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RAMBLINGS Celebrating Our 20th Issue

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Dear Members and Friends,

Welcome to the 20th edition of Nantucket Preservation Trust’s annual m ­ agazine, ­Ramblings. In 2007, our first issue covered NPT’s work to update N ­ antucket’s N ­ ational Historic Landmark District, increasing the scope to include b­ uildings ­constructed up to 1975 as contributing to our landmark. That update was ­completed in 2012, but many still fail to consider the importance of 20th-century architecture to Nantucket’s identity.

One example of this is the demolition of 10 New Whale Street, which we wrote about as “Threatened” in Ramblings last year, and which is sadly covered in this year’s “Lost” article.

Our inaugural edition of Ramblings noted that NPT held preservation easements on 13 island buildings. This magazine lists 30 properties that are now protected ­forever from being gutted or demolished. In 2007, architectural critic Paul ­Goldberger warned of the need for Nantucket to sustain its sense of authenticity amidst planning and ­development pressures of a growing community. These challenges have only grown over the past 20 years, but NPT is working to combat them through advocacy and education. In this issue you can read about ongoing efforts to survey the West Monomoy neighborhood

by Dr. Cleary Larkin of the University of Florida’s Preservation Institute Nantucket program. Preserving Nantucket isn’t just about preserving its buildings, but the island’s cultural heritage, as well, and this issue features a story from NPT’s own Julie Kever on the island tradition of making beach plum jelly.

Whether you have a collection of Ramblings magazines going back 20 years, or this is the first issue you’ve picked up, thank you. We hope you enjoy these stories. For ­up-to-date information on NPT’s programs, events, and initiatives, please visit our blog, The ­Fanlight, on our website.

Sincerely,

Rita Carr

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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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 Alyssa Corry Nick Gault Melanie Gowen Karen Keane Michael Kovner Whitney Lucks Mary-Adair Macaire Angus MacLeod Ann Swart Harry Wilcox Ryan Williams

Staff Rita Carr Executive Director Julie Kever Administrative Assistant

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Ramblings • Vol XX • 2026 Table of Contents

Did You Know?

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Lost, Threatened, and Saved

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Preservation Awards 2025 Award Winners

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NPT Summer Lecture & Luncheon 40 with Author and Designer Hutton Wilkinson August Fête: Gone Fishing! 42 Codfish Park Preservation Institute Nantucket’s Summer Survey Work

by Cleary Larkin, PhD, PIN Director

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Island Jelly Making by Julie Kever

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Preservation Tools

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Preservation in Practice: NPT House Markers and Histories: 14 Liberty Street Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship Meet Nicky Sheriff –2024 Scholarship Recipient 10 Sherburne Turnpike: A Brief History Clarissa Porter Preservation Easement Fund: NPT's Easement Program

2025: 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 Mary Bergman Historic images courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association Copyright © 2026 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 Lecture & Luncheon • Traditional Building Methods Demonstrations 9

Codfish Park, 2025

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Did You Know?

How did Codfish Park come to be?

It’s a familiar story on Nantucket – chunks of a bank washed out to sea in a big fall or winter storm, the coastline forever changing. Sometimes though, all that sand doesn’t just wash out into the ocean. During the October Gale of 1841, a large chunk of the bank at Front Street in ’Sconset gave way, and a handful of cottages were claimed by the sea. But shortly after, sand began accreting below the bank.

By the 1880s, enough of a beach had built up that fishermen began to store boats and build shanties on the sand: simple, utilitarian structures. The land t­echnically belonged to Henry Coffin, but he deeded the property to the ­Proprietors of ­Nantucket in 1886, who had the authority to regulate the beach. Coffin’s deed stipulated that the land was to be for public enjoyment, and that “no building or other obstruction of any kind be erected or maintained on the premises, except bath houses, to be used as such.”

The beach continued to grow, tripling in size in three decades, and despite the wishes of Henry Coffin, fisherman began building cottages, shacks, and drying racks for cod and other fish. In June 1906, residents “below the bank” received permission from the Board of Selectmen to connect to the Town’s water supply for a drinking fountain. Sidewalks were laid in 1911 and streetlights, along with three telephone poles, were installed in 1920.

The Inquirer and Mirror described Codfish Park in 1915: “No civil engineers have yet been called in; no landscape gardeners have yet been required; no architects of high technique have been employed; no highfalutin specialists of any sort have entered the evolution of the Park. Yet each year the new coming is confronted with remarkable and unexpected changes.” In 1925, the Inky reported there were 38 “squatters” on the land, and the question of what to do with the buildings, intended for recreation but now home to residents, many of whom were ­domestic workers, cooks, laundry workers, drivers, and performed other jobs ­critical to the needs to of the people who vacationed “above bank”.

This problem lingered for decades. By the 1960s, the Codfish Park residents paid taxes to the town. By 1990, about 40 residents of Codfish Park had been able to register their land through Land Court. But 13 parcels remained unregistered as of 1990. A 1991 Annual Town Meeting Vote dissolved the Codfish Park Trust.

Because of these complicated issues surrounding Codfish Park, tracing the date of a single structure can be difficult. Today the neighborhood has a unique character, and we look forward to hosting our 21st Annual August Fête in Codfish Park on August 6. Read more about the festivities on page 42. npt 11 9

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Lost, Threatened, and Saved 10 New Whale Street, courtesy of Sharon Van Lieu 13

Saved: The Portuguese Bell at the South Church In January, a familiar sound that had been missing from the island for more a year returned, as the historic Portuguese Bell at the Unitarian ­Universalist Church rang out. The bronze bell, cast in Lisbon and ­originally intended to be part of a set destined for the church of Bom Jesus de Monte in ­Braga (now a UNESCO World Heritage Site), was purchased by Nantucket ­captain Charles Clasby in 1812 and installed in the church tower in 1815.

Generations of Nantucketers have appreciated its sonorous tone, tuned to an A, that rings out on the hour, and 52 times at 7 a.m., noon, and 9 p.m.

But the bell, which weights approximately 1,500 pounds and hangs 85 feet in the air, just below the golden dome of the tower of the South Church, was in serious danger of never ringing again – the yoke from which it was suspended was badly corroded and in need of replacement.

The South Church Preservation Fund, an independent 501(c)3 n­ onprofit organization that oversees the care and preservation of the h­ istoric O ­ range Street building, received funding to save the bell through the ­Community Preservation Act, approved at Nantucket’s Annual Town Meeting in 2024.

Chime Master Systems of Sugar Grove, Ohio was selected to oversee the conservation process. While the bell itself remained in South Church tower, carefully supported on cribbing, the bell hanger was removed and brought to Ohio. A replica yoke, fabricated in stainless steel using the original as a pattern, was created. The team of Zoltan Zuberecz and his son Zoltan Jr., of Highclimbers Inc., steeplejacks from Pottstown, ­Pennsylvania, arrived on Nantucket early this year to install the new yoke, along with new stainless-steel bearings and hardware, and complete final work on the restored bell.

