years. Now it is s­ lated to be replaced with a 21st century cottage from another ­parcel on ­Commercial Wharf. Our 20th-century architectural heritage is at risk, and too much of it has been lost already. It’s past time that the HDC follows its own guidelines and refuses to approve the ­demolition of contributing buildings like Meridian Cottage.

Meridian Cottage on the far right, c. 1960s 16

Threatened: Jetties Beach Bathing Pavilion Purchased by the Town of Nantucket for $5,500 in 1903, Cliff Bathing Beach (now called Jetties Beach) has been a popular swimming destination for visitors and residents of Nantucket for more than 120 years.

The Town of Nantucket leased the operations of the bathing beach to ­Clifford Folger, who hired the architectural firm Peabody & Sterns to ­design a new beach pavilion building. Peabody & Sterns were an ­iconic American architectural firm who designed many shingle-style resort-era structures up and down the East Coast. Active from 1870 until 1917, ­Peabody & Sterns designed more than 80 resort homes, including the ­original Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island. Peabody & Sterns also ­designed buildings for more than forty colleges and boarding schools, ­beginning with the Smith College Art Museum in 1874.

Despite being one of the most prolific architectural firms at the time, with more than 1,000 commissions, Peabody & Stearns designed relatively few public buildings—no more than forty. While many examples of the firm’s residential architecture survive, the Jetties Beach Bathing Pavilion is a rare surviving example of a Peabody & Stearns building intended for public use.

Jetties Beach Pavilion, c. 1940, courtesy of Nantucket Historical Association 17

Bathers at Jetties Beach Pavilion

The original structure consisted of a casino with wings on either side, ­stretching 300 feet over the sand.The wings contained three hundred ­changing rooms with shower baths and lavatories. (In the age of w ­ oolen ­bathing suits, changing into and out of a swimming costume was a ­production.)

The 1904 building constructed at modern-day Jetties Beach was ­reconfigured in 1909. In 1912, Clifford Folger again contracted with Peabody & Stearns to make additions to the bathhouse. Clerestory windows were added, and the roof pitch of the bathhouse was adjusted. Changes were made to the configuration of the buildings over the years, including the demolition of one of the bathhouse wings in 1972. The so-called Perfect Storm of 1991 caused significant damage to the pavilion building and bathhouse.

The Jetties Beach Bathing Pavilion has suffered damage over the years due to its proximity to the sea. Harsh maritime conditions, like blowing sand and salt air, means the building requires near-continual maintenance. More ­frequent destructive storms, flooding, and sea-level rise all threaten the ­Jetties Beach bathhouse.

The Town of Nantucket’s Department of Parks and Recreation, in consultation with the Historic District Commission and Conservation ­ Commission, is working with a team from Weston & Sampson to plan for the resilient future of this important structure.

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Saved: Bright Lights Cottage “It was John C. Ring’s cottage at Madaket that was the first to light up with the town current…The Ramsdell cottage came next, with the electric lights twinkling the following day.” - Inquirer & Mirror, June 29, 1935 Warren Ramsdell (1838–1909), for whom Warrens Landing was named, was involved in Nantucket civic life and the development of Madaket. He was a fish warden, a lifesaver, and one of the Madaket men who helped land the telegraph cable in 1885.

Warren’s son, Frank W. Ramsdell (1887–1990) was born on Nantucket and spent some time working for a bank in Boston. He returned to the island and was the assistant postmaster of Nantucket in the early 1920s.

By 1925, he began working at the Pacific National Bank until 1955, when he retired, earning the rank of treasurer at the bank.

Frank purchased approximately 2.3 acres of land in Madaket in 1923 from Reginald F. Hussey. By June of 1935, the cottage that would come to be known as “Bright Lights Cottage” was erected. It appears on the 1935 arial survey and is referenced in June 22 and June 29, 1935 articles in The Inquirer & Mirror. Bright Lights Cottage was rented to visitors looking to enjoy summers in Madaket until 1970, when it was sold to new owners who made it their summer retreat.

An application to demolish the Ramsdell Cottage came before the ­Historic District Commission last summer. Jasper Young, owner of Young’s B ­ icycle Shop, had been looking for a house to move onto his lot. A surfer, ­Jasper appreciated the old beach house, especially the original ­ ­ fireplaces, ­paneling, and cottage windows. The owners were willing to wait for ­Jasper to ­arrange the necessary permits to move the structure. There was only one catch—the house was too big to fit on one truck. The cottage was cut in two and traveled more than five miles to its new home. npt

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Bright Lights Cottage, c. 1992

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The Annual Preservation Awards

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A Very Old House

by Judy Belash, 2023 Stewardship Award Winner

I live in a very old house, But the roof and the shingles are new today And will be renewed again from time to time.

But deep inside my very old house Where the floorboards are spreading and the plaster is cracked, Nothing needs to be replaced or renewed, Nothing needs to be changed for me.

My very old house is small, But big enough to store thousands of memories.

That settle down deeper and deeper into history, Where they will always belong.

I hope my very old house will remain Able to host the old ghosts and welcome the ghosts to come, Because I love my very old house.

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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 PreservationAwards emphasize proper preservation and s­ ensitive new construction, showcase Nantucket’s craftspeople, and celebrate the foresight and stewardship of owners who care about our historic structures and the island landscape.

The deadline for applications for our 2024 Awards is July 1, 2024.

Visit bit.ly/NPTawards to download the submission form.

ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION The Michelle Elzay 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 p­ reservation project. Structures may contain additions that are compatible with the ­historic sections and include exterior and interior work. In order to ­qualify for the award, preservation of those portions or features that ­convey the property’s historical, cultural or architectural values is required.

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STEWARDSHIP The John A. and Katherine S. Lodge Stewardship Award recognizes an ­individual, organization, or 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 who maintains a historic property or who has played an important part in the preservation of Nantucket also can be nominated for this award.

TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS The Traditional Building Methods Award recognizes craftspeople who ­promote traditional building methods or who have made a major ­contribution to the field of historic preservation on island. Past r­ ecipients have balanced time-honored methods with modern tools. Consideration can be for one exemplary project or an entire body of work.

HISTORICAL RENOVATION The Historical Renovation Award recognizes the owner(s) of a historic structure and the building professionals who assisted in the design and completion of a sensitive new addition to a historic structure. ­Projects should harmonize with the massing and architectural details of the original structure rather than overwhelm the original structure.

NEW CONSTRUCTION The New Construction Award recognizes new buildings or additions to non-historic structures that take into special consideration the ­surrounding structures and harmonize with the historic streetscape.

An award-worthy new construction project is one that looks as though it has always been there or adds something that has been taken away.

