Ramblings 2025

RAMBLINGS

An Annual Publication of

nantucket preservation trust Vol. XIX • 2025

K at h l e e n H ay D e s i g n s

Honoring Nantucket’s Exceptional Heritage

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Welcome

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Dear Members and Friends,

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

This issue features our 2024 Preservation Award Winners, honored last September; remembers buildings Lost, Threatened, and Saved on ­Nantucket, including a featurette on the Downeyflake by NPT’s Julie Kever; explores the lesser-known history of Nantucket’s auto houses, and highlights the winter work of past NPT award winners and Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship recipients. Ramblings also celebrates 200 years of the Mitchell House Kitchen with a ­retrospective by guest writer Jascin Leonardo Finger, MMA’s Deputy Director.

Be sure to mark your calendars for our signature summer events, ­including a lecture and luncheon with interior designer Marshall ­Watson on Tuesday, July 22nd and our Annual August Fête at the Mill Street Pony Field on Thursday, August 7th.

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, islanders, and visitors. Please extend the life of this ­publication by passing it along to a friend.

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Ramblings • Vol XIX • 2025 Table of Contents

NPT Board of Directors Executive Committee Alison Potts, Chair Bill Moore, President Christian Hoffman, Vice President Jon King, Vice President Sam Phelan, Treasurer Barbara Halsted, Secretary

Directors Judy Belash David Brown Nick Gault Melanie Gowen Susan Zises Green Mary-Adair Macaire Angus MacLeod Ann Swart Michael Sweeney Ryan Williams

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

Editor

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Editorial Staff Rita Carr

Photography Mary Bergman Rita Carr

Graphic Design Kathleen Hay Designs

Did You Know?

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Lost, Threatened, and Saved

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Preservation Awards 2024 Award Winners

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2025 Summer Lecture and Luncheon with Interior Designer MarshallWatson

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August Fête: AWalk Down Main Street

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Maria Mitchell 1825 Historic Kitchen:

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Preservation Tools

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Celebrating 200 Years of a Unique Nantucket Kitchen

Preservation in Practice: NPT House Markers and Histories: 9 Magnolia Ave. NPT’s Architectural Preservation Fund Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship

What Do You Do in the Winter?

Clarissa Porter Preservation Easement Fund: Preservation Restrictions NPT Easement Properties

2024: 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 image courtesy of Amanda Amaral Historic images courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association Copyright © 2025 Nantucket Preservation Trust 7

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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 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 Luncheon and Lecture • Traditional Building Methods Demonstrations 9

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Did You Know?

Also Place for Auto: The Bungalow-Era Garage

On Nantucket, it’s hard to imagine a time before there was a red Jeep ­Wrangler in every driveway or a silver Toyota Tacoma every six hundred feet.Yet the ­automobile revolution came late to the little Grey Lady. The first cars rolled off the ferry in 1900, but they spooked the horses (and, in turn, buggy passengers) so much so that by 1908, autos were banned from the island. If you wanted to get to Surfside or ’Sconset, you took the train. If you wanted to get to Polpis or Madaket, you went by horse. Or, you traveled under your own power: walking or cycling.

By the summer of 1915, summer people, so used to driving their automobiles on the mainland, brought their cars with them. When the Nantucket Railroad made its last run in 1917, one reason cited was the competition of so many (illegal) cars. ­Nantucket was the lone holdout across the state forbidding cars, and citizens finally relented, repealing the auto ban at a 1918 Town Meeting. (Only the male residents of the island were allowed to vote on this issue; women could vote for matters relating to the Nantucket Public Schools and little else.)

This change in transportation influenced the streetscape significantly. With so many autos (many of them open-topped), there needed to be some place to store these expensive machines. Enter the “auto house,” or garage. Kits for ­constructing ­garages were sold by Sears Roebuck and the Aladdin Company, among others.

These pre-fabricated kits could be assembled quickly by on-island builders.

By 1920, The Inquirer & Mirror began running an Auto Notes column, where ­reports of who bought what car, and who was constructing which garage could be found.

Automobilists were also warned to be careful driving near houses that had been “recently shingled anew,” as loose nails were often in abundance along the roadway.

Sadly, the proud little auto houses of yesteryear that once dotted the Nantucket streetscape are fewer and fewer these days, as many such structures have been demolished to make way for large dwellings. Massachusetts’s Subdivision ­Control Law (MGL 41 81-L) allows the subdivision of a preexisting, nonconforming lot if the structures atop it were built before the town adopted subdivision control. (For ­Nantucket, that’s 1955.) It is up to the Historic District Commission to then deny the ­demolition of these historic (pre-1955) structures. And, recently, the HDC did deny the demolition of such a garage at 43A Union Street. These simple buildings are part of a larger story and remind passersby of the early days of the island’s ­ongoing love affair with cars.

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Saved: Nantucket House Moves

Nantucket’s history of house moving goes back over 300 years, but in the 21st century, it’s in many ways harder to move a house than it was in the 18th century—complicating factors of powerlines, trees, traffic, and the expense of land provide obstacles for the prospective house mover. In 2024, ­Nantucket Preservation Trust took legislative action to try and make it more feasible to recycle homes on the island. Executive D ­ irector Mary Bergman introduced a Citizen’s Warrant Article at September’s ­Special Town Meeting that extends the demolition delay period on the island from 60 days to 6 months, giving people interested in moving a structure more time to make plans and secure the necessary permits to move a home.

Our Ramblings cover image this year shows just one such move, completed in February 2025 and the photo at the start of this article shows a house move on Cliff Road from April, 2025. Here we celebrate the innumerable homes that have been moved and saved throughout Nantucket’s history.

Here’s to more in the future!

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10 New Whale Street is not the only ­Nantucket ­building facing demolition by neglect; its sister building at 5 Candle Street has also been falling into disrepair since the end of its use for power generation.

10 New Whale Street, courtesy of Sharon Van Lieu

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Threatened: 10 New Whale Street

In October 2024, National Grid filed an application to demolish the f­ormer water gas plant at 10 New Whale Street, built c. 1927 for the Nantucket Electric Company. The structure was originally constructed as part of the Nantucket Electric Company’s large power-generating facility along the ­Nantucket waterfront, and together with ice plants, fuel docks, lumberyards, and fishing piers made up the island's industrial backyard. The building ceased being used for electrical generation in 1996 and was allowed to fall into ­considerable disrepair in the following decades.