Opposite: Zoltan Sr. ready to ring the bell, courtesy of Amanda Amaral

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Now, the new hardware will ensure that islanders and visitors to ­Nantucket alike will enjoy the sound of the 52s ringing out around downtown for generations to come, just as they’ve sounded for over 100 years, and just as a preservation easement held by the Town of Nantucket on the exterior of the church building means that its historic appearance will be preserved forever.

Zoltan Jr. with the Old Portuguese Bell, courtesy of Amanda Amaral

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Threatened: Smith's Point

Smith’s Point, the far western end of Madaket over Millie’s Bridge across Hither Creek, is “humble, natural, and with very few exceptions, almost ­exactly like it was in 1972, save for the large amount of land taken by the Atlantic over years,” writes Peter Homes, a resident of this special ­neighborhood. ­Indeed, Smith’s Point is facing threats from the hungry Atlantic, and from real estate development.

Although it is unclear how Smith’s Point got its name, the Wampanoag called this area Nopque, meaning landing place. In A Natural History of Nantucket, Peter Brace describes Smith’s Point “all outwash sand deposits held in place

by American beach grass and some snow fencing,” and this part of the island is particularly shaped by eroding waves and winds. Historic maps show the Point used to extend all the way to Tuckernuck, and until 1869 N ­ antucketers could drive cattle and other livestock across Smith’s Point to Tuckernuck at low tide. In 1961, Hurricane Esther opened up a break in the point, and the resulting Esther Island remained severed from the rest of Nantucket ­until ­accreting sand re-connected it in 1986. More recently, in 2016, a winter storm took much of the beach away and turned Maine Avenue into a ­dead-end street.

The Point has long been known for its excellent fishing, but few dwellings were constructed here, outside of a handful of fishing shacks and modest homes along Hither Creek. In the 1910s, Otis Emerson Dunham, owner of several hundred acres in Madaket, contracted with the Massachusetts Coastal Company to develop a subdivision he called “Maddequet Terrace,” including much of Smith’s Point. Though there was an early frenzy of buying, little development followed, and by 1920, many of the parcels were forfeited to the Town of Nantucket for delinquent tax benefits. For others, however, the ease of travel brought on by the introduction of the automobile to Nantucket inspired the building of simple cottages near the beaches of Smith’s Point.

A number of unpretentious summer cottages began popping up between the 1930s and 1940s. Mid-century saw the construction of a few more daring dwellings that experimented with angular and geometric forms but hewed to vernacular construction methods and materials. This eclectic mix of ­structures are all in conversation with one another, working together to tell the evolving story of Madaket from fishing outpost to summer resort.

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Recent years have seen increased development pressure at Smith’s Point. Most egregious was the unpermitted demolition of a c. 1938 cottage on New Jersey Avenue in January 2026. Property owners elsewhere on Smith’s Point have proposed an in-ground swimming pool. As this part of the i­ sland is ­defined by its wide-open outwash landscape, the amount of screening n­ ecessary to hide a swimming pool from the public way would greatly diminish the character and setting of Smith’s Point.

As properties turn over, newcomers to Smith’s Point should remember that they are stewards of this fragile, historic landscape. The very charm that draws people to this part of the island can be easily lost if development is allowed that does not take into account the scale and massing of the neighborhood.

Lost: 10 New Whale Street and 12 Atlantic Avenue

In January 2026, heavy machinery set to work demolishing the ­industrial brick building at 10 New Whale Street. It was the sad end to a once proud building that played a key role in the generation of electricity for ­Nantucket. Constructed in 1927, the structure housed the machinery that turned goal into gas, which was then burned to power turbines to power the island. The building had been left to fall into disrepair for decades and was deemed a hazard by the Nantucket Fire Department. Its undignified end was not a foregone conclusion, but rather the result of years of ­neglect.

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By 1996, 10 New Whale Street was no longer being used for ­electrical ­generation, and owner National Grid sought to demolish the building, which the ­Historic District Commission approved in 1998. Prior to 2012, 10 New Whale Street was not considered a Contributing property to ­Nantucket’s National Historic Landmark status. But, in 2012, the Landmark was ­updated, and the end of the Period of Significance for the Landmark ­extended to 1975. Under the updated Landmark, 10 New Whale Street ­became a C ­ ontributing building. When National Grid applied to ­demolish the building in ­October 2024, that contributing status meant that the ­standards for review were different from when the demo was approved in 1998. When the Historic District Commission met to hear that application, the Commissioners were unequivocal—they each made it clear that they did not think demolition was appropriate. Vice Chair Ray Pohl stated, “This building, for so many reasons, its material, its shape, its, location, all of that, is so rich with meaning in terms of that downtown area. So, I could never, never vote in favor of a demolition of this building.” The HDC voted to hold for revisions and additional information. National Grid eventually pulled their demolition application and came back with a new application in ­January 2025, which went before the HDC in March. The HDC heard the application again on June 10, then ultimately voted in a split 3-2 decision in favor of demolition on July 8. In these meetings, National Grid focused on the deteriorated condition of 10 New Whale Street, a condition for which they themselves were responsible. The condition of a building does not change its historic significance and should not be a determining factor for the HDC in considering a demolition application.

On July 18, Nantucket Preservation Trust filed an appeal of the HDC’s ­demolition approval. Our grounds for appeal were that the HDC failed to follow the demolition policy outlined in its guidebook, Building with ­Nantucket in Mind, failed to consider expert opinions indicating that the building could be saved, and improperly limited public comment at two meetings.

On November 5, NPT’s appeal of the HDC’s demolition approval was heard by the Nantucket Select Board. The Select Board must find that the HDC acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner to uphold an appeal. Two Select Board members, Matt Fee and Malcolm MacNab, voted in favor of NPT’s appeal, but three members voted in favor of the HDC. 19

The loss of 10 New Whale Street is a loss for the entire ­Nantucket ­community. It further erodes the island’s historic heritage and e­rases an important part of the island’s industrial waterfront forever. D ­ espite its ­ deteriorating condition, 10 New Whale Street could have been ­rehabilitated and saved. Brick industrial buildings are great candidates for adaptive reuse, and state and federal Historic Rehabilitation tax credits are available to fund up to 40 percent of qualified preservation expenditures.

While NPT was in the midst of preparing our appeal for the approval of the demolition of 10 New Whale Street, another historic building was ­demolished without the HDC even weighing in. In August 2025, the house at 12 Atlantic Avenue was demolished upon the order of the Town of ­Nantucket’s ­building commissioner, who deemed the building a public hazard. The structure had been in disrepair for years and was cited for a ­violation of Nantucket’s minimum maintenance bylaw in 2021. Despite that c­ itation, no steps were taken to bring the property into compliance, and the ­structure fell into a worse and worse state. In July 2025, the ­owners of 12 Atlantic Ave were fined $600, then set in motion the process to demolish the building. With no application to the HDC, the public had no chance to fight the demolition. It was another historic structure lost in an important historic neighborhood.