In addition to the annual awards, the NPT board of directors ­periodically 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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PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS MICHELLE ELZAY ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION AWARD Karli and Jim Hagedorn, 34 West Chester Street, 2022 Whitney Lucks and Karl Schneider, 85 Main Street, 2021 The Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket, The Boston-Higginbotham House, 27 York Street, 2020 Jeffrey Paduch and Caroline Hempstead, 86 Main Street, 2019 The Hospital Thrift Shop, 17 India Street, 2018 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 AND GARDEN AWARD The Creeks Preserve, The Nantucket Islands Land Bank and Lucille Hays, 174 Orange Street, 2022 Siasconset Union Chapel, Michael Van Valkenburgh Landscape Associates, and Champoux Landscape, 18 New Street, Siasconset, 2021 Russell and Marian Morash, 2020 Florence Merriam Hill (posthumously), 2019 Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley, 69 Main Street, 2018 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 JOHN A. AND KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD Allan Bell, Nantucket Pharmacy, 45 Main Street, 2022 The Phelan Family, 57-65 Pleasant Street, 2021 HallKeen Management, Academy Hill Apartments, 4 Westminster Street, 2020 Pacific Club Directors, The Pacific Club, 15 Main Street, 2020 Kristen Williams-Haseotes, Shanunga, 10 Broadway, Siasconset, 2019 The Harris Family, John Ray House, 8 Ray’s Court, 2018 Rodts Family, 5 Broadway, 2017 Constance Umberger, 3 Bear Street, 2017 Elizabeth Hilger, 139 Main Street, 2017 28

PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS - continued JOHN A. AND KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD - continued 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 Colin Evans, Mason, 2022 Valley Restoration and the South Church Preservation Fund, 11 Orange Street, 2021 Ben Moore, Carpenter, 2020 Newton Millham, Blacksmith, 2019 Wayne Morris, Mason, 2018 John Wathne and Structures North, 2017 Brian FitzGibbon, Window Restorer, 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 Sherry Lefevre; Bill Willet, 30 Pine Street, 2021 Ken Jennings and Al Messina; Sandcastle Construction, 10 Martins Lane, 2020 Keith and Elizabeth Roe; Michael Sweeney Construction, 51B Centre Street, 2019 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 George and Nell Wilson, 39 Main Street, Siasconset, 2019 Emeritus Development, Nantucket Yacht Club Dormitory, 4 South Beach Street, 2018 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 29

Interior of 7 Starbuck Court, 2023 30

MICHELLE ELZAY ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION AWARD 7 Starbuck Court Dana and Jamey Simpson

A historic candlehouse has been given new life under the ownership of Jamey and Dana Simpson. Originally constructed c. 1807 as a ­candle factory by brothers Joseph and Simeon Starbuck, the building was ­converted to a dwelling between 1923 and 1949. When the Simpsons purchased the property at the end of Starbuck Court in 2020, they ­became only the fifth family to own the building in its more than 200year history. Once taking ownership, they sought to respect the ­historic character of the property and leave as much unchanged as possible, while modernizing it for a 21st-century family.

The Simpsons needed more space than was available in the candle house and a c.1837 shed on the property. They hired the a­ rchitecture firm Hendricks Churchill to design thoughtful renovations of the ­historic structures and conceive a path forward that provided the ­additional living space that was needed. Under the direction of senior designer James Harris, it was decided that adding a third structure would allow for these improvements without altering the existing footprints of either of the historic buildings. Taking its architectural cues from the candlehouse, this third structure is connected to the historic building via a boardwalk.

In the historic candle factory, a team led by project manager Boris Braun and site manager Robert Aschwandenby from Todd Burns Building and Restoration oversaw updates that included plasterwork completed by Oscar Erazo of EC&P, Inc. The main living space retains its open stud walls and tall vaulted ceilings. The Simpsons r­ espected the quirks of a building not originally constructed as a dwelling, which required a new foundation for stability. Mason Kevin ­Martin did ­period-appropriate work in the old and new building. ­Custom doors by Nantucket Millworks complement existing features, as does ­custom millwork by William Green Woodworking. The rest of the team included crews from Barret Enterprises, Strang LLC, 31

Fireplace at 6 Farmer Street

Liberty Concrete, One Time Painting, O’Shea Electric, ­ Dussault Plumbing, Maine & ACK HVAC, and Mac Davis Flooring. Julie Wood of Hither Creek Gardening collaborated with the h­ omeowners to i­nstall simple gardens that complement the buildings and ­contain many ­native plants. Mike Misurelli of J&M L­ andscape Services completed all the hardscaping and larger plantings.

Homeowner and designer Dana Simpson of Hammertown Design drew inspiration from a1960s-era Historic American Building S­ urvey interior photograph of the candlehouse.With beauty and utility at the forefront, Dana’s design incorporates vintage finds, the work of local craftspeople and artisans, and one-of-a-kind pieces that ­harmonize with the ­historic space. The bohemian Monaghan Sisters of Greater Light (8 Howard Street) would feel right at home here.

JOHN A. and KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD 6 Farmer Street Judy and John Belash

The Shubael Folger Jr. house at 6 Farmer Street is one of the more ­unusual homes in town—connected to its neighbor at 4 ­Farmer Street, it provided a peculiar preservation task to Judy and John ­Belash, who purchased the home in 1998. Upon taking ownership of the c. 1764 house, the Belashes sought to adapt it for their uses and restore ­historic elements that had been covered over time.They removed ­Victorian-era and later 20th-century finishes to expose the home’s 18th-­century ­features, including original cradleboards, floors, mantels, f­ireplace paneling, and banister. Working with builder Frank P­ saradelis, they replicated details that had been removed, like a b­ eaded detail on the door frame leading to a new sunroom, where there had previously been a shed built against the house. When the central ­chimney, which had been partially deconstructed by a prior owner, collapsed, the ­Belashes chose to reuse as much of the original brick as possible when reconstructing one of the fireboxes. Under the ­Belashes ownership, the remarkably intact 18th-century details of 6 Farmer Street are able to shine.

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8 North Liberty Street Rebecca and Henry Packer

8 North Liberty Street, the Henry C. Pinkham house, was ­constructed between 1834 and 1852. Over its long history, just four ­families have owned the home, each making respectful additions and p­ reserving ­original Greek Revival features. Photographer Louis S. Davidson and his wife Alice Davidson purchased 8 North Liberty in 1944, and in 2007, their daughter Joan Pratel placed a conservation ­restriction on the land surrounding 8 North Liberty Street, ensuring that the ­approximately 1.5-acre parcel, with old growth elm trees, will be ­preserved as open space. Joan’s niece, and Louis and Alice’s ­granddaughter, ­Rebecca ­Davidson Packer, and her husband Henry, acquired the home in 2012, embarked on a careful rehabilitation of the home that included ­refinishing the historic floors and repairing and r­ epainting the plaster walls, all work performed with the utmost care.

8 North Liberty Street

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TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD Michael Gault, Carpenter

Carpenter Michael Gault has a love of old buildings and a refusal to cut ­ corners. Originally from New Hampshire, he came to Nantucket in 2003 and worked as a ­lobsterman alongside Chuck B ­ utler for a couple of years.