10 New Whale Street is not the only Nantucket building facing ­demolition by neglect; its sister building at 5 Candle Street has also been falling into ­disrepair since the end of its use for power generation. Though these ­industrial ­buildings may no longer be needed for their original purpose, they both have great potential for adaptive reuse. Around the island, there are multiple e­ xamples of former industrial buildings that have been given new life, ­including the Thomas Macy Warehouse on Straight Wharf, now a gallery and exhibit space, and the American Legion Hall just a stone’s throw away, which is ­another example of adaptive reuse of a 19th-century warehouse.

Proponents for the demolition of 10 New Whale Street claim that it was ­constructed of substandard, soft brick, and it is in imminent danger of ­collapse. No one disputes that the building is in an advanced state of d­ isrepair, but ­Nantucket should not award the owners of a building that has d­ eteriorated by giving them what they want, a stamped Certificate of ­Appropriateness for a demolition. Brick masonry structures can be repaired, and incentives for the reuse of historic buildings, including State & Federal Historic ­Rehabilitation tax credit programs exist to help ease some of the financial burden of such work.

As of May 2025, the application to demolish 10 New Whale Street is still pending before the Historic District Commission. At the initial hearing for the demolition application, HDC commissioners expressed their ­appreciation for the building and spoke unanimously with disfavor towards the proposed demolition. While the fate of 10 New Whale Street remains to be seen, we hope it will be stabilized, repaired, and perhaps reinvented for a new use that will contribute to the vitality of Nantucket’s bustling waterfront.

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Lost: The Downyflake, Sparks Avenue Is a building the definition of a business or does the business define the building?

What happens to the occupants when a building is sold? And if the structure is torn down, does the energy it once held die with it or wholly move to a new location?

Sometimes when a building has become synonymous with the trade it houses, it’s difficult to associate it with a new venture. And when a business does relocate, it can be challenging to adjust to its new housing, especially when it’s a recognized iconic institution.

The Downyflake Restaurant has always been a mix of building, business, and ­people working together, defining a beloved institution on our little island. For six ­decades, beginning in 1930, it ruled the corner of South Water and Lower ­Cambridge Streets, a large brown doughnut hanging above the door, welcoming locals at spring re-opening and summer visitors, eager for fresh cake doughnuts and homemade meals. Each season we felt at home in the ambiance of newly painted walls, booths and tables, the smell of doughnuts frying and the flow of smiling servers.

When a gas explosion in 1991 destroyed the building, a much downsized Flake sprung up in the little water-front building at Children’s Beach, as bustling as ever with its crowded dining room and premium porch tables. Despite the adjustments to size and locale, the doughnuts tasted as good as ever. Chicken salad sandwiches and iced tea satisfied those happy to be seated or picking up takeout to enjoy on the nearby sand or bike ride. The small building seemed to delight in hosting the reincarnated restaurant that filled its room with inviting smells and brought energy to the floorboards.

But it was clear that limited seating and a building without insulation or h­ eating in a congested beach locale couldn’t provide the desired longer season for its loyal base of year-rounders and seasonal customers, so the Downyflake moved to mid-­island, to a 1950’s-era building at 18 Sparks Avenue; an old brown doughnut s­ ecured above the front door, saying, "Here we are! Come in!" And in we went to find plenty of tables, a counter and stools and a take-out section with our favorite mixed dozen, Scotch Irish Oatmeal cake, tarts and muffins. Codfish cakes, meatloaf plates and fried scallops were specials once again for the working man or visiting family. The new venue became a hive of activity with friendly, familiar servers juggling coffee mugs and plates and we adjusted over time as the memories of 7 South Water Street faded. Until…

After three decades, the Sparks Avenue building was purchased by developers in 2021 and demolished in February 2025, as part of a larger planned ­redevelopment. With no structure left and the Downyflake family scattered, does the iconic i­nstitution still exist? How do we reconcile a building, its people, and its purpose? npt – Julie Kever, March 12, 2025 19

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The Annual Preservation Awards The NPT’s Preservation Awards ­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.

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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 2025 Awards is July 1, 2025.

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.

LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN The Caroline A. Ellis Landscape & Garden Award recognizes gardens and landscapes on Nantucket that embody our unique sense of place and celebrates the people who make them.

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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 Dana and James Simpson, 7 Starbuck Court, 2023 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

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PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS - continued CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN AWARD Kathrina Marques, 2023 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 Judy and John Belash, 6 Farmer Street, 2023 Rebecca and Henry Packer, 8 North Liberty Street, 2023 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 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 26

PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS - continued TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD Michael Gault, Carpenter, 2023 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 Hollie and Jamie Holt, 31 Main Street, ’Sconset, 2023 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

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The Maples, 14 Broadway, Siasconset

MICHELLE ELZAY ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION AWARD 14 Broadway, Siasconset Leslie Mayer

Since taking ownership of The Maples at 14 Broadway in 2011, L­ eslie Mayer has cherished more than 200 years of history within its walls.

The ­roses that adorn her historic home have appeared in n­ umerous publications and are a favorite of visitors and residents alike.

Under Leslie’s stewardship, The Maples underwent a ­meticulous ­five-year restoration project that was completed in 2024. There were no changes to the historic building’s footprint, exterior roofs and walls, or its interior plan of rooms. Leslie ensured The M ­ aples’ eighteenth-­century plaster walls and ceilings, hand-planed wood floors, hardware and windows were all retained and restored.

The original T-plan of bedrooms with its adjoining den with wood door hinges on single-plank-width wood doors, door m ­ ouldings, ­fireplace paneling, and newly discovered ceiling joists with p­ eriod moulding were all retained. The kitchen and bathrooms were ­sensitively updated within the existing footprint. The l­ofted Crow’s Nest and Haulover highlight the evolution of the house, with ­references to c­ haracter-defining details and craftsmanship.

Leslie Mayer and her home at 14 Broadway ­exemplify the best of ­restoration and preservation practices.

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JOHN A. and KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD 67 North Centre Street Frances Karttunen

Fran Karttunen has made immeasurable contributions to the study of history on Nantucket.

After a celebrated career as a linguist and professor at the U ­ niversity of Texas at Austin, Fran returned home to Nantucket in r­ etirement with her late husband, the historian Alfred W. Crosby. A 12th ­generation Nantucketer, much of Fran’s work on the island has been dedicated to uncovering the history of Nantucket’s immigrant ­communities. Her 2005 book, The Other Islanders: People Who Pulled Nantucket’s Oars, is the culmination of this important research.