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12 Atlantic Avenue before demolition

The modest single-story dwelling at 12 Atlantic Avenue was built ­sometime between 1912 and 1916 by John Leslie MacDonald. MacDonald, a ­barber, was born on Prince Edward Island in Canada in 1875, but was residing on Nantucket by 1910. In 1921 he sold the house to Ethel Dill, who lost her home to foreclosure in 1942. The Nantucket Institution for Savings sold 12 Atlantic Avenue to John C. Pina, Mattie Banks Pina, and Mattie’s ­mother Charlotte Bagwell in 1943. According to Frances Kartunnen’s book The ­Other Islanders, Charlotte and Mattie were both born in Coushatta, ­Louisiana, a small town on the Red River, Charlotte in 1880 and Mattie in 1898. They moved to Kansas City, where Mattie eventually began working as a n­ ursemaid for a wealthy family, work that landed her on Nantucket in the 1930s. Mattie married John Pina, a truck driver for the Island Service ­Company born in Cape Verde, in 1938. Mattie and John had no children, and by 1952 John had left Nantucket and moved to the mainland. Mattie and Charlotte took in boarders to make ends meet, and Mattie also did domestic work and cooking.

Mattie Pina resided on Atlantic Avenue for more than 55 years, until her death in 1999 at the age of 100. Miss Pina, as her neighbors remember her, took pride in her home, and Dr. Karttunen notes that, due to her age, she became a “local celebrity.” Now, with the demolition of 12 Atlantic Ave, the physical record of her life is lost. npt 21

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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 2026 Awards is July 1, 2026.

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 ­demonstrates a high degree of commitment to the preservation of the structure(s) and the island. An individual who maintains an 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 p­ eriodically honors those who have made a major impact on ­preservation of the ­island’s architectural heritage with the Excellence in Preservation Award.

For additional information on NPT award recipients—past and p­ resent— visit us online at www.nantucketpreservation.org 26

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PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS MICHELLE ELZAY ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION AWARD Leslie Mayer, 25 Broadway, Siasconset, 2024 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 27

PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS - continued CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN AWARD Saltmarsh Senior Center Garden, 81 Washington Street, Nantucket Garden Club, 2024 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 Frances Karttunen, 67 North Centre Street, 2024 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 28

PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS - continued TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD Aaron Beck, Blacksmith, 2024 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 Michele Kolb, 27 North Liberty Street, 2024 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 29

Interior and exterior views of "The Shack," 14 Waquoit Road

JOHN A. and KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD In 2025, the Stewardship award went to owners of four ­quintessential ­Nantucket beach cottages, all with multiple ­generations of familial ­ownership that display a commitment to retaining these endangered structures.

"The Shack" 14 Waquoit Road • The Rowland and Haffenreffer Families

Built in the 1920s by Frederick G. Platt, to enter this Madequecham beach cottage is to step back in time and get away from it all. Still shared among Platt’s descendants, this deceptively simple structure is all about living with less stuff and experiencing time together. The cottage has one large open room with a brick fireplace, a k­ itchen ell, and a windowed porch with expansive ocean views. While the family reluctantly hooked up to the electrical grid in the last year to keep the water pump and fridge humming, there is only one o­ utlet for non-essential use (read: cell phone charging). Otherwise, propane provides the fuel for cooking, and hurricane lamps offer a soft glow once the sun dips below the horizon. A deck connects the main house to a series of changing rooms which serve as closets and ­storage for visiting family and guests. The outside courtyard is home to the ­outdoor shower and enclosed bathroom facilities. (Some modern ­inventions, like running water and semi-indoor plumbing, are hard to live without.)

The cottage has been moved back from the bank three times, once in 1945, again in 1978, and most recently in 2024 by Warren Ard and his crew. Longtime caretaker Brandon Beal built new storms, this close to the sea wind and salt spray are a constant. The Shack sits light on the land and can be easily moved, as it one day will again.

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"Sandune" located at 29 Pocomo Road

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"Sandune" 29 Pocomo Road • The Brock Family

Nestled steps from Nantucket Harbor, “Sandune” has been beloved by members of the Brock family since it was purchased by William C. Brock in the 1940s. William gifted the cottage to his son, ­Albert G. Brock, and it remains in the Brock family today. Its open-stud ­construction and rambling footprint maintain a tranquil ­rusticity, more than 100 years after it was first constructed in the 1920s. O ­ riginally built as a “day cottage” for trips to the shore from ­Nantucket town, with no running water or electricity, it has been updated for 21st-­century ­l­iving and overnight stays while preserving its pleasant ­plainness. The open main living space and small kitchen connect to simple b­ edrooms, with extra sleeping quarters added on overtime to accommodate new generations. Recent preservation work restored historic windows and shored up the exterior building envelope to ­prevent moisture ­intrusion and deterioration of building materials.

The Cottage at 8 Village Way The Schmidt Family

Homeowners Charlie Schmidt and Nanci Lee are proud stewards of their c. 1945 beach cottage in Pocomo.While they have been ­approached many times to sell to real estate developers, continuing the family ­tradition of Nantucket summers in their rustic beach cottage is more important. Charlie’s parents rented on the island and purchased the property in 1976. A small addition in 1989 was the only major change to the house since its initial construction.When an additional bedroom was needed, the front porch was enclosed and cedar shingle sidewall painted white. Throughout the home, original details are retained, like an old ­woodstove in the living room. Charlie, an architect, and Nanci follow the old Nantucket tradition of salvaging building materials whenever possible. When new flooring was needed, the couple sourced m ­ aterials from a house that was being demolished. The family enjoys outdoor ­living on a mahogany deck that was salvaged from the demolition of a nearby cottage. A cozy and inviting summer cottage, Nanci and Charlie’s house is proof that bigger is not always better.

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Interior of 8 Village Way

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“The Shack” at Smooth Hummocks The Everett Family

Built as a garage and moved from ’Sconset to the South Shore in the 1920s, the Everett family’s Shack at Smooth Hummocks is a remnant of a different style of living. It was used as a day cottage to sit and relax, and not a place for sleeping. The cottage was renovated in the 1980s, with additional length added, as well as ground-level decks and small ramps to allow for wheelchair accessibility. Richard Mather Everett first purchased the property and moved the shack in the ­ early 20th century, and it is now owned by his grandchildren, Cordilia “Dee” Coffin Everett and Richard M. Everett III. In 1999, Dee and ­Richard sold over 22 acres of land to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank, ­preserving the wide-open sandplain grassland vistas that surround their cottage for all to enjoy. They retain a life estate on their cottage and surrounding land.