Mike ­ returned to New Hampshire, but Nantucket ­ was ­never far from his mind, and in 2011 he made the ­island his ­permanent home.

Mike used his ­woodworking skills to make furniture for d­ esigners and carved quarterboards for ­Nantucket homes. He ­established his own business, Gault Woodworking, in 2013. Mike has worked on ­numerous previous NPT-Award winning ­projects, ­including the ­historic r­ estorations of 55 Union Street, 84 Main Street, 86 Main Street, and the Hospital Thrift Shop, where he is the ­building’s ­caretaker. Mike ­believes in reusing and repurposing historic materials wherever possible. Mike consistently and creatively employs perhaps the most traditional of building methods—­especially in ­Nantucket— the reuse and repurposing of building materials. At a recently ­completely ­renovation of a 1903 beach house in Quidnet Mike ­re-hung and re-fit the existing windows, created flooring for a new ­bedroom from ­shelving reclaimed in New Hampshire, built the ­outdoor ­shower floor with lumber from a porch in Wauwinet, ­repurposed doors from his ­personal stash – and the old kitchen ­cupboards became the new b­ athroom vanity. With consummate ­attention to detail and ­craftsmanship, his skills help preserve Nantucket’s historic treasures.

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CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE & GARDEN AWARD Kathrina Marques

For more than 35 years on Nantucket, Kathrina Marques has c­ ontributed her time, attention, and knowledge to some of the island’s most b­ eloved gardens. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Kathrina first came to the ­island for a summer job and has left her mark. Since 2002, she has cared for the landscapes of the Nantucket Historical Association, where she is ­currently the Landscape and Grounds Manager. At the c. 1686 O ­ ldest House on th Sunset Hill, Kathrina maintains its 17 -century style kitchen garden, full of herbs, vegetables, and other plants with ­various m ­ edicinal or ­culinary uses that Kathrina can describe in detail. She also works on ­period-­appropriate planting designs at other NHA sites ­including Greater Light, the Thomas Macy House, and the Hadwen House, where she is a­ ided by volunteers from the Nantucket Garden Club. ­Kathrina ­stewarded the gardens at the former Nantucket L­ ightship B ­ asket M ­ useum, and, when the b­uilding on Union Street was sold, she ­oversaw the removal and ­replanting of ­apple trees from that l­ocation to the O ­ ldest House garden. Her own home ­garden, on Surfside Road, is a beautiful treat to view for anyone walking or biking past, or even those stuck sitting in traffic. Kathrina has ­expanded her knowledge through courses in landscape preservation and garden ­history with the Landscape Institute through Boston Architectural ­College, and she is always willing to share what she knows with island visitors and residents alike.

HISTORIC RENOVATION AWARD 31 Main Street, Siasconset Hollie and Jamie Holt

The house at 31 Main Street in ’Sconset has changed greatly over time, evolving from its original vernacular Greek Revival construction c. 1858, to being covered with Stick-style ornamentation in the late-19th century, to a substantial Queen Anne style renovation in the early-20th century. James and Hollie Holt purchased 31 Main Street in 2012, and immediately appreciated its history and evolution over time, but with Opposite: The 17th-century style kitchen garden at the Oldest House, 2023 37

just one bathroom on the second floor of the house shared between four bedrooms, they sought to create an additional bathroom with as little disturbance to the existing home as possible. They considered ­converting an historic garage on their property to a bedroom and ­bathroom, but with the help of architectural designer Angus MacLeod realized they could fulfill their program needs with minimal disturbance to their ­existing home.Two closets between two bedrooms were altered to create a new ensuite bath, with only slight changes to the home’s flow, with work carefully completed by builder Don Meyers.The Holt’s found a creative way to create additional space within the confines of their home, respecting the property’s history and character. npt

Opposite: The back garden at 31 Main Street, Siasconset Above: 31 Main Street, Siasconset

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2024 SUMMER LECTURE & LUNCHEON Featuring Gil Schafer on Building a Home to Last: Lessons from the Creative Process...and from Life Thursday, July 23, 2024 11:00 a.m. at the Ballroom at the White Elephant Village 12 South Water Street For the last three decades, award-winning architect and ­bestselling author Gil S­chafer has designed houses that not only meet the demands of the c­ urrent m ­ oment but are also ­designed to endure. The winner of ­ ­ nearly every ­ industry award and a ­regular on ­Architectural Digest’s AD100 list and many o­ ther lists of top a­ rchitects and d­ esigners around the ­country, he has a deep understanding that a house is ­ ­ultimately ­never meant to be about its ­architect, but ­rather, as his ­clients know, about those i­ ndividuals whose days and lives will unfold ­within its walls. Now, in his new book, Home At Last: E­ nduring Design for the New American House, Gil welcomes readers into a series of new ­residences across the country, sharing how his own design evolution has increased his appreciation for the richness—and messiness!—of modern life, and the ways in which it can take both houses, and the people who live in them, in unexpected and wonderful directions. Join Gil for this lavishly illustrated talk as he opens the doors to many of these memorable spaces, offering practical advice on how craftsmanship, creativity, and the distinctive stories, tastes, and lives of his clients come together for homes that will last for generations to come.

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Enjoy cocktails and hearty hors d’oeuvres as we tour unique historic homes, along with live music, a silent auction, and paddle raise.

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

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Architectural Reuse: Learning from Other Communities

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ow can we create a more sustainable future and help save historic building materials for reuse? In February 2024, Nantucket Preservation Trust staff and other Nantucket stakeholders traveled to Savannah, Georgia for Build Reuse‘s 2024 conference, Salvaging the Past, Building a Low-Carbon Future, supported

by ReMain Nantucket. We learned from people across the country who are working in the front lines of the building deconstruction, salvage, and reuse movement.

On Nantucket, we generate more than 17,000 tons of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste annually—that’s approximately one ton of C&D waste for every year-round island resident. Deconstruction offers a greener alternative to mechanical demolition that not only diverts waste from landfills, but also allows for building materials to be salvaged for reuse in other building projects, or to be repurposed and given a new life. It’s also a practice that’s in keeping with Nantucket’s history of house moving and salvage. Our Nantucket group, which consisted of NPT staff Mary Bergman and Rita Carr, ReMain Nantucket’s Program and Marketing Manager Virna Gonzalez, Housing Nantucket Executive Director Anne Kuszpa, and the Town of Nantucket’s Solid Waste Manager Chris Lowe, was inspired by stories from across the country: from Seattle to Baltimore and Minneapolis to San Antonio, different municipalities and nonprofit organizations are exploring varied strategies to limit demolitions of historic structures and the incredible amount of waste that demotions generate.