Fran has been the steward of her family’s home at 67 North ­Centre Street since 1994. For many years it was known as the Sylvaro­

67 North Centre Street, 2024

Lizzie Sylvaro standing in front of 67 North Centre Street, c. 1890

­ omestead. In 1867, Enos Sylvaro purchased the c. 1730 dwelling H from Aaron Swain. Enos and his wife Ellen raised six children there.

Ferdinand, Emerson, and Lizzie Sylvaro inherited the house, and ­Lizzie, following the death of her husband Edgar Ramsdell, raised her daughter Ellen at 67 North Centre Street.

Family and neighborhood local tradition holds that the 1.75 story leanto style dwelling was originally built out of town in the 1730s and moved to its present location sometime before 1830. Its post and beam construction is visible in the main first floor rooms, and u­ nderneath the stairs a hatch opens down to a circular cellar.

In addition to her stewardship of 67 North Centre, Fran has ­published scholarship on Nantucket history, been a longtime member of the ­Nantucket Cemetery Commission, and has been a longtime ­contributor to programming at the African Meeting House, the Saltmarsh Center, and Our Island Home.

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TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD Aaron Beck, Blacksmith

Originally a carpenter from Martha’s Vineyard, Blacksmith ­Aaron Beck is the sole proprietor of Handwrought Tools on Deer Isle, Maine. Aaron was trained through a series of apprenticeships in Montana, Wisconsin, and Mississippi. His work is informed by his appreciation for traditional trades, and his background in history and fine carpentry.

Aaron has completed ­numerous ­projects on Nantucket, ­including handrails, gate hardware, and hinges at private homes.

Some of Aaron’s most ­striking work ­includes the front stoop ­reproduction curved ­handrail at 86 Main Street (2019 w ­ inner of NPT’s ­Michelle ­Elzay ­Architectural ­Preservation Award) and handrails at the Blacksmith Aaron Beck at work South Church.

Michael Gault, NPT’s 2023 Traditional Building Methods Awards winner, writes in his nomination for Aaron’s work: “Aaron has a deep understanding of traditional methods because that’s what lasts the longest. His tools encourage the owner to slow down, think about what you are doing, and forget everything else but the task at hand. Blacksmithing is a way to shake hands with the past, present, and future.”

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CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE & GARDEN AWARD Nantucket Garden Club, Saltmarsh Senior Center Garden 81 Washington Street

The Saltmarsh Senior Center is a hub of community life for many ­Nantucket seniors. In recent years, its garden had become ­overgrown and choked with invasive plants. Starting in early 2022, members of the Nantucket Garden Club led by Paulette Boling undertook the ­creation of a coastal resilient native plant garden to transform the 1,200 square foot space. The project was not for the faint of heart: its coastal ­location adjacent to N ­ antucket h­ arbor is flooded with ­seawater multiple times per year, hard to remove invasives were well ­established, and many rabbits liked to snack on new ­plantings. ­Paulette and her team of Garden Club m ­ embers planted the site with native perennials and grasses i­ncluding ­American beachgrass, little bluestem, sweet fern, bee balm, ­milkweeds, asters, and many more. These species are low maintenance and well adapted to ­Nantucket’s climate and sandy soils and can tolerate both dry and wet conditions. An interpretive sign at the site shares with the public how once e­ stablished, these native species do not require pesticides, watering, or fertilizers and support wildlife and pollinators.

The garden has become a cherished oasis along the busy ­Washington Street corridor for island seniors, Saltmarsh Center staff and ­volunteers, and anyone who passes by.

Interior of 27 North Liberty Street, 2024

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HISTORIC RENOVATION AWARD 27 North Liberty Michele Kolb

In August 2023, architect Michele Kolb purchased the Seth Ray ­cooperage (c. 1798), a contributing structure abutting the Lily Pond.

27 North Liberty Street was in need of repair and restoration. Prior Nantucket Historic District Commission approval for the site would have allowed a second-floor addition, rear and side additions, removal of all the historic windows, and the demolition of all historic interiors.

Under Michele’s ownership, new plans for a historical r­enovation were filed with the Historic District Commission with the goal of ­retaining as much of the existing historic fabric as p­ ossible. Late 19th-­ century windows were retained and restored, as was the ­original post and beam structure. Two small additions were added, a rear bathroom over what had been an existing shed and a single-story side addition for a bathroom and laundry.

Much of the focus of the work was to retain, restore, and r­ escue the historic fabric of the building. Windows were removed, ­restored, reglazed, and reinstalled with new pulleys, ropes, and c­ ounterweights.

Floors were restored and refinished. New services, ­ mechanical, electrical, and plumbing were installed. All existing doors and ­ ­hardware were retained, refinished, and reinstalled. Where needed, salvaged doors were used to match existing ones.

The work was completed in just nine months under M ­ ichele’s ­leadership. This past summer renters enjoyed ­experiencing historic Nantucket without sparing modern conveniences. npt

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2025 SUMMER LECTURE & LUNCHEON Featuring Marshall Watson on Defining Elegance through the Classic Worlds of Interior Design, Architecture, and Gardening Tuesday, July 22, 2025 11:00 a.m. at the Ballroom at the White Elephant Village 12 South Water Street

Informed by not only his careers in theatre design and acting, but also his passion for gardening, Marshall Watson weaves t­ ogether principals that have inextricably influenced his particular approach to interior design.

Identifiably elegant, his work has all the hallmarks of ­classic d­ esign: site specific, client sensitive, well researched, highly detailed, and ­historically inspired, yet ­always comfortable, creative, and ­approachable. Travel with Marshall as he opens doors from New York to Napa, Hawaii to Palm Beach, and shares his informative, entertaining and often moving journey.

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Join us as we celebrate our 20th Annual August Fête and enjoy a spectacular evening celebrating historic preservation in one of downtown’s hidden pockets of pastoral beauty.

Party 'til the Cows Come Home

We’re thrilled to host is year’s Fête at the Eleanor Ham Pony Field and feature some of the best-­preserved historic homes on island in the Mill Street neighborhood.

Join us for cocktails and hearty hors d’oeuvres as we tour these historic treasures, along with live music, a silent ­auction, and paddle raise to support our ongoing programs.

General admission tickets to the Fête go on sale June 16th.

For tickets and information, please visit www.natucketpreservation.org or call the NPT office at (508) 228-1387.

Nantucket Preservation Trust is most grateful to Harbor Asset Private Wealth and all of our event underwriters, sponsors, and leaders.