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TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD Adam Zanelli, Nantucket Heritage Painting

Adam Zanelli founded Nantucket Heritage Painting in 1997. Since then, the firm has provided stripping, staining, and ­interior and exterior painting for many historic buildings such as the First ­ ­Congregational Church and 55 Union Street, both protected by ­Nantucket ­Preservation Trust easements, and 84 Main Street, ­winner of the 2021 NPT ­Architectural Preservation Award. In fact, Adam has touched nearly every project that has won an NPT award in the last ­decade. Adam and his crew at Nantucket Heritage ­Painting have put the finishing touches on many of the island’s iconic ­structures ­including the historic Coffin school and Victorian gems s­uch as 21 Broad Street and most recently, St. Mary’s Rectory at 6 Orange Street.

Adam ­recently lent his talents to a long-awaited ­conservation ­project at the Maria Mitchell ­Association’s 1908 ­Vestal Street O ­ bservatory and 1922 Astronomical Study where he revived ­original ­shellacked ­woodwork, like the stairs to the telescope (see page 23), as well as the original floors and telescope dome. ­According to designer and past award ­winner Nick Gault, “in the world of oil and Satin ­Impervo, there’s nobody close to doing what he’s doing on the island. He’s one of the silent warriors in preserving historic ­properties.”

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CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE & GARDEN AWARD

Nantucket Land Bank • Easton Street Rain Garden

In October 2020, the Nantucket Land Bank acquired the 0.2-acre ­property at the corner of Easton Street and North Beach Street, a pocket of green space at a heavily trafficked intersection that ­frequently floods and sends road runoff through storm drains that feed ­directly into Nantucket Harbor. Working with the Horsley ­Witten Group, the Land Bank sought to design a replacement for the ­simple grass, bench, and shade trees at the park that would better absorb and ­filter ­stormwater runoff to help improve harbor health and ­resiliency at this busy ­corner. Construction of the rain garden began in the ­winter of 2024. It features a wetland planted with native ­perennial plants ­including swamp rose mallow, New England aster, cardinal ­flower, white snakeroot, and feverwort whose deep root systems can ­a­bsorb large quantities of water and filter pollutants. The native plants ­provide pockets of habitat for wildlife, and the park also features an ADA-­accessible walkway, and picnic tables. The permeable surfaces not only help to filter stormwater before it reaches our harbor, but it also helps to prevent stormwater from reaching historic buildings during flood events. Like the resilient, native-plant based landscape at the Land Bank’s Easy Street Park, the Easton Street Rain Garden demonstrates how green solutions can help enhance the resiliency of Nantucket’s downtown.

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3 Pawguvet Lane, built in the 1920s by Frederick G. Platt, has stayed in the same family for more than a century.

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HISTORIC RENOVATION AWARD

3 Pawguvet Lane Amy and Greg Rowland

3 Pawguvet Lane, built in the 1920s by Frederick G. Platt, has stayed in the same family for more than a century. In 2017, Greg and Amy ­Rowland became the new stewards of the property and assembled a team to stabilize and insulate the structure while maintaining the ­open-stud, summer cottage look and feel. Benjamin Normand of ­Normand Residential Design was the designer and Erik Johnson of Lindsay C ­ ustom Builders general contracted the project. The ­historic core of the main cottage was mostly unchanged, except for a wall moved slightly in the living room. All original window sash were r­estored, counterweights and pulleys repaired to allow the old ­windows to glide with ease. Original floors and staircase were ­retained and restored. A new HVAC ­system was carefully integrated into the design of the house by Malcom Condon of EMC Heating & Cooling. A rabbit’s ­warren of rooms was reconfigured into a new rear kitchen addition, unseen from the street.

The back cottage has served many purposes over the years, but the original living room remains. (An earlier bedroom ell and kitchen ell were both moved off the property and found new homes elsewhere on the island.) Interior design by Annsley Macaleer and Meredith ­Taylor of Annsley Interiors and landscaping and garden design by Julie Jordin adds to the unfussy, summer home feel. The character-defining enclosed porch remains the dominant feature of the property from Pawguvet Lane. npt

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Summer Lecture

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2026 SUMMER LECTURE & LUNCHEON Featuring Author and Designer Hutton Wilkinson A Phoenix Tale of Rebirth and Continuance: Saving Dawnridge Tuesday, July 21, 2026 11:00 a.m. at the Ballroom at the White Elephant Village 12 South Water Street Join award-winning designer Hutton Wilkinson for an ­enlightening presentation on the restoration of Dawnridge, the Beverly Hills estate of the artist and designer Tony Duquette.

Prior to the lecture, Hutton will sign copies of his book, Tony Duquette’s Dawnridge: The Visual History of a Home’s Transformation Purchase tickets online at nantucketpreservation.org 41

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Gone Fishing!

Join us for our 21st Annual August Fête celebrating Codfish Park as we tour historic cottages just steps from the Atlantic Ocean.

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

Reception at the Siasconset Casino, 10 New Street, Siasconset Island Kitchen Catering & LegaSea Raw Bar with Music by The Shep Cats Thursday, August 6, 2026 • 6:00 p . m . – 9:00 p . m .

(Houses open until 8:00 p.m.)

Leadership Champagne Reception on the South Patio at 5:30 p . m .

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

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 Lead Sponsor Fiduciary Trust International and all of our event sponsors and leaders.

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he West Monomoy Neighborhood Survey, Phase I, is a ­Community Preservation Committee-funded project to a­ ssist with research and documentation of the neighborhood ­platted in 1726-27 and often associated with “New Town,” “New ­Guinea,” and “Five Corners.” The team includes the Town of Nantucket and the ­University of Florida’s Preservation Institute Nantucket (PIN), with support and ­k nowledge from local experts and residents of the community.

Beginning in July 2024, the team focused on initial data gathering, with a community workshop held at the African Meeting House in N ­ ovember 2024, and fieldwork to document over 330 lots using a digital tool to ­record ­photographs and building locations. The PIN2025 Summer f­ieldcourse ­entitled “Looking for New Guinea” was structured to link the social ­histories of the neighborhood with what remains of its historic architecture.

Directors Cleary Larkin and Erica Mollon, aided by local experts Marsha Fader and Betsy Tyler, led 15 students in archival research and a­ rchitectural documentation. Through deed records, census data, newspaper articles, and local archives, PIN students traced the ownership history of buildings constructed before 1976 and coalesced themes, time periods, architectural typologies and persons that contribute to the neighborhood’s significance.

Students presented their work to the public in August 2025 and created online Story Maps that focus on the broad development trends of the area, the businesses and institutions that served a shifting neighborhood, and the social-cultural aspects of the community. Story Maps and the public ­presentation can be accessed on PIN’s website: http://bit.ly/4cJsKci Survey data will be shared with the Town as part of the Town Survey Plan project and will become part of the Town’s parcel level documentation, ensuring public access. Properties deemed ‘historically significant’ through their initial construction date, architecture or association with an ­identified neighborhood context theme, will be shared with the M ­ assachusetts ­Historical Commission through their official form, known as a Form B. (A second CPC grant is currently under review for funded support of this phase of the project.) Both Form B and the survey data can be used by the Town and the Historic District Commission for permitting review.