The conference was held at Kehoe Ironworks, a great example of adaptive reuse on the edge of Savannah’s historic downtown. The conference also included a visit to the headquarters and lumberyard of RePurpose Savannah, where they store and sell materials salvaged from their deconstruction projects. RePurpose Savannah’s Executive Director Mae Bowley, who NPT brought to speak on Nantucket last September, led a tour through their impressive supply of lumber, windows, mantels, doors, hardware, and much more. When someone makes a purchase from RePurpose Savannah, they receive not only a high quality, historic, and eco-friendly material to use in their project, but they also receive information about the history of 51

A Walk Down Main Street Tour

Tuesdays, 3 P.M. (No tour 7/23) Departs from 11 Centre Street, Nantucket Town Learn about Main Street’s development, early residents, and architectural styles while exploring the area between the Pacific National Bank and the Civil War Monument. ’Sconset Village Tour Thursdays, 3 P.M. (No tour 7/4, 7/25, 8/8, or 9/26) Departs from 1 New Street, Siasconset Join NPT Executive Director Mary Bergman to learn all about the unique fishing settlement and the village’s boom as a seaside resort and actors colony at the turn of the 20th century.

Codfish Park Tour Schedule varies; check our website for up to date info.

Departs from 1 New Street, Siasconset In our newest tour, learn about the unique ’Sconset neighborhood of Codfish Park and its important role in Nantucket’s history.

All our tours begin in the first week of June and run through October 10.

Tours are $15/person and reservations are required.

Visit www.nantucketpreservation.org to sign up.

Private group tours are available throughout the year, beginning at $250/group.

Contact info@nantucketpreservation.org to learn more.

what they bought, and the property from which it was salvaged, helping to preserve the stories of old buildings even after they have been deconstructed.

Nantucket faces challenges to implementing a deconstruction and salvage program, including the need for adequate space for storing materials for resale, and training a workforce to deconstruct, not demolish buildings. But the variety of approaches highlighted in Savannah prove that there are many ways to go about this – from ordinances that outlaw demolition, to providing tax credits or other monetary incentives to choose deconstruction over demolition, to fostering a culture of reuse and sustainability. Salvage and reuse is part of Nantucket’s history and could be a key to our sustainable future.

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Preservation in Practice: Revolving Fund Study with Hanbury Preservation Consulting

As the real estate prices on Nantucket soar and year-round rentals seem to become scarcer by the day, how can historic preservation help be a part of the affordable housing puzzle on island? Nantucket Preservation Trust commissioned leading preservation consultant Mary Ruffin Hanbury of Hanbury Preservation Consulting to complete a property redevelopment revolving fund feasibility study, funded by a planning grant from the 1772 Foundation. Completed in 2022, the study looked at best practices in preservation and affordable housing by evaluating programs in Charleston, South Carolina, Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, Washington, DC, Miami, Florida, Jackson, Wyoming, and Aspen, Colorado. Mary Ruffin visited Nantucket and met with island stakeholders in the affordable housing and real estate realms, as well as NPT staff and board members. Her report identified metrics for measuring success in a revolving fund and proposed potential program policies, as well as criteria for a project evaluation matrix, as well as marketing and potential funding sources.

In 2023, Mary Ruffin returned to Nantucket to present findings from the study alongside NPT executive director Mary Bergman at a Heritage and Housing Symposium hosted by the Preservation Institute Nantucket. We look forward to continuing to work with our partners including Housing Nantucket and the Town of Nantucket to best harness the tools of historic preservation to help create more housing opportunities for the island community.

To read the full report, visit bit.ly/NPT-Study, or scan the QR code. If you are interested in working with NPT to create affordable housing opportunities in a historic property, please contact Mary Bergman at mbergman@ nantucketpreservation.org. npt

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npt house markers and house histories Mark Your Old House 70 Orange Street Lot Cottle, Yeoman c. 1801

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very 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 passersby.

70 ORANGE STREET On July 28, 1801 Lot Cottle (1748–1823), a yeoman, or farmer, purchased a plot of 40 rods of vacant land, about a quarter acre, in Newtown from William Brown the Second, a mariner. The land was in the section of the West Monomoy shares that was originally laid out to John Coffin back in 1726. Lot likely set about building a house on the property shortly after purchasing the piece of land.

By the time his heirs sold the property in 1825, it was known as his homestead. Lot constructed a simple rectangular Cape-style home, with 1.5 stories. Ariel Cathcart (1792–1880), a mariner, purchased the home and resided there for the rest of his life. In his lifetime, Lot Cottle had sold off a portion of the land he had purchased; what Ariel acquired was 21.5 rods of land. Ariel was likely away at sea as a young man, and the house would have been kept up by his wife, Eliza Chase (1791–1851) and their children.

Ariel eventually retired from the seafaring life and operated a grocery store in a separate building on Orange Street.

When Ariel Cathcart died at the age of 88 in 1880, having outlived his four children, the house and outbuildings at 70 Orange Street were sold at auction to Samuel Woodward, a lawyer, for $250. It was likely Samuel who added the flush gable dormer and a secondfloor window to the front façade of the building, perhaps to create additional living space and light on the second floor, giving the house a decidedly more Victorian appearance than it would have had when built by Lot Cottle. The changes were made before 1909, and Samuel sold in after less than a year for $500, and such an increase in price suggests he made alterations to the property.

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Benjamin F. Williams (1847–1928) and Susan C. Williams (1854–1912) purchased 70 Orange Street in March 1882.

Benjamin and Susan had been married on Nantucket on August 22, 1880, and eventually had three children who lived to adulthood, all of whom were likely born at 70 Orange Street.

Benjamin worked as a mason and general building contractor.

He took advertisements in The Inquirer and Mirror advertising his services in “Bricklaying, Plastering, & All Kinds of Masonry.” He was also an active member of the International Order of Odd Fellows and a freemason, serving for many years as the tyler of the Nantucket Union Lodge.

In 1922, when Benjamin was in his late seventies, he transferred ownership of 70 Orange Street to his daughter Harriett C. Williams (1887–1976). Harriett worked as a schoolteacher on Nantucket, beginning in 1906 as the teacher at the Siasconset school, where she taught all nine grades but by 1911, she was teaching in town at the Academy Hill School. In 1930 and 1940, Harriett, or Hattie as she was known, was still a teacher at the public school, and her sister Susan (1882–1959) and her husband Ernest Crocker (1875–1953), who was a fireman and a janitor, were living with her at 70 Orange Street. Harriett retired from teaching in 1940 and began private tutoring lessons, conducted at her home. In 1949, Harriett’s years of service to Nantucket were recognized when a vote of Town Meeting appropriated an additional $500 a year for her pension, and she was remembered as a “standout” teacher by many of her past pupils, even decades after she retired. Harriett and Susan would spend summers in Madaket, and Ernest was a cofounder of the Maddaquett Admiralty Club. By 1950, Susan and Ernest still shared the home at 70 Orange Street. In 1956, Harriett, who had been the sole owner of the house, transferred ownership so it was shared equally between herself and her two sisters.