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Celebrating 200 Years Of A Unique Nantucket Kitchen Maria Mitchell 1825 Historic Kitchen

by Jascin N. Leonardo Finger

MMA Deputy Director and Curator of the Mitchell House, Archives, and Special Collections

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ocated at 1 Vestal Street, the Historic Mitchell House, birthplace of America’s first woman astronomer, Maria ­ ­Mitchell, was built in 1790 by Hezekiah Swain. A typical 4-bay Nantucket Quaker-style home, it retains most of its original features.

While it passed through several hands over almost thirty years, in 1818, schoolteacher and astronomer, William Mitchell, his wife, Lydia Coleman Mitchell, and their two children, settled into 1 Vestal Street (then called Prison Lane). Soon, a new family addition followed—Maria Mitchell. In all, Lydia Mitchell would give birth to ten children and their house would stretch at its seams until 1825, when William added a kitchen ell on the northwest side.

William likely completed much of the work in building the kitchen ell ­himself. His Quaker religion did not allow for much in the way of ­ornamentation, but he made sure that the kitchen walls were a bit more special than just white washed plaster and wood. While he may have taken his own turn to complete some of the decorative “graining”—there are two earlier types of surviving grain painting—William likely hired local company, L. and J. Paddack Co., to complete the work. (Of note, several Paddacks lived in the neighborhood and one other neighborhood house, the home of a Paddack, still boasts similar painting). Grain painting was completed, in part, to create a uniform look. It was typical to do on Nantucket because wood was scarce and lumber came from off-island, adding greatly to its expense. By grain painting the walls, one could make mismatched or recycled wood, or wood and plaster, all look as if it was the same thing, and perhaps something much more expensive. Today, there are still a few intact fragments of it left in houses on island, but the Mitchell House’s grain painting is the largest and one of the best examples of grain painting left in New England, if not the United States.

In 1836, the William and Lydia Mitchell family left Vestal Street for the P­acific Bank—where William was cashier—and its second-floor ­apartment. They sold the house to Peleg Mitchell Jr., William’s youngest brother, an island tinsmith. As he and Mary raised their three daughters, Peleg would make a few updates to the kitchen. At the north side, around 1850, he added a cookery that attached to another new space: a Milk Room.

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A Walk Down Main Street Tour

Tuesdays, 3 P.M. (No tour 7/22) 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 7/24, 8/7, or 9/25) 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 $20/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.

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to their left, a sink with a pump connected to a cistern was installed. Later, a cookstove was added and it became a thoroughly modern kitchen.

Finally, with all of this work, the grain painting of his brother’s era was tired and worn. Peleg likely hired the Paddack painters again. The 1850s grain painting was completed, this time not in an olive-green tone as ­William had (which was more in keeping with staid Quaker sensibilities), but in a rose-pink tone. The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) and conservators believe the use of this color is to mimic cedar—a tree found in significant quantities on Nantucket then and now. The family referred to it as the “Rosy Kitchen.”

Today, the Mitchell House is still without modern plumbing or ­electricity.

Little was altered over the almost 100 years in which various members of the Mitchell family inhabited it. When the MMA was founded in 1902, in part

by Peleg’s and Mary’s daughters, they took the house over from the ­estate of their mother, and little was altered as they worked to p­ reserve their cousin’s birthplace and to honor her legacy. As a result, two h­ undred years after it was erected, the 1825 Kitchen ell remains intact, with its 1850s a­ lterations and the grain painting of both Williams’s and Peleg’s i­nhabitancy. The ­perpetual preservation of the house is insured by a p­ reservation easement held by Nantucket Preservation Trust.

The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association was founded in 1902 to preserve the legacy of Nantucket native astronomer, naturalist, librarian, and educator, Maria Mitchell. After she discovered a comet in 1847, Mitchell’s international fame led to many achievements and awards, including an appointment as the first female professor of astronomy at Vassar College. Maria Mitchell believed in “learning by doing” and today that philosophy is reflected in the MMA’s mission statement, programs, research projects, and other activities. The MMA operates two observatories, a natural science museum, an aquarium, a research center, and preserves the historic birthplace of Maria Mitchell. A wide variety of science and history-related programming is offered throughout the year for people of all ages. www.mariamitchell.org npt 47

npt house markers and house histories Mark Your Old House 9 Magnolia Avenue c. 1887

9 Magnolia Avenue, late nineteenth century

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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.

9 MAGNOLIA AVENUE Magnolia Avenue in ’Sconset is part of the neighborhood known as Sunset Heights, developed in the late-19th century as a seasonal community of vacation homes.The Nantucket Railroad connected to ’Sconset in 1884 And the terminal was just down the street from Magnolia Avenue. As Nantucket’s tourist economy grew in the 1870s and 1880s, visitors were attracted to ’Sconset for its fresh sea air, beautiful beaches, and charming cottages. Many homes in Sunset Heights were built to mimic the old Fish House cottages in the ’Sconset village center, while others, including the homes along Magnolia Avenue, were built in the fashionable architectural styles of the Victoria Era. In 1887, Charles H. Robinson, a prolific builder and architect responsible for the construction of some of ’Sconset’s bestknown structures, including the Siasconset Union Chapel and the footbridge over the gully that connects Sunset Heights to the rest of ’Sconset, sold a parcel of vacant land to Emma F. Wise of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. That same day, Emma sold a portion of the land she purchased to her niece, Anne S. Chinery (1863–1935).The house at 9 Magnolia Ave was likely built shortly thereafter, and likely by Robinson’s building firm. Anne was born and raised on Nantucket, and graduated from Nantucket High School in 1880. Anne was the ’Sconset postmistress, and in 1885 she received the first telegram sent to the island. By 1889,Anne was renting 9 Magnolia Avenue, which she named “Cottage Home,” to island visitors. The house was called “Cottage Home” until at least 49

House Histories NANTUCKET

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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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the 1940s. Anne married Harry Reave Brayton (1865–1939), a lieutenant in the United States Navy, in 1895, and she resigned from her position as ‘Sconset postmistress in 1897.

Harry served in the Navy for over 40 years and was frequently deployed to the Pacific, while Anne remained in her ’Sconset home.

Following Anne’s death in 1935 and Henry’s death in 1939, Cottage Home was sold to Margory C. Clement in 1940 and took on a new name in recognition of its new owner— Marge’s Barge. Sadly, Marjory died a year after her purchase of the house at age 41, but her family continued to enjoy it. Marjory’s husband William Tardy Clement, was an officer in the US Marine Corps and was stationed in China as a colonel at the time of her death. Before retiring from the military in 1952, William eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant General and won numerous commendations for his service during World War II, including the Navy Cross and Bronze Star, and was three times awarded the Legion of Merit. When not overseas,William and family members enjoyed summers at Marge’s Barge.