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While the students have compiled information for over 330 p­ roperties, many questions remain, hopefully to be answered in the PIN 2026 ­fieldcourse. For instance, we know of early African ownership in the area, but c­ onnecting known names to place has not yet been completed.

What was historically located on lots with newer buildings or on existing ­vacant lots—lots that are not “historically significant”? By only focusing on what we can c­ urrently see, are we missing an entire period of buildings and c­ ommunity that once existed here? How can we reconcile the historic neighborhoods of West Monomoy, New Town and New Guinea? How can we promote ­neighborhood significance for use in preservation advocacy?

This summer, PIN will run from June to July, and they could use your help!

If you have any information about the neighborhood, old photographs, or would be interested in providing an oral history, please reach out to the team at pin@dcp.ufl.edu. npt

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Island Jelly Making

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As a young girl in the 1950s, I picked wild grapes and beach plums with my mom, brothers and sisters off dirt roads and wide expanses of moors that would ­later turn into luscious jelly for toast or better-than-the average PB&J’s. We picked ­blueberries too, but the ratio of picked-to-eaten berries didn’t allow for jam, just maybe the penultimate blueberry pie with ice cream!

On picking day, if the quota of berries, grapes or plums wasn’t met by lunch we’d take a break for sandwiches and Kool-Aid with melted ice. Thinking of my first bite of a simple lettuce and tomato sandwich, mayo oozing, salt and peppered just enough, brings back the smell and taste of a food that could satisfy a queen, and takes me straight back to a shared picnic blanket on a gentle slope of grass, hardly a house in sight.

Once home we picked out leaves, over-ripe fruit and stray bugs. Mom would cook down rinsed grapes to hang over a glass bowl in cheesecloth to drip for juice, while beach plums needed their tough outer skin scored and some mashing in the pan to urge all the goodness out. To this day the first aroma of those plums cooking is my favorite kitchen smell! After simmering, all the juice and plum pits would be hung in cheesecloth hammocks to drip overnight, releasing every drop possible for the unique tart liquid that would become my favorite jelly.

Like a restaurant prep kitchen, we needed everything ready for the final cook, jars sterilized and kept hot, sealing wax melted, cooking spoon, pot-skimming spoon, jar-skimming teaspoons and cloths for clean-up. Both grape and plum juices were cooked with sugar and perhaps a bit of pectin. Some old-timers would drop in a pat of butter, but I don’t recall my mom doing it. Constant stirring, a rolling boil and check for a soft bubble of gel would signal the time to skim the pot of surface froth, pour into jars, removing floating bits, wiping the glass edges clear of drips and carefully ladling a thin sheet of hot wax over the jelly before screwing the lids on. [Years later I learned how to vacuum-seal the jars with no need for wax!]

For decades, I’ve only picked beach plums with an occasional sibling or my Dad before he passed, but usually alone and it’s always felt like my church, being blessed with the air, bounty and quiet. I can’t pass by a bush of plums without picking them, especially as it’s getting harder to find any. I’ll make as many batches as I can, giving away the bulk of it to appreciative family, friends and the random surprised person, yet always holding enough back to enjoy on toast or with lamb, and get me through to next season’s cook. npt

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npt house markers and house histories Mark Your Old House 14 Liberty Street c. 1839

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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.

14 LIBERTY STREET In 1833, housewright Charles H. Coleman (1786–1862) purchased a parcel of vacant land on Liberty Street that bordered his own home to the west. Charles and his wife Sally Swain Coleman (1794–1877) resided at 12 Liberty Street with their four children, which Charles had purchased in 1832.

An 1834 map of Nantucket drawn by William Coffin does not show a building at 14 Liberty Street, but on November 6, 1839, Charles sold the land he had purchased, with a new house he had constructed upon it, to Sarah Barker. Charles built a home in the fashionable Greek Revival Style, built on a high brick foundation with an ornately carved front door surround and pilasters on the corners of the building. Sarah Barker didn’t own the new house for long; on January 29, 1840, she sold the property to Elisha H. Fisher (1807–1883) for the same price she had paid less than three months prior.

Elisha Fisher was a young whaling captain when he purchased his home. He married Luisa Drew (1810–1891) in 1829, and they had two children, Elisha Junior and Emma, who were both likely born at 14 Liberty Street. In 1842, Elisha captained a voyage aboard the Napoleon, which returned home to Nantucket in 1845 with 2,945 barrels of sperm whale oil. The Inquirer and Mirror remarked that “in the days of his prime, no one stood higher in his chosen profession than Capt. Fisher.”

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Elisha and Luisa Fisher, c. 1850

In 1859, Elisha sold 14 Liberty Street to Prince W. Ewer (1809– 1887). Its sale price reflected the depressed state of the Nantucket economy at the time, as the whaling industry was in decline; the home Elisha had purchased for $2,400 not twenty years earlier sold for just $1,050. Prince W. Ewer was Elisha Fisher’s peer as a Master Mariner who had found employment in Nantucket’s whaling industry. The last voyage he captained was the bark Henry Taber, which sailed out of New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1855 and returned to that port in 1859. By this point, New Bedford had surpassed Nantucket as the whaling capital of New England.

Presumably Prince purchased 14 Liberty Street as the home in which he would live out his retirement, at the age of 50, from the seafaring life, alongside his wife Eliza W. Swain (1811–1879).

Eliza and Prince married in 1837 and had one son, Albert, born in 1843. The Ewers were active in Nantucket society, helping to organize donations for destitute children during the lean years on the island in the 1860s. Prince also served as a fireward.

Following Eliza’s death in 1879, Prince married Hannah Maria Coffin (1833–1911). In 1880, The Inquirer and Mirror reported that Prince had grown a peach with a nine-inch circumference on his Liberty Street land.

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Prince Ewer died in 1887, and Hannah owned 14 Liberty Street until 1908, when she sold the house to Lizzie P. Mowry (1861– 1942) of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.

Lizzie Page Murphy married Harry Clifton Mowry (1865– 1957) in 1887. Harry was born on Nantucket and worked as a messenger on the steamer Island Home, and later on train lines out of Boston. Following their purchase of 14 Liberty Street, the Mowry family split their time between Jamaica Plain and Nantucket. Their daughter Elsie married Nantucketer Harry B. Cady at the Mowry family home in 1912. Following the deaths of Harry Cady and Lizzy Mowry, Harry Mowry and Elsie Cady resided together at 14 Liberty Street.

View of Liberty Street, c. 1890. Note fanlight window in the gable-end of 14 Liberty Street, which now has two double-hung windows in its place.