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In 1959, following Susan’s death, Harriett and her sister Leila, who was also a teacher, sold 70 Orange Street to Katherine Coe Folger. Katherine was a registered nurse, and her husband, George Arthur Folger, was the town’s physician. The Folgers resided at 41 India Street, and Katherine’s reasons for purchasing 70 Orange Street are unclear, but she sold the building in 1961 to Deane and Barbara Robbins. Deane was stationed on Nantucket as an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration but didn’t reside on Orange Street long: in 1965, he and Barbara sold their home to Yolanda N. Osona, and the home became a seasonal residence for more than five decades. Under its current owner, Julie Biondi, 70 Orange Street is a year-round home once more.

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Tuesday, July 23, 11:00 A.M. The Ballroom at the White Elephant Village Thursday, July 25, 4:00 P.M. Sherburne Hall

Thursday, August 8, 6:00 P.M. featuring the

Thursday, September 26 Sherburne Hall Visit www.nantucketpreservation.org for full event details.

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, our house genealogy and our comprehensive history.

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

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Are you inspired by old buildings?

Want to expand your career in the construction field?

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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 our 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 508-228-1387 www.nantucketpreservation.org 60 68

NPT’s Architectural Preservation Fund The goal of the NPT Architectural Preservation Fund is to e­ ncourage community-wide efforts to protect Nantucket’s historic a­ rchitecture.

The fund brings recognition to key projects, emphasizes the ­importance of proper preservation work, and encourages community support.

Mary Helen & Michael Fabacher Scholarship

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he 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 Bennet Street School in Boston. Our goal in establishing this scholarship is to provide educational opportunities to encourage and promote traditional building methods essential for the preservation of Nantucket’s historic architecture.

In addition to the scholarship’s main goal, the program promotes 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 projects 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, email NPT’s Executive Director Mary Bergman at info@nantucketpreservation.org.

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eASEMENTS: preservation in perpetuity 94 Main Street, Historic American Buildings Survey 64

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historic preservation easement is a legal document that protects the unique interior and exterior character defining features of a historic building. But what goes into the cost of creating, and administering, a preservation easement program? Each building must be thoroughly researched and documented to show the Massachusetts Historical Commission the significance of the structure.

This baseline documentation and history is recorded with the restriction to show exactly what features are protected and why they are important.

NPT works with expert architectural historians to create the preservation restriction, which is then reviewed by the homeowner and their attorney. The Massachusetts Historical Commission reviews the document and weighs in with their questions and concerns. Although an easement is a voluntary agreement entered into by a homeowner and a qualified easement monitoring organization (NPT), Massachusetts is the only state where the municipality must sign off on the easement, too. Between the drafting of the restriction and state and local reviews, this process can take between a year and eighteen months.

NPT then has a responsibility to monitor the preservation easement in perpetuity.

The cost to monitor a restricted property and create a site visit report is between $1,000 and $2,000, per property, annually.

One of the largest costs NPT expends on preservation easements occurs when a restricted property changes hands. NPT meets with the potential new homeowner to review their proposed changes to the property. We want to make sure a homeowner feels comfortable with the easement before buying a protected house. NPT is a resource to help homeowners find ways to achieve their desired program while preserving character-defining features protected by easements.

If a property owner does not fulfill the terms set forth in a preservation restriction, NPT has the responsibility to enforce the restriction, which could mean taking an owner to court. Gratefully, we have not yet found ourselves in that position, but it is a responsibility we take seriously.

Preservation easements are an important tool to protect historic properties. The management of this program in perpetuity requires an investment in the future.

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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 p­ reservation 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.

Please consider a donation to the fund restricted for easement protection and assistance. Your gift will help with the costs of ­ ­monitoring ­existing easements and creating new ones. For more ­information, visit us ­online at www.nantucketpreservation.org or call the NPT office at 508-228-1387.

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npt easement properties First Congregational Church and Old North Vestry Bennett Hall (pending) Antone Sylvia Grocery Store 62 Centre Street 79 Orange Street Quaker Meeting House 7 Fair Street Grafton Gardner House 8 Pine Street George G. Folger House 23/25 Fair Street (pending) David Swain 2nd House 43 Pine Street (pending) Fire Hose Cart House 8 Gardner Street Nathaniel Hussey House 5 Quince Street Daniel Worth House 10 Gardner Street (pending) Captain Peleg Bunker House 4 Traders Lane Greater Light 8 Howard Street Nicholson-Andrews House The Nantucket Atheneum 55 Union Street 1 India Street Maria Mitchell Birthplace Hospital Thrift Shop 1 Vestal Street 17 India Street Maria Mitchell Library Vestal Street

Mitchell-Beinecke House 69 Main Street Jabez Bunker/Prince Gardner House 85 Main Street Captain Thaddeus Coffin House 89 Main Street Hadwen-Wright House 94 Main Street Thomas Starbuck House 11 Milk Street 1800 House 4 Mill Street Rescom Palmer House 9 New Mill Street

Maria Mitchell Observatory Vestal Street (pending) American Legion 21 Washington Street

Nantucket Island School of Design & the Arts (Sea View Farm) 23 Wauwinet Road Surfside Life Saving Station 31 Western Avenue Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin Lancasterian School 4 Winter Street

Mitchell-Andrews Fish House (pending) 4 Old North Wharf 67

Boston-Higginbotham House 27 York Street

2023 highlights & annual report

HIGHLIGHTS SALVAGE SPEAKERS

In June 2023, ­Nantucket ­Preservation Trust, hosted a ­standing-room-only lecture with Stephanie Phillips, the ­Deconstruction & Circular Economy Program ­Manager for the City of San Antonio,­Texas.

In September, we hosted an ­afternoon workshop about ­salvage and deconstruction. Mae Bowley, Executive Director of R ­ ePurpose Savannah, gave the keynote presentation about her work s­ alvaging ­historic buildings in Savannah.

AWARDS

In 2023, NPT marked the seventeenth consecutive year of its awards ­program, which has honored dozens of owners, preservationists, and craftspeople. Over one hundred of our members, people in the ­preservation community, and award recipients and their families ­attended the S­ eptember 28th awards ceremony held at historic Sherburne Hall.

NPT’s CORE PROGRAMS, MARKERS, ­HISTORIES, and EASEMENTS provide the opportunity to educate, d­ ocument, and protect the island’s historic properties. In 2023, NPT ­completed eleven markers and nine new house histories.

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PRESERVATION IN PERPETUITY

In 2023, NPT entered into contracts on two new preservation ­easements, at 4 Old North Wharf and 43 Pine Street. Read more about the history and future of our easement program on page 61.

SCHOLARSHIP

Kevin Green of Nantucket graduated from the North Bennet Street School’s Preservation Carpentry program in May 2023. Kevin was awarded a partial scholarship to NBSS through NPT’s Mary-Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship.

FUND AND FRIEND RAISERS

We hosted our Annual August Fête, a sold out evening on India Street.

Fête guests toured five historic homes on India Street. Our Sense of Place ­Exhibition and Auction continued with a wonderful display in Sherburne Hall and online bidding.