In 1970, John and David Clement sold the home their mother purchased 30 years earlier, but subsequent owners over time have maintained the quintessential summer cottage charm of this classic Sunset Heights home. npt

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Tuesday, July 22, 11:00 A.M. The Ballroom at the White Elephant Village Thursday, July 24, 4:00 P.M. Sherburne Hall

Thursday, August 7, 6:00 P.M. featuring the

Thursday, September 25 Sherburne Hall Visit www.nantucketpreservation.org for full event details.

Are you inspired by old buildings?

Want to expand your career in the construction or historic preservation 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.

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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 and other educational opportunities that further traditional trades and the study of history. 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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What Do You Do in the Winter?

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This is, perhaps, every off-islander’s favorite question for those hearty souls who remain on Nantucket. We checked with a few of NPT’s past award winners and scholarship recipients to find out what they have been up to in the off-season.

Colin Evans (NPT Traditional Building Methods Award Recipient, 2022)’ winter projects are monumental. Literally. For the last two years, Colin has gone back and forth between Nantucket and George Washington’s Mount Vernon where he works as a traditional plasterer on the Mansion Revitalization Project. This landmark preservation project is a multi-year restoration to ensure that generations of visitors will be able to walk through Washington’s home. This winter, Colin worked on Martha Custis Washington’s dressing rooms, the passage, and the stairs down to the study. The Mansion Revitalization Project is scheduled to last until at least 2027.

James Lewis, NPT’s first Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship recipient in 2015, has been planning for the restoration of the sailing vessel Nashayte. James attended the Yestermorrow Design/ Build School in Vermont where he participated in a timber framing workshop. He has since worked as a carpenter and caretaker for many historic properties on the island. The restoration of a 1929 wooden yacht built by Clovis “Cliff ” Mazerolle has long been a dream of James’ and a way to showcase the woodworking skills has learned on the job, highlight Nantucket’s maritime heritage, learn from elders, and inspire a new generation of craftspeople on the island. James has been working with NPT to research more about Mazerolle, a prolific French Canadian boatbuilder, and to find a place to restore Nashatye where the public can watch the progress.

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Fence for 6 Orange Street in the workshop of Ben Moore

Ben Moore's (NPT Traditional Building Methods Award Recipient, 2020) eye for detail and woodworking talents are on display all over the island. Ben combines traditional joinery techniques with modern machinery to bring unique and lasting designs to life. This winter saw more projects at St. Mary’s Church—including a new door for the confessional—where Ben had previously repaired the entryway arches along Federal Street. Over at the St. Mary’s Rectory on Orange Street, Ben restored the fluted columns that flank the front door. The columns were significantly rotten and in need of repair. A unique challenge at the Rectory was the repair and reconstruction of the fence that runs along Orange Street. Ben was able to reuse about half of the balustrade posts, all others were turned in his workshop. The Nantucket Historical Association’s archives contain the original plans for 6 Orange Street, including the fence. Additional restoration work Ben was tasked with included the interior and exterior trim at the Rectory.

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Nicky Sheriff received the Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship in November of 2024. This January, Nicky began her first semester in the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation program at Boston Architectural College. Originally from Jamaica, Nicky has called Nantucket home for ten years, embracing the island’s rich history and architectural heritage. Nicky currently works as a Land Use Specialist and Historic District Commission Enforcement Officer for the Town of Nantucket.

In addition to working full time for the HDC, Nicky spent her winter attending the BAC online. Nicky is nearly finished with her Historic Preservation Philosophy and Practice and Historic Preservation Law and Planning classes. We are not surprised to learn Nicky is receiving high marks for her good work!

Hollis Webb (Mary Helen & Michael Fabacher Scholarship Recipient, 2017 and 2018) and Kevin Green (Mary Helen & Michael Fabacher Scholarship Recipient, 2021 and 2022) spent the winter shoring up the historic landmark Surfside Life Saving Station. Kevin and Hollis both attended the North Bennett Street School’s Preservation Carpentry program. Built in 1874 by Charles H. Robison, the Surfside Lifesaving Station’s Main Building is one of the few surviving significant examples of Victorian Gothic (Stick Style) architecture on the island. Hollis and Kevin worked to repair the ornamental hammer beam truss. In instances where chamfered brackets had failed, Hollis and Kevin fabricated new brackets, replete with millwork that replicated the original. npt Opposite: Restoration work in progress at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.

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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 e­ asements 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 e­ asement ­protection and assistance. Your gift will help with the costs of ­monitoring e­ xisting easements and creating new ones. For more ­information, visit us o­ nline at w ­ ww.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 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 63

Boston-Higginbotham House 27 York Street

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2024 highlights and annual report

HIGHLIGHTS FIGHTING AGAINST DEMOLITION

In 2024, NPT executive director Mary Bergman introduced a ­citizen’s warrant article at the 2024 Nantucket Special Town Meeting to e­ xtend the demolition delay period. NPT advocated against ­demolitions of historic buildings at the HDC, including a formal appeal of the ­demolition of a 1950’s era cottage on Commercial Wharf.

SALVAGE SHOWCASE

In partnership with SA&C Inc., we ­ presented a Salvage Showcase over D ­ affodil Weekend in h­istoric Sherburne Hall. We spotlighted ­ historic examples of a­rchitectural ­ salvage and building r­ ­ euse on Nantucket, and SA&C sold wares ­ from their line of products made from ­reused materials.

Salvage Showcase at Sherburne Hall, 2024

AWARDS

In 2024, NPT marked the eighteenth consecutive year of its awards program, which has honored dozens of owners, ­preservationists, and ­craftspeople. Over one hundred members, members of the ­preservation community, and award recipients and their ­families attended the S­eptember 26th awards ceremony held at historic ­ ­Sherburne Hall.

NPT’s CORE PROGRAMS, MARKERS, ­HISTORIES, and EASEMENTS provide the o­ pportunity to educate, ­document, and protect the island’s historic properties.

In 2024, NPT ­continued to research and document historic ­properties across the island.

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PRESERVATION IN PERPETUITY

In 2024, NPT recorded a new preservation easement at 23/25 Fair Street, the historic George G. Folger House. Read more about the history and future of our easement program on page 62.

23/25 Fair Street

SCHOLARSHIP

Nicky Sheriff was awarded the Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship to attend the Boston Architectural College’s Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation.

FUND AND FRIEND RAISERS

We hosted a sold-out August Fête on West Chester Street, h­ ighlighting the historic North Shore neighborhood. Our Sense of Place Auction ­accompanies the Fete. In December, we welcomed members and friends to a Stroll open house at historic Sherburne Hall.