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In February 1951, Harry Mowry sold 14 Liberty Street to Cora Stevens (1888–1967). Cora owned a variety store on Centre Street and was one of the female proprietors along that stretch of shops known as “Petticoat Row.” She owned 14 Liberty Street for just seven months and sold it in August 1951 to Mary Lamens (1900–1992). Mary was born in Florida and married Martin Lamens, a fisherman from the Netherlands, on Nantucket in 1922. Mary resided at 14 Liberty Street for just over twenty years before moving to Our Island Home in 1972, at which point she and her daughter and son-in-law sold the property to the Island Service Company.

Founded in 1917, the Island Service Company focused on providing fuel, lumber, and other building supplies to Nantucket. It was acquired by Sherburne Associates in 1964. Sherburne Associates oversaw a redevelopment of Nantucket’s wharfs in the early 1960s and controlled many businesses across the island. In May 1972, the Island Service Company received a rooming house license for 14 Liberty Street, and the building was used as rooms for seasonal workers at the island Sweet Shop, a soda fountain and restaurant.

In 1974 the Island Service Company transferred title of all its real estate holdings to its parent company, and in 1975 Sherburne Associates sold 14 Liberty Street to Peter Martin, who then sold the house to Anthony and Barbara Presandrea in 1986, who owned the property until 1998. 14 Liberty Street passed through multiple owners in the first decades of the twenty-first century before being purchased by its current owners in 2020. npt 65

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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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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...

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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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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 Rita Carr at info@ nantucketpreservation.org.

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uring my studies at the Boston Architectural College, I developed a substantially deeper understanding of the principles that underpin responsible and effective historic preservation. The program encouraged rigorous analysis beyond surface-level considerations, prompting me to examine the significance of historic resources within their broader architectural, cultural, and regulatory contexts. Through this work, I gained a greater appreciation for the ways in which historic buildings evolve over time and how careful, well-informed stewardship can allow them to continue serving their communities while preserving the defining qualities that make them meaningful.

In my current role as a Land Use Specialist, I serve as staff liaison to the Zoning Board of Appeals and conduct Historic District Commission (HDC) inspections. My studies strengthened my ability to understand how zoning and regulatory decisions can affect historic properties and neighborhood character. In conducting HDC inspections, I draw on preservation principles to evaluate exterior work and ensure it aligns with approved plans and the standards intended to protect historic materials and architectural character. This perspective helps me approach my responsibilities with a clearer understanding of how regulatory decisions and on-the-ground implementation work together to shape the preservation of historic resources within the community.

Beyond the academic lessons, the experience also connected me with a community of professionals who share a commitment to protecting and learning from the historic built environment. Those relationships continue to influence how I approach my work and how I think about my role in the field. I remain deeply grateful for the opportunity to study at BAC and for the scholarship support that made it possible. The experience not only expanded my knowledge but also strengthened my commitment to serving as a thoughtful steward of the historic places that enrich our community. npt 71

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The Three Bears Helene Clayton Hindley c. 1930

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n November 2025, Nantucket Preservation Trust received the generous donation of the house at 10 Sherburne Turnpike from donors who wish to remain anonymous. The house, known historically as The Three Bears and more recently as Edgecliff, is a quintessential early-twentieth century Nantucket summer home. Built in 1930 in the Colonial Revival style, it was designed by its first owner and longest resident, Helene Clayton Hindley (1892–1984). Helene’s husband Charles T. Hindley (1879–1956) ran an interior contracting firm in New York City, and many of the interior features on the home he and Helene built have remained intact over nearly 100 years, including original light fixtures, door hardware, and wide softwood floors. These character-defining features of the home are now protected by a preservation easement, held by the ’Sconset Trust.

Helene Hindley deeded The Three Bears to her son John C. Hindley in 1956. John had served as an army major in Italy and France during World War II and was an avid sailor from a young age, which aided in some childhood mischief. A relative remembers “he was a bit of a wild child, and during Prohibition he would make a few extra dollars by sailing his Rainbow out of the harbor to meet rum runner boats in Nantucket Sound and ferry their liquid cargo into town. No one would suspect a little boy! I’m sure there were many fine parties at The Three Bears!”

The property remained in Hindley family ownership until 1986 and has been owned by only two other families in the last 40 years. NPT now assumes stewardship of this historic property, and after insulation and other improvements to allow for comfortable year-round living are complete, it will help NPT fulfill our mission to preserve Nantucket.

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NPT now assumes stewardship of this historic property, and after insulation and other improvements to allow for comfortable yearround living are complete, it will help NPT fulfill our mission to preserve Nantucket.

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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) 62 Centre Street Antone Sylvia Grocery Store 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) Helene C. Hindley House 10 Sherburne Turnpike Greater Light 8 Howard Street Captain Peleg Bunker House 4 Traders Lane The Nantucket Atheneum 1 India Street Nicholson-Andrews House 55 Union Street Hospital Thrift Shop 17 India Street Maria Mitchell Birthplace 1 Vestal Street The Folger Block Condominium 58 Main Street (pending) Maria Mitchell Library Vestal Street Mitchell-Beinecke House 69 Main Street Maria Mitchell Observatory Vestal Street Jabez Bunker/Prince Gardner House 85 Main Street American Legion 21 Washington Street Captain Thaddeus Coffin House 89 Main Street Nantucket Island School of Design & the Arts (Sea View Farm) Hadwen-Wright House 23 Wauwinet Road 94 Main Street Christman Cottages & Atlantic House Thomas Starbuck House (NISDA Artist Cottages) 11 Milk Street 55 Wauwinet Road (pending) 1800 House 4 Mill Street Rescom Palmer House 9 New Mill Street

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2025 highlights and annual report

HIGHLIGHTS FIGHTING AGAINST DEMOLITION

In 2025, NPT appealed the demolition of 10 New Whale Street, a historic industrial building constructed in 1927 and owned now by National Grid.

10 New Whale Street was a contributing building to Nantucket’s National Historic Landmark District, and its loss is a further erosion of the island’s cultural and architectural heritage. The Select Board voted 3-2 to reject NPT’s appeal of the demolition.This appeal raised important issues about the lack of procedure and limited public comment in the HDC meetings in which the demolition application was reviewed. For more on NPT’s thoughts about 10 New Whale Street, and the HDC appeals process in general, read more in this issue of Ramblings on page 18.

PROPERTY DONATION

NPT was honored to receive the donation of 10 Sherburne ­Turnpike, a historic property on the Cliff. We are so grateful to be the next ­stewards of this historic property, and endlessly thankful to the ­donors for entrusting NPT with this special home. See our story on the h­ istory of 10 Sherburne Turnpike, and photos of the interior, in this issue of Ramblings on page 72.

AWARDS

In 2025, NPT marked the nineteenth 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 25th awards ceremony held at historic ­ ­Sherburne Hall.

NPT’s CORE PROGRAMS, MARKERS, ­HISTORIES, and EASEMENTS provide the opportunity to educate the public and protect the island’s historic ­properties.

In 2025, NPT continued to research and document historic ­properties across the island.