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With thanks to our supporters

SENSE OF PLACE SOCIETY The Ainslie Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Airth Ms. Anna Fink, E.D. Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr. Ms. Mary-Randolph Ballinger The Margaret Ritchie R. Battle Family Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. David S. J. Brown Mrs. William C. Buck Ms. Amanda B. Cross Mr. Andrew Forsyth and Ms. Kelly Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friedman Ms. Karyn McLaughlin Frist Mr. Mark H. Gottwald Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. James Hagedorn Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Ms. Wendy Hubbell Ms. Betsey Von Summer and Mr. John Moller Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Karp Mr. Jon M. King and Mr. John H. Ehrlich Mr. and Mrs. David Lilly, Jr. Mr. Charles W. Loeb, Jr. and Ms. Sandy Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Maffeo Mr. and Mrs. Richard Menschel Mr. Albert S. Messina and Mr. Ken Jennings Mr. and Mrs. William M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Muhlhauser Ms. Ann B. Oliver, Treasurer Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Phelan Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pisano Mrs. Ella Wall Prichard Mr. Charles R. Lenhart and Mr. Robert C. Newman, Sandcastle Construction, Inc. Ms. Lynda Mead Shea Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Spitler Mr. and Mrs. Greg Spivy Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. C. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, Jr. Ms. Carolyn Thayer Ms. Judith C. Tolsdorf Mr. and Mrs. James Treyz Ms. Louise E. Turner Ms. Pam Waller 72

Leader Members

Mr. James W. Abbott and Ms. Debby Vander Woude Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Craven Mr. and Mrs. Leigh J. Abramson Ms. Hilary H. Cunniff Mr. Jeffrey Allen and Ms. Betty Browning Mr. and Mrs.Wayne F. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas C. Amendolare Ms. Anne Delaney and Mr. Calvin Carver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Anathan Ms. Sascha Douglass Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Ancona Dr. and Mrs.William H. Druckemiller Mr. and Mrs. Duncan M Anderson Ms.Trudy Dujardin Ms. Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley Mr. Lee Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Armstrong Ms. Diane Elliott Mrs. Gale H. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fabacher Ms. Courtney A. Arnot Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fahrenkopf Mrs. Anne D. Bailliere Ms.Tracy Falconer Mr.William Klein and Ms. Blue Balliett Mr. and Mrs.W. Gerard Fallon Mr. and Mrs. David H. Barlow Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filipski Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Beaugrand Mr. Eric Finger and Ms. Jascin Leonardo Finger Mr. and Mrs. John W. Belash Mr. and Mrs. Johan F. Firmenich Mr. Allan D. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Fowler Mr. Bruce Beni Mr. Robert Franklin and Mr. Charles Mappin Ms. Joanie S. Bentzin Ms. Sarah Gemmill and Mr. Erik L. Knutzen Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Besecker Mrs. Charles M. Geschke Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Boling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Giovine Ms. Joan R. Bolling Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gosh Mr. Joseph Bonacci Ms. Melanie L. Gowen Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bousa Ms.Toby A. Greenberg Mr. and Mrs.Victor H. Boyajian Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold, IV Mr. Guy Bristow and Ms. Barbara Presta Mr. Peter J. Grua and Ms. Mary O’Connell Mr. Paul Brody and Ms. Debra Goldstein The Hon. and Mrs. Ray W. Grubbs Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brownlee Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Gutman Ms. Lisa-Margaret Stevenson Bryan Mrs. Andrea Hamor Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Buechle Mrs. Donald C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Burns Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hay Mr. Charles Byrne and Ms. Ellen Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Haydock Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Callahan Mrs.William H. Hays, III Mr. John B. Carroll Ms. Sara M. Hazelwood and Mr. Raul F.Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Felix T. Charney Dr. Paula Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chasin Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Heyda Mr. and Mrs. Jack N. Clevenger Mr. Frank Hicks Ms. Caroline Cole Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Colliton Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holt Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett Dr. Douglas Horst and Ms. Maureen Phillips Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cowden, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jennison 73

Mr. and Mrs. George R. Mrkonic, Jr. Johnson & Johnson Fdt., Matching Gifts Program The Honorable and Mrs. R. James Nicholson Dr. Ann L. and Mr. Charles B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. David Northrup Mr. and Mrs.Woodward Kay Mr. and Mrs. Al Novissimo, Novation Media Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. G. Philip Nowak Dr. Keith M. Kerman and Dr. Debra S. Leizman Dr. Eileen Ouellette Mr. and Mrs. Marshall T. Keys Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Paduch Mr. Jonathan S. King Mr. Joseph R. Paul Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kinsley Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Arie L. Kopelman Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Philbrick Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Korngold Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Pidcock Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Kotchen Ms. Kristene Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kraeutler Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pierson Mr. and Mrs.† William P. Kupper, Jr. Dr.William Porter and Ms. Peggy Davis Ms. Michelle Langlois Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Putterman Mr. Christopher Larsen Ms. Alison Potts and Mr. Mark T. Groenstein Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Lawrence Ms. Lisa Quattrocci, Edward H. Benenson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Lee The Racemaker Charitable Fund Ms. Sherry A. Lefevre Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Read Ms. Priscilla P. Lentowski Ms. Susan L. Renzulli Dr. and Mrs. Keith M. Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson Mrs. Byron Lingeman Mr. Colin Riendeau Mr. and Mrs. John F. Lochtefeld Mr. and Mrs. J. Barton Riley Ms. Katherine M. Logue and Mr. Jonathan Nyland Mr. and Mrs. George E. Roach Mr. and Mrs. Mark Lopez Ms. Janet L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Brandon W. Lower Ms. Elizabeth F. Rosenman Mr. Richard W. Lowry Ellen and David Ross Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Lucier Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Rutherford Ms. Mary-Adair Macaire Ms. Linda L. Saligman Ms. Marilee B. Matteson Mr. and Mrs. Luke Salisbury Mr. Michael May and Mr. Housley Carr Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. Gary McBournie and Mr.William J. Richards Mr. and Mrs. Cary M. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCarthy Ms. Sara G. Schwartz and Mr.William E. Hannum, III Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCausland Mrs. Nancy Tower Scott Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. McGrath Mr. J. Douglas Self, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. McGuire Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shockey Mr. and Mrs. Martin McKerrow Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson West Mr. James Meehan and Ms. Patricia White Mr. and Mrs. James W. Simpson Mr. Jason L. Michel Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stanton Mrs. Polly Millard Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Mr. and Mrs.William C. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stone Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Mix Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Moore, Jr. 74

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Swanson Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swart Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sweeney Mrs. Edward Symes Mr. Cameron L.Texter and Ms. Devon White Ms. Gloria Jarecki Mr. and Mrs. Richard G.Verney Mr. Dexter Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Tolsdorf Ms. Anne W. Troutman and Mr. Aleks Istanbullu Mrs. Jane Tyler Mr. George N.Vasvatekis Mr. and Mrs. Robert I.Veghte Mr. and Mrs. E. Geoffrey Verney Ms. Lynda Vickers-Smith Ms. Suellen Ward and Mr. John H. Copenhaver Ms. Maryann Wasik Mrs. Cynthia H.Webber Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D.Wheat Mr. and Mrs. F. Brand Whitlock Mr. and Mrs. Edward I.Wight Mr. and Mrs. Jay M.Wilson Mr. and Mrs. David S.Wolff Drs. Robert A. and Elaine E.Yordan *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 emailing us at info@nantucketpreservation.org. Thank you.