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IN MEMORIAM Kenneth Louis Beaugrand, 1938–2024

Few people were as dedicated to the preservation of the ­ Nantucket ­community as Ken Beaugrand, Nantucket Preservation Trust’s ­longtime Board Chairman. A founding member of Nantucket’s ­ Community ­Preservation Committee, Ken understood that p­ reservation of the i­sland community encompassed far more than buildings. Ken was a passionate ­advocate for both affordable housing and historic ­preservation, and his ­expertise in real estate helped serve both issues.

Ken’s leadership of NPT, first as President then as Chairman, helped the organization hold the first of many multi-day symposia on h­istoric ­preservation, starting in 2017. With Ken’s wise counsel, NPT ­navigated the retirement of longtime Executive Director Michael May at the end of 2019 and the global pandemic in 2020. Ken’s e­ nthusiasm for historic preservation resulted in the recruitment of many ­dedicated Board members.

Ken looked to the past while planning for the future of the Nantucket ­community. We work to continue his legacy.

Diane Woodyatt Bowman Coombs, 1933–2025

Diane Coombs was committed to maintaining Nantucket’s a­rchitectural and cultural heritage. A longtime member of the ­Nantucket Historic ­District Commission, Diane was a fierce preservationist. She served on many town boards and committees, including the Select Board, C ­ ommunity ­Preservation Committee, the Nantucket Historical Commission, Historic Structures Advisory Board, Planning Board, Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board, Cable Television Advisory Committee, and the Pond Management Committee. Diane worked for the United States Postal Service, serving Nantucket for 25 years.

Even after her many terms on the HDC, Diane lent her guidance and encyclopedic knowledge of Building with Nantucket in Mind to the ­ ­Historic Structures Advisory Group, meeting weekly online to review HDC ­applications, which she did up until the week before her passing. We will miss her tenacious spirit.

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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. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr. The Margaret Ritchie R. Battle Family Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. C. Marshall Beale Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bousa Ms. Susan P. Burke Ms. Carolyn Thayer Ms. Amanda B. Cross Ms. Dorinda Dodge Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Foley Mr. Andrew Forsyth and Ms. Kelly Williams Mr. Mark H. Gottwald Ms. Susan Zises Green Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. James Hagedorn Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hale The Harriet W. Backus Charitable Trust 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. Grant Laughlin, Pres.

Mr. and Mrs. David Lilly, Jr. Mr. Charles W. Loeb, Jr. and Ms. Sandy Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Maffeo Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCausland 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 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Phelan Mrs. Ella Wall Prichard Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ryan Mr. Charles R. Lenhart and Mr. Robert C. Newman, Sandcastle Construction, Inc. Ms. Lynda Mead Shea Mr. and Mrs. Greg Spivy Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Treyz Ms. Louise E. Turner Ms. Pam Waller Mr. and Mrs. F. Brand Whitlock Mr. Harry W. Wilcox, III and Ms. Patricia Hambrick Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wolff 72

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Mr. James W. Abbott and Ms. Debby Vander Woude Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Dimeo Mr. and Mrs. Leigh J. Abramson Ms. Sascha Douglass Mr. Jeffrey Allen and Ms. Betty Browning Dr. and Mrs.William H. Druckemiller Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Ancona Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Dubois Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Armstrong Ms.Trudy Dujardin Mrs. Anne D. Bailliere Mr. Lee Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Ball Ms. Ann G. Ellicott Mr.William Klein and Ms. Blue Balliett Dr. and Mrs. George C. Ellis Ms. Mary-Randolph Ballinger Mr. Michael P. Elzay Mrs. Kenneth L. Beaugrand Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fabacher Ms. Joanie S Bentzin Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fahrenkopf Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Besecker Mr. and Mrs.W. Gerard Fallon Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Boling, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filipski Ms. Joan R. Bolling Mr. Eric Finger and Ms. Jascin Leonardo Finger Mr. Joseph Bonacci Mr. and Mrs. Johan F. Firmenich Mr. and Mrs.Victor H. Boyajian Mr. Andrew Forsyth and Ms. Kelly Williams Mr. Steven L. Boynton Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Fowler Ms. Christina A. Bresani and Mr. Robert Franklin and Mr. Charles Mappin Mr. Michael R. Struble Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Fraser Mr. Guy Bristow and Ms. Barbara Presta Ms. Sarah Gemmill and Mr. Erik L. Knutzen Mr. and Mrs. David S. J. Brown Mrs. Charles M. Geschke Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brownlee Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Giovine Ms. Lisa-Margaret Stevenson Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gosh Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Buechle Ms.Toby A. Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Callahan Ms.Victoria A. Greenhood and Ms. Kathleen Cannon and Mr. Brian Kelly Mr. Robert B. Remar Ms. Caroline Cole Mr. Peter J. Grua and Ms. Mary O’Connell Ms. Carolyn Thayer Ms. Elizabeth F. Guardenier Ms. Christine Carpenter Ms. Ellen H. Hakes Mr. John B. Carroll Mrs. Donald C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Champion Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hay Mr. Alan Chapple and Ms. Katherine L. Krill Ms. Sara M. Hazelwood and Mr. Raul F.Yanes Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chasin Dr. Paula Henderson Ms. Andrea Sáenz, Pres & CEO Ms. Heide Hendricks and Mr. Rafe Churchill, Mr. Eugene H. Clapp Hendricks Churchill Studio Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Colliton Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Heyda Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett Mr. Peter B. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Craven Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holt, Jr. Ms. Hilary H. Cunniff Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holt Mr. and Mrs.Wayne F. Davies Ms. Gloria Jarecki Ms. Anne Delaney and Mr. Calvin Carver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jennison 73