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SCHOLARSHIP

Nicky Sheriff was awarded the Mary Helen and Michael F­abacher Scholarship to attend the Boston Architectural College’s Graduate ­ ­Certificate in Historic Preservation in 2024. Kelley Noonan, a real ­estate agent at Lee Real Estate and Mary Helen and Michael ­Fabacher ­Scholarship recipient, began her studies at NewYork University to ­receive a certificate in Historic Preservation Policy and Practice in early 2026.

FUND AND FRIEND RAISERS

In July, we hosted our annual Summer Lecture & Luncheon. Award-­winning interior designer Marshall Watson delivered an enlightening and entertaining lecture to a sold-out audience. On August 7, we hosted a sold-out August Fête at the Eleanor Ham Pony Field, highlighting the historic Mill Street neighborhood. Our Sense of Place Auction accompanied the Fête.

IN MEMORY

NPT was saddened by the loss of our Co-Founder, Graham Gund, in June 2025. Longtime NPT supporters and friends Sam Bailey and Mark Groenstein also passed away last year. We dedicate this publication to their memory.

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With thanks to our supporters

SENSE OF PLACE SOCIETY Mr. James Abbott and Ms. Debby Vander Woude The Ainslie Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Alan F. Airth Anonymous Mr. † and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr. Ms. Mary-Randolph Ballinger The Margaret Ritchie R. Battle Family Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. C. Marshall Beale Mr. and Mrs. John W. Belash Mr. C. Hunter Boll and Ms. Patricia A. Nilles Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bousa Ms. Amanda B. Cross Ms. Dorinda Dodge Schreiber Mrs. Caroline Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fabacher Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friedman Mr. Mark H. Gottwald Ms. Susan Zises Green Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. James Hagedorn Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Hammer The Harriet W. Backus Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Holt Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Ms. Wendy Hubbell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Karp Ms. Karen M. Keane and Mr. Daniel Elias Mr. Jon M. King and Mr. John H. Ehrlich Mr. Grant Laughlin, Laughlin Beers Foundation 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. and Mrs. William M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Muhlhauser Ms. Ann B. Oliver, Treasurer Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Phelan Ms. Sara G. Schwartz, Esq. and Mr. William E. Hannum, III, Esq. Mr. James D. Shockey and Ms. Mary Farland Shockey Mr. and Mrs. Greg Spivy Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, Jr. Ms. Louise E. Turner Ms. Betsey Von Summer and Mr. John Moller Ms. Pam Waller Mr. Harry W. Wilcox, III and Ms. Patricia Hambrick 83

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Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Dimeo Ms. Sascha Douglass Mr. and Mrs. Doug Abbey Dr. and Mrs. William H. Druckemiller Mr. and Mrs. Leigh J. Abramson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Dubois Mr. Jeffrey Allen and Ms. Betty Browning Ms. Trudy Dujardin Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Ancona Mr. Lee Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Armstrong Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Eckhard Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Arvay Ms. Ann G. Ellicott Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Atkinson Ms. Diane Elliott Mrs. Anne D. Bailliere Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. Ms. Blue Balliett and Mr. William Klein Ms. Tracy Falconer Ms. Carolyn R. Barg Mr. and Mrs. W. Gerard Fallon Mrs. Augusta B. Beaugrand Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filipski Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Besecker Mr. Eric Finger and Ms. Jascin Leonardo Finger Mr. Dexter Blackwell Mr. and Mrs. Johan F. Firmenich Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Boling, Jr. Mr. Andrew Forsyth and Ms. Kelly Williams Ms. Joan R. Bolling Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Fowler Mr. Joseph Bonacci Mr. Robert Franklin and Mr. Charles Mappin Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Boyajian Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S. Fraser Mr. Steven L. Boynton Mr. Joseph Freeman Ms. Christina A. Bresani and Mr. Michael R. Struble Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Gach Mr. Guy Bristow and Ms. Barbara Presta Ms. Sarah Gemmill and Mr. Erik L. Knutzen Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brownlee Mrs. Charles M. Geschke Ms. Lisa-Margaret Stevenson Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Giovine Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Buechle Mr. † and Mrs. Robert Gosh Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Ms. Toby A. Greenberg Dr. and Mrs. George P. Butterworth Ms. Victoria A. Greenhood and Mr. Charles Byrne and Ms. Ellen Mitchell Mr. Robert B. Remar Ms. Kathleen Cannon and Mr. Brian Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold, IV Ms. Christine Diane Carpenter Ms. Elizabeth F. Guardenier Mr. John B. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Gulley Mr. Cailen J. Casey Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Gutman George and Marie Chabot Charitable Foundation Mrs. Donald C. Harris Mr. Alan Chapple and Ms. Katherine L. Krill Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hay Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chasin Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Haydock Mr. Eugene H. Clapp Mrs. Lucile W. Hays Ms. Caroline Cole Ms. Cary M. Hazlegrove Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett Hehir Group Custom Builder, Inc. Mrs. Susan Cowie Dr. Paula Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Craven Ms. Heide Hendricks and Mr. Rafe Churchill, Ms. Hilary H. Cunniff Hendricks Churchill Studio Ms. Sunny Daily Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Heyda Mr. and Mrs.Wayne F. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Hollings Ms. Margaret Davis Ms. Anne Delaney and Mr. Calvin Carver, Jr. 84

Mr. Peter B. Holmes Mr. Jason L. Michel Ms. Gloria Jarecki, The Brightwater Fund Mr. and Mrs. Josiah E. Miles Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jennison Mr. and Mrs. William C. Miller Dr. Ann L. and Mr. Charles B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Mix Mr. and Mrs. David G. Kaytes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Moore, Jr. Ms. Liza A. Ketcham and Mr. Ryan P. Burke Mr. and Mrs.W. Christopher Mortenson Mr. and Mrs. Marshall T. Keys Mr. and Mrs. George R. Mrkonic, Jr. Mr. Jonathan S. King Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Nopper, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kinsley Mr. and Mrs. David Northrup Mrs. Kimberly Leibsohn Klein Mr. and Mrs. Al Novissimo, Novation Media Dr. and Mrs. Anders M. Knutzen Mr. and Mrs. G. Philip Nowak Mrs. Arie L. Kopelman Mrs. Ann B. Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Kotchen Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Paduch Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kraeutler Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Paul Mr. William P. Kupper, Jr. Ms. Anne MacLennan Perkins Mr. Christopher Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Lawrence Mr. Brian R. Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Phelan Ms. Sherry A. Lefevre Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel D. Philbrick Ms. Priscilla P. Lentowski Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Pidcock Mrs. Byron Lingeman Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pierson Mr. and Mrs. John F. Lochtefeld Mr. James M. Prusko Ms. Katherine M. Logue and Ms. Lisa Quattrocci, Edward H. Benenson Foundation Mr. Jonathan Nyland Mr. and Mrs. Philip W. Read Mr. and Mrs. Mark G. Lopez Ms. Susan L. Renzulli Mr. and Mrs. Brandon W. Lower Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson Mr. Richard W. Lowry Mr. and Mrs. J. Barton Riley Ms. Whitney E. Lucks and Mr. Karl Schneider Mr. and Mrs. George E. Roach Mr. Angus S. MacLeod and Dr. Dianne Coscia Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Rose Ms. Miriam Mandell Ellen and David Ross Ms. Sandra H. Manske Mr. and Mrs. Greg Rowland Mr. Walter Mathews Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Rowland Ms. Marilee B. Matteson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Rutherford Mr. Michael May and Mr. Housley Carr Mr. J. Wood Rutter Mr. Gary McBournie and Mr. William J. Richards Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCarthy Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Cary M. Schwartz Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. McGuire Mrs. Nancy Tower Scott Mr. and Mrs. Martin McKerrow Ms. C. Maureen Searle Mr. James Meehan and Ms. Patricia White Mr. and Mrs. James W. Simpson Mr. Albert S. Messina and Mr. Ken Jennings Mr. and Mrs. Russell G. Smith 85