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general Members

Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Ms. Joan P. Albaugh Ms. Karen Maeda Allman Ms. Ann G. Ellicott and Ms. Elizabeth Wales Ms. Marsha Fader American Endowment Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Fee Mr. and Mrs. Pennel C. Ames Mr. Robert D. Felch Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ference-Gray Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Austin, III Prof. J. Scott Finn and Mr. Charles Caldwell Ms. Helen Joan Badie Ms. Ingrid Francis Mr. and Mrs. David S. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. William M. Folberth, III Mr. Robert Selfridge Bailey, Jr Mr. J. Pepper Frazier, II Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Fremont-Smith VADM and Mrs. John A. Baldwin, USN (RET) Mr. Roland M. Frye, Jr. and Ms. Carolyn R. Barg Ms. Susan M. Pettey Ms. Jennifer Barker Drs. Margaret B. and John N. Goldman Mr. Curtis L. Barnes Ms. Lisa Grady Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barney, III Mr. Richard N. Gray and Mr. and Mrs. C. Marshall Beale Ms. Joanne T. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. David Beardsley Ms. Victoria A. Greenhood and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bennett Mr. Robert B. Remar Ms. Judith C. Blume Mr. and Mrs. John M. Groff Ms. Ann P. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Gulley The Boston Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Gustaveson Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Boucai Ms. Ellen H. Hakes Ms. Jane Bourette Ms. Barbara Halsted Mr. Steven L. Boynton Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Hammer Dr. Marcia J. Browne and Dr. Jeffrey W. Clarke Ms. Cary M. Hazlegrove Mr. and Mrs. James Buckman Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Helms Ms. Susan P. Burke Mr. Joseph P. Helyar Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bush Herbert D. Condie Jr. Family Foundation Mrs. Martha H. Butler Mr. and Mrs. Mason C. Heydt Ms. Peggy Capone Butler Ms. Elizabeth K. Hillger Dr. and Mrs. George P. Butterworth Mrs. Christopher F. Holland Mr. Charles Byrne and Ms. Ellen Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Irwin Mrs. Susan H. Cavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jennison Mrs. Eugene Collatz Ms. Barbara Ann Joyce Ms. Marion Roland Conley Ms. Diane H. Karper Mr. and Mrs. James H. Cook Ms. Kerry Kennedy Flynn Mr. and Mrs. J. Andrew Cowherd Mr. Daniel L. Korengold and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Creem Ms. Martha Lyn Dippell Mr. Richard C. Crisson and Mr. Rod O’Hanley Ms. Denice M. Kronau Mr. Timothy G. Crowley Ms. Kathryn Kubie and Mr.William Winkler Mr. Chris Dallmus Mr. Allan LaFrance and Ms. Mary C.Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Kell M. Damsgaard Mr. Dana E. Landry and Mrs. Sheila B. Daume Mr. William F. X. Landry Ms. Alice I. Davies Mrs. John G. Lathrop Ms. Kathie Legg Mr. Patrick Guthrie Mr. and Mrs. Larry Levine Mr. and Mrs. David S. Deutsch Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Dolan 76

Ms. Leslie Linsley-Aron Ms. Cheryl Lockwood Mr. Andrew M Logan Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Lorenzo Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lothian Mr. and Mrs. Brandon W. Lower Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Lowy Ms. Paula McLeod and Mr. Jamie Pfaff Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Maier Mr. and Mrs. James M. Marinelli Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. McGill, III Ms. Julie Meade Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Medaugh Ms. Cristin D. Merck Mr. and Mrs. Richardson T. Merriman Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Metcalf Mr. Hal Miller Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Mittenthal Ms. Suzanne Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Moore, Jr. Mr. Ben Moore Mr. and Mrs. John W. Morris Mr. and Mrs. W. Christopher Mortenson Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Negri Ms. Kelley Noonan Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Nopper, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Ostrander Mrs. Mary Alyce Pardo Ms. Nancy L. Pasley Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Perlman Mr. Brian R. Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pinto Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Pollack Ms. Cynthia Porrini Mr. David A. Pumphrey Dr. and Mrs. Frank Rand Ms. Carla Ray Dr. Shirley F. Rayport Mr. and Mrs. Richard Raysman Mr. and Mrs. Trevor S. Ricards Ms. Tara Roberts Ms. Janet L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rose Ms. Bonnie Roseman Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ross Mr. J. Wood Rutter Mrs. Bonnie J. Sacerdote

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schaperkotter Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Schwarzman Ms. Kathryn K. Sheehan Mr. and Mrs. Ross Silverstein Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith Ms. Penny F. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Snow Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stanton Ms. Danielle I. Strong Mr. Jonathan C. Swain Ms. Ann R. Teasdale Mr. and Mrs. W. David Troast Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Tudor Mr. and Mrs. James G. Tyler Ms. Clara Urbahn Ms. Pamela Van Hoven Clark Mr. and Mrs. Robert von Zumbusch Ms. Kimberly K. Walin Mr. and Mrs. A. Charles Walters Ms. Emma H. Ward Mr. and Mrs. David Webber Mr. Todd K. West Mrs. Barbara C. White Mr. and Mrs. John R. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S.Young Ms. Jill Wolfe Ms. Konstantina Zaras † Deceased

Please Note: NPT Annual Membership gifts are recognized on a 15-month cycle, including membership renewal gifts from the last quarter of the prior calendar year. Every effort was made to ensure the above and following lists are complete and accurate. If an error of omission was made, please don’t hesitate to let us know by emailing us at info@nantucketpreservation.org.