Dr. Ann L. and Mr. Charles B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. G. Philip Nowak Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Kelly Mrs. Ann B. Oliver Dr. Keith M. Kerman and Dr. Debra S. Leizman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Paduch Mr. and Mrs. Marshall T. Keys Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Paul Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kinsley Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Peterson Mrs. Kimberly Leibsohn Klein Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Phelan Mr.† and Mrs. Arie L. Kopelman Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel D. Philbrick Mr. Daniel L. Korengold and Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Pidcock Ms. Martha Lyn Dippell Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pierson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Kotchen Ms. Diane Pitt and Mr. Mitch Karlin Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kraeutler Dr.William Porter and Ms. Peggy Davis Mr.William P. Kupper, Jr. Ms. Alison Potts and Mr. Mark T. Groenstein† Ms. Michelle Langlois Mr. David A. Pumphrey Mr. Christopher Larsen Ms. Lisa Quattrocci, Edward H. Benenson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Read Ms. Sherry A. Lefevre Ms. Susan L. Renzulli Ms. Priscilla P. Lentowski Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson 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. Brandon W. Lower Ellen and David Ross Mr. Richard W. Lowry Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Rutherford Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey P. Lucier Mr. J.Wood Rutter Mr. Angus S. MacLeod and Dr. Dianne Coscia Ms. Linda L. Saligman Ms. Miriam Mandell Mr. and Mrs. Luke Salisbury Ms. Marilee B. Matteson Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. Michael May and Mr. Housley Carr Mr. and Mrs. Cary M. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCarthy Ms. Sara G. Schwartz and Mr.William E. Hannum, III Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. McGrath Mrs. Nancy Tower Scott Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. McGuire Mr. J. Douglas Self, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Martin McKerrow Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson West Mr. James Meehan and Ms. Patricia White Mr. and Mrs. Ross Silverstein Mr. Jason L. Michel Mr. and Mrs. James W. Simpson 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. Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, III Mr. and Mrs.W. Christopher Mortenson Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Swanson Mr. and Mrs. George R. Mrkonic, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swart The Honorable and Mrs. R. James Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Nopper, Jr. Mr. R. Scott Taylor Mr. and Mrs. David Northrup George and Marie Chabot Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Norton Mr. Dexter Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Al Novissimo, Novation Media Mr. Garrett Thornburg 74

Ms. Lara Trafelet Ms. Anne W. Troutman and Mr. Aleks Istanbullu Mrs. Jane Tyler Mr. and Mrs. David J. Urban Mr. and Mrs. Robert I.Veghte Mr. and Mrs. E. Geoffrey Verney Ms. Lynda Vickers-Smith Mr. and Mrs. Steven Wacaster Ms. Suellen Ward and Mr. John H. Copenhaver Ms. Maryann Wasik Mrs. Cynthia H.Webber Mr.Todd K.West Mr. and Mrs. Douglas D.Wheat Mr. and Mrs. Edward I.Wight Mr. and Mrs. Jay M.Wilson Mr. Bryan Wright Dr’s Robert A. and Elaine E.Yordan Mr. and Mrs. JohnYozell † 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 emailing us at info@nantucketpreservation.org. Thank you.

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Mr. and Mrs. Mark Deck Mr. and Mrs. Doug Abbey Mr. Patrick Guthrie Ms. Joan P. Albaugh Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Dolan Ms. Karen Maeda Allman Mr. Stephan J. Dolling and and Ms. Elizabeth Wales Ms. Charlotte Faltermayer Ms. Amanda Amaral Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Mr. and Mrs. Pennel C. Ames Ms. Marsha L. Fader Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Anderson Ms. Maia Farish Mrs. Gale H. Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Fee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Austin, III Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ference-Gray Ms. Helen Joan Badie Prof.

J. Scott Finn and Mr. Charles Caldwell Mr. Robert Selfridge Bailey, Jr Ms. Ingrid Francis Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bailey Mr. J. Pepper Frazier, II VADM and Mrs. John A. Baldwin, USN (RET) Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Fremont-Smith Ms. Carolyn R. Barg Mr. Roland M. Frye, Jr. and Ms. Jennifer Barker Ms. Susan M. Pettey Mr. Curtis L. Barnes Ms. Marie D. Gildehaus and Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barney, III Mr. Bradley M. Henke Mr. and Mrs. David Beardsley Ms. Lisa Grady Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Bearer Mr. Richard N. Gray and Mr. Bruce Beni Ms. Joanne T. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. John M. Groff Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bloomfield Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Gulley Ms. Judith C. Blume Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. Gustaveson Mr. and Mrs. William J. Boardman, II Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Hammer Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Boasberg Ms. JoAnn Hanson Ms. Ann P. Bond Ms. Cary M. Hazlegrove Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Boucai Mr. Joseph P. Helyar Ms. Marilyn M. Bromley Ms. Elizabeth K. Hillger Dr. Marcia J. Browne and Dr. Jeffrey W. Clarke Mrs. Christopher F. Holland Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bush Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Hurd Ms. Margaret Capone Butler Mr. and Mrs. Richard Irwin Mrs. Martha H. Butler Ms. Diane H. Karper Dr. and Mrs. George P. Butterworth Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Korngold Mr. Charles Byrne and Ms. Ellen Mitchell Ms. Denice M. Kronau Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Camalier, III Ms. Kathryn Kubie and Mr. William Winkler Ms. Lisa Carter Mr. Paul La Paglia Mrs. Susan H. Cavanaugh Mr. Allan LaFrance and Ms. Mary C. Walsh Mrs. Eugene Collatz Mr. Dana E. Landry and Ms. Hope Collins Mr. William F. X. Landry Ms. Marion Roland Conley Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Lee Ms. Elizabeth S. Connolly Mr. and Mrs. Larry Levine Mr. Robert Scott Cooper Dr. and Mrs. Keith M. Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Gary Creem Ms. Leslie Linsley-Aron Mr. Richard C. Crisson and Mr. Rod O’Hanley Mr. Andrew M. Logan Mr. Timothy G. Crowley, Atty at Law Mr. Ole Lokensgard and Ms. Mary L. Heen Mr. Chris Dallmus Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Lorenzo Mrs. Sheila B. Daume Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lothian Ms. Alice I. Davies 76

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Lowy Ms. Janet C. MacKay 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. Paula McLeod and Mr. Jamie Pfaff Ms. Julie Ruddick 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 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Montgomery Mr. Ben Moore Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Negri Ms. Kelley Noonan Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Ostrander Mr. Stephen Paluseo Mrs. Mary Alyce Pardo Ms. Nancy L. Pasley Ms. Anne MacLennan Perkins Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Perlman Mr. Brian R. Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pinto Dr. and Mrs. Frank Rand Ms. Carla Ray Mr. Zachary Rice Mr. and Mrs. George M. Rich Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ringer Ms. Janet L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rose Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ross Dr. Philip C. Ross and Ms. Michele Kolb Mrs. Bonnie J. Sacerdote Ms. Sandra Schanzer Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schaperkotter Mrs. Marissa Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Schwarzman Ms. Kathryn K. Sheehan Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith Ms. Penny F. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Sotell Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Spitler Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stanton Ms. Valerie Stauffer Mr. and Mrs. Harald S. Stavnes

Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Ms. Danielle I. Strong Mr. Jonathan C. Swain Mrs. Merrielou H. Symes Ms. Alice Taranto Ms. Marcelle Tessier Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Treisman 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 Mr. and Mrs. A. Charles Walters Mrs. Barbara C. White Mr. and Mrs. John R. Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Mark J.Yacos Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S.Young Ms. Konstantina Zaras Mr. and Mrs. P. Rhoads Zimmerman

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in honor of Ms. Maia Farish in celebration of The Gaillard Family Ms. Sandra Schanzer for the birthday of Julie Zelman Mr. Robert Selfridge Bailey, Jr. for the birthday of Rich Merriman

in memoriam gifts Mr. Peter B. Holmes in memory of Ann J. Holmes Ms. Ann G. Ellicott in memory of John V. L. Ellicott Mr. Stephen Paluseo in memory of Richard Paluseo Ms. JoAnn Hanson in memory of Ron Neumunz

Grant Funder ReMain Nantucket

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

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

We are deeply grateful for your support!