Mr. Robert Fletcher Starbuck Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Ms. Janet L. Steinmayer Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jackson T. Stuckey Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, III Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swart Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sweeney Mr. R. Scott Taylor Ms. Carolyn Thayer Mr. Garrett Thornburg Ms. Lara Trafelet Mrs. Jane Tyler Mr. and Mrs. David J. Urban Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Veghte † Mr. Richard G. Verney Ms. Lynda Vickers-Smith Ms. Suellen Ward and Mr. John H. Copenhaver Ms. Maryann Wasik Mrs. Cynthia H. Webber Mr. Todd K. West and Ms. Christine A. Grygiel Mr. and Mrs. Edward I. Wight Mr. Ryan M. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Wright Dr.’s Robert A. and Elaine E.Yordan Mr. and Mrs. Harvey S.Young † Deceased

*Every effort was made to ensure the above and following lists are complete and accurate.

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general Members Ms. Joan P. Albaugh Ms. Karen Maeda Allman and Ms. Elizabeth Wales Mr. and Mrs. David S. Deutsch Ms. Amanda Amaral Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Dolan Mr. and Mrs. Pennel C. Ames Mr. Stephan J. Dolling and Ms. Charlotte Faltermayer Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Austin, III Ms. Barbara M. Erskine Ms. Helen Joan Badie Mr. Josh Espinosa VADM and Mrs. John A. Baldwin, USN (RET) Ms. Marsha L. Fader Ms. Jennifer Barker Ms. Maia Farish Mr. Curtis L. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Matthew G. Fee Mr. and Mrs. William H. Barney, III Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ference-Gray Mr. and Mrs. David Beardsley Prof. J. Scott Finn and Mr. Charles Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Bearer Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Fremont-Smith Mr. and Mrs. John D. Bennett Mr. Roland M. Frye, Jr. and Ms. Susan M. Pettey Ms. Mary Bergman Mr. Michael J. Gault Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Besecker Mr. Nicholas W. Gault Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bloomfield Ms. Marie D. Gildehaus and Mr. Bradley M. Henke Mr. and Mrs. William J. Boardman, II Ms. Lisa Grady Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Boasberg Mr. and Mrs. John M. Groff Ms. Ann P. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Gulley Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Boucai Ms. Cary M. Hazlegrove Ms. Gerilyn Brewer and Mr. Henry Mueller Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Helms Ms. Marilyn M. Bromley Mr. Joseph P. Helyar Dr. Marcia J. Browne and Dr. Jeffrey W. Clarke Ms. Elizabeth K. Hillger Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bush Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holt Ms. Margaret Capone Butler Mr. and Mrs. Peter K. Hurd Mrs. Martha H. Butler Ms. Diane H. Karper Mr. Charles Byrne and Ms. Ellen Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Woodward Kay Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Camalier, III Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Korngold Ms. Lisa M. Camesano and Mr. John W. Byers Ms. Kathryn Kubie and Ms. Tanya Capaldo and Mr. Thomas Carracciolo Mr. William Winkler Mrs. Susan H. Cavanaugh Mr. Paul La Paglia Mrs. Eugene Collatz Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Lawrence Ms. Hope Collins Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Lee Ms. Marion Roland Conley Mr. and Mrs. Larry Levine Ms. Elizabeth S. Connolly Dr. and Mrs. Keith M. Lindgren Mr. and Mrs. Gary Creem Mr. Andrew M. Logan Mr. Richard C. Crisson and Mr. Rod O’Hanley Mr. Ole Lokensgard and Ms. Mary L. Heen Mr. Timothy G. Crowley, Atty at Law Mr. and Mrs. William R. Lothian Mr. Salvatore J. Cumella Mr. and Mrs. Brandon W. Lower Mr. Chris Dallmus Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Lowy Mrs. Sheila B. Daume Ms. Meghan Luksic and Mr. Adam Fleshman Ms. Alice I. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Mahoney Mr. Patrick Guthrie 87

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Maier Mr. and Mrs. James M. Marinelli Mrs. Merrielou H. Symes Ms. Loretta M. McClary Ms. Marcelle Tessier Dr. Moriah McSharry McGrath Mr. Cameron L. Texter and Ms. Devon White Ms. Paula McLeod and Mr. Jamie Pfaff Mrs. Sharon Tracy Ms. Julie Ruddick Meade Mr. and Mrs. Joel H. Treisman Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Medaugh Ms. Anne W. Troutman and Mr. Aleks Istanbullu Ms. Cristin D. Merck Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Tudor Mr. and Mrs. Richardson T. Merriman Mr. and Mrs. James G. Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Metcalf Ms. Clara Urbahn Mr. Hal Miller Ms. Pamela Van Hoven Clark Ms. Evelyn Gay Mills and Mr.Yeates Conwell Mr. and Mrs. Robert von Zumbusch Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Mittenthal Mr. and Mrs. Paul Waine Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Negri Mr. and Mrs. A. Charles Walters The Honorable and Mrs. R. James Nicholson Ms. Arryn L. Waterman Ms. Kelley Noonan Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson West Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Ostrander Ms. Paula K. Williams Mrs. Mary Alyce Pardo Mr. and Mrs. Mark J.Yacos Ms. Nancy L. Pasley Ms. Konstantina Zaras Ms. Rose G. Patten Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Perlman Ms. Kristene Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pinto Mr. David A. Pumphrey Dr. and Mrs. Frank Rand Ms. Carla Ray Mr. and Mrs. Richard Raysman Please note: NPT Annual Membership gifts are Mr. Zachary Rice recognized on a 15-month cycle, including Mr. and Mrs. George M. Rich membership renewal gifts from the last quarter of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ringer the prior calendar year. Every effort was made to Ms. Tara Roberts ensure the above and following lists are complete Ms. Janet L. Robinson and accurate. If an error of omission was made, Ms. Sandra Schanzer please don’t hesitate to let us know by emailing us Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schaperkotter at info@nantucketpreservation.org. Thank you.

Ms. S. Whitney Schrauth Mrs. Marissa Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Schwarzman Ms. Kathryn K. Sheehan Mrs. Perry Willse