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in honor of Mr. Robert Selfridge Bailey, Jr. in honor of Rich Merriman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Besecker in honor of Craig Muhlhauser Mr. and Mrs. William C. Miller in honor of Caroline Ellis

in memoriam gifts Dr. Meghan E. Ahern in memory of Dr. Martha Praught Ms. Christine Diane Carpenter in memory of Patrica DuPont Mr. and Mrs. J. Andrew Cowherd in memory of Ron Neumunz Ms. Rachel Grider in memory of Jaqueline Kupper Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. Hoffman in memory of Michelle Elzay Mrs. Phyllis Kessler in memory of Cade Beach Ms. Priscilla P. Lentowski in memory of Jim Lentowski Ms. Michelle Whelan in memory of Michelle Elzay

Grant Funders ReMain Nantucket

business sponsors & event Underwriters ACKtivities Carolyn Thayer Interiors Dujardin Design Associates, Inc. Melanie Gowen Gryphon Architecture Kathleen Hay Designs M. Sweeney Construction, Inc. Marine Home Center Nantucket Looms New England Home PURE Insurance & Nantucket Insurance The Scout Guide Nantucket Silvercrest Asset Management TownPool Weatherly Design, LLC Visual Comfort 78

event leaders Mrs. Seymour Mandell Mr. and Mrs. Doug Abbey Mr. and Mrs. Martin McKerrow Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Airth Ms. Sarah Noelle McLane and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Atkinson Jerald L. Pullins Mr. and Mrs. David S. Bailey Mr. Albert S. Messina and Ms. Mary R. Ballinger Mr. Ken Jennings The Margaret Ritchie R. Battle Family Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. William M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bousa Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Muhlhauser Mrs. Nina Bransfield Ms. Anne MacLennan Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bratton Ms. Diane Pitt and Mr. Mitch Karlin Mr. and Mrs. David S. J. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Groenstein Mrs. William C. Buck Mrs. Ella Wall Prichard Mr. John B. Carroll Ms. Hillary C. Hedges and Mr. and Mrs. G. David Cheek Mr. Jeffrey F. Rayport Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Clifton Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Read Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson Ms. Amanda B. Cross Mr. and Mrs. George E. Roach Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Davies Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ross Ms. Anne Delaney and Mr. Calvin Carver, Jr. Mrs. Bonnie J. Sacerdote Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Dimeo Ms. Linda L. Saligman Ms. Dorinda Dodge Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. Harvey P. Eisen and Ms. Andrea Herron Ms. Jane Schnitzer Mr. and Mrs. Douglass N. Ellis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Shear Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filipski Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson West Mr. and Mrs. Johan F. Firmenich Mr. and Mrs. Donald Shockey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friedman Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Spitler Mr. and Mrs. Dean Graham Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Ms. Susan Zises Green Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stone Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Grote Mr. and Mrs. Paul R C Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Haines Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swart Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hay Mrs. Merrielou H. Symes Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. Hoffman Ms. Carolyn Thayer Dr. Douglas Horst and Ms. Maureen Phillips Ms. Courtney A. Thorne Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Brand Whitlock Johnson & Johnson Fdt., Matching Gifts Program Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wolff Mr. Jon M. King and Mr. John H. Ehrlich Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Wullschleger Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kinsley Mr. Daniel Lyn Korengold and Ms. Martha Lyn Dippell Mr. and Mrs. P. Rhoads Zimmerman Mr. Michael A. Kovner and Mr. Jean Doyen de Montaillou Mrs. John G. Lathrop Dr. and Mrs. Keith M. Lindgren Ms. Katherine M. Logue and Mr. Jonathan Nyland Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Maffeo

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS Diane Asche Mary-Randolph Ballinger Gussie Beaugrand Craig Beni Susan Boardman Paulette Boling Lexi Bufalino Hayley Cooke Alyssa Corry Beth Davies Hailey Doherty Trudy Dujardin John Ehrlich Caroline Ellis Marsha Fader Jascin Leonardo Finger Leslie Forbes Michael Gault Aisling Glynn Melanie Gowen Susan Zises Green Suzy Grote Victoria Hagan Barbara Halsted Rene Hanan Janie Hobson-Dupont Julie Jordin Jon King Carol Kinsley Katie Kubie Robin Leed Meghan Luksic Angus MacLeod Ann Martindale Joanne Morgan Brigid O’Riordan Camden Palm

Christina Petty Kristina Phillips Ella Wall Prichard Susan Renzuli Mickey Rowland Christine Sanford Ann Swart Michael Sweeney Anne Troutman Cathy Ward Paula Williams Emma Young

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NANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST

Would like to thank ALL our volunteers, in-kind donors, and contributors.

With your help, we are preserving Nantucket’s unique sense of place for generations to come.

We are deeply grateful for your support!

NANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST 2024 Legacy Circle Mary-Randolph Ballinger Sam and Janet Bailey David and Mary Brown Doug and Caroline Ellis Al and Nancy Forster Chris Mortenson Anne Troutman Pam Waller Create your own meaningful legacy by including Nantucket Preservation Trust in your estate plans. To learn more, contact us at legacy@nantucketpreservation.org.

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Nantucket Preservation Trust Statement of Activities for 2021 and 2022

2021 2022

Operating revenues: Contributions $290,004 $362,137

Program services 69,963 96,009 Fundraising events 97,477

Sale of goods (net of cost) 14,372

Interest & dividend income 12,684

Total operating revenues 484,500

69,956 26,665 15,979 567,836

Operating expenses: Program 267,820 295,099

Management & general 88,389 84,601

Fundraising 162,194 161,626

Total operating expenses 518,403 514,326

Change in net assets from operations (33,903)

26,510

Realized & unrealized in investment 56,038 (99,953) gains/(losses)

Paycheck Protection Loan Forgiveness 56,103 n/a Change in net assets

78,328

(73,443)

Net assets, beginning of year 981,371 1,059,609

Net assets, end of year 1,059,609 986,166

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End Note

“Tearing down a building is not a casual affair on Nantucket. ­ ather, it is an option of last resort, and one for which a­ pproval R is often an arduous process.What might, to an owner, appear to be a purely p­ rivate matter grows in possible ramifications on ­Nantucket: ­Plucking out a single building may cut a noticeable—and ­irretrievable—hole in the historic fabric of the island’s architecture.”

Building with Nantucket in Mind, the guidebook of the Nantucket Historic District Commission In March of this year, Meridian Cottage, a circa 1955 cottage on Swain’s Wharf (formerly Commercial Wharf) was demolished after a 3–2 vote by the H ­ istoric District Commission. The vernacular broken back saltbox ­cottage was constructed for Eben Hutchinson Jr., and June P. Hutchinson, who owned the wharf. In May 1956, the Hutchinsons began advertising the ­cottage for rent, along with others they owned in Quaise and ’Sconset. This marks an important shift in the development of Nantucket’s mid-century resort economy. Previously, the waterfront had been Nantucket’s ­industrial “back yard.” For 67 years, this cottage had been part of the viewshed along Commercial Wharf and the waterfront. (You can read more about the ­demolition in Lost,Threatened, and Saved on page 13.)

Why was this cottage allowed to be demolished? Some HDC commissioners cited the building’s condition as a contributing factor. Years of proximity to the ocean took its toll on the cottage. But condition is separate from integrity. The National Park Service cites seven aspects of historic integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

If the condition of the cottage was of concern, the HDC could have ­required maintenance under the minimum maintenance bylaw, adopted at the 2004 Annual Town Meeting. The HDC has the power, and the responsibility, to ensure that property owners are taking the minimum steps necessary to ­prevent the deterioration of structure contributing to the Nantucket ­Historic District. Maintenance is preservation.

The demolition of Merdian Cottage is an instance of demolition by ­neglect, but not in the traditional sense of the phrase. The Historic District ­Commission neglected to consider historical information about the building’s connection to a significant epoch in Nantucket’s history. npt 87