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event leaders Mr. Daniel L. Korengold and Ms. Martha Lyn Dippell Mr. and Mrs. Doug Abbey Mr. Michael A. Kovner and Mr. Jean Doyen de Montaillou Mr. and Mrs. Doug Abbey Dr. and Mrs. Keith M. Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Airth Mr. and Mrs. Josh Littlefield Ms. Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley Ms. Katherine M. Logue and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Atkinson Mr. Jonathan Nyland Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr. Ms. Mary-Adair Macaire Ms. Mary-Randolph Ballinger Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Maffeo Ms. Carolyn R. Barg Mr. and Mrs. Bill Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Gary Beller Mr. Michael May and Mr. Housley Carr Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bousa Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCarthy Ms. Susan P. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. McGill, III Ms. Christine Carpenter Mr. Albert S. Messina and Mr. Ken Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Felix T. Charney Mr. and Mrs. William M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. G. David Cheek Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Muhlhauser Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Clifton Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Muldoon Ms. Sian Colglazier Ms. Michelle Holland Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett The Honorable and Mrs. R. James Nicholson Ms. Amanda B. Cross Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cummings Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Pollack Mr. and Mrs. Linwood E. Dame Mrs. Ella Wall Prichard Ms. Alice I. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Davies Mr. and Mrs. George E. Roach Ms. Anne Delaney and Mr. Calvin Carver, Jr. Ms. Janet L. Robinson Ms. Dorinda Dodge Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ross Ms. Trudy Dujardin Mrs. Bonnie J. Sacerdote Mrs. Caroline Ellis Ms. Linda L. Saligman Mr. Michael P. Elzay Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Saul Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fabacher Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filipski Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Schwarzman Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Fowler Ms. Laurie M. Scott Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friedman Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson West Ms. Sarah Gemmill and Mr. Erik L. Knutzen Mr. James D. Shockey and Ms. Mary Farland Ms. Susan Zises Green Mr. and Mrs, Russell Smith Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Greenberg Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold, IV Mr. and Mrs. Warren A. Stephens Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Grote Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stone Mr. and Mrs. James Hagedorn 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. Gregory Hedberg Ms. Carolyn Thayer Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. Hoffman Mrs. Cynthia H. Webber Dr. Douglas Horst and Ms. Maureen Phillips Mr. Harry W. Wilcox, III and Mr. Jon M. King and Mr. John H. Ehrlich Ms. Patricia Hambrick Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kinsley Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wolff Mr. Patrick Korb Ms. Betsey Von Summer and Mr. John Moller 81

COMMITTEE MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS Ellie Allen Diane Asche Mary-Randolph Ballinger Gussie Beaugrand Craig Beni Susan Boardman Paulette Boling Delaney Cercere Teal Colliton Alyssa Corry Beth Davies John Ehrlich Caroline Ellis Marsha Fader Adam Fleshman Jascin Leonardo Finger Lee Fuhrman Michael Gault Aisling Glynn Melanie Gowen Susan Zises Green Suzy Grote Victoria Hagan Barbara Halsted Rene Hanan Shae Jones Julie Jordin Jon King Carol Kinsley Katie Kubie Sheila Lathrop Meghan Luksic Angus MacLeod

Michelle Maffeo Ann Martindale Joanne Morgan Kelley Noonan Brigid O’Riordan Ella Wall Prichard Susan Renzulli Mickey Rowland Mia Sadler Mariellen Scannell Ann Swart Michael Sweeney Mackennah Tarmey Anne Troutman Pam Waller Cathy Ward Beth Wheldon Paula Williams Ana Wolfe Grace Yanes

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Nantucket Preservation Trust

Statement of Activities for 2022 & 2023

2022 2023

Operating revenues: Contributions $362,137 $345,466

Program services 96,009 103,658 Fundraising events 69,956

Sale of goods (net of cost) 26,665

Interest & dividend income 15,979

Total operating revenues 567,836

79,782 6,717 24,179 559,802

Operating expenses: Program 295,099 331,188

Management & general 84,601 95,582

Fundraising 161,626 122,286

Total operating expenses 514,326 549,056

Change in net assets from operations

26,510

10,746

Realized & unrealized in investment (99,953) 70,935 gains/(losses)

Change in net assets

(73,443)

81,681

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

Net assets, end of year 986,166 1,067,847

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End Note

W

e applaud the Nantucket Historic District ­Commission’s renewed focus on policy and procedure. Under the direction of Chairman Stephen Welch, the HDC has ­ spent considerable time on a number of complicated applications.

It’s often said that Nantucket’s HDC is the busiest in the state, which wouldn’t surprise us as Nantucket is one of the largest contiguous ­Local ­Historic Districts. The commissioners devote countless hours each year ­reviewing applications during meetings and on their own time, so the ­additional attention given to demolition applications of historic structures is greatly appreciated.

We commend the HDC for their preservation-minded decisions, especially the denial of the demolition applications for the garage at 43A Union Street and the old electrical company building at 10 New Whale Street.

Appendix C of Building with Nantucket in Mind, the HDC’s guidebook, states: “In determining the existence of the circumstances specified under “Standards for Approval,” the Commission may require such additional information, documentation, or evidence as it determines to be necessary. The Commission may continue a proceeding for such additional time as it reasonably takes an application or agent to comply with the additional relevant documentation or evidence. The ­Commission will make its decision based up on all of the evidence presented to it at the public hearing or hearings.”

This means that the onus is on the applicant wishing to demolish a ­historic structure. 10 New Whale Street is one of the last vestiges of the island’s industrial waterfront. As of the time of this writing, the Commissioners have required National Grid, who owns 10 New Whale Street, to furnish a condition report of the building from a preservation mason or preservation engineer. This is the first time in recent memory the HDC has required an applicant to seek the ­s­ervices of an engineer who specializes in restoring historic structures.

Ultimately, when a historic building is demolished, it’s gone forever.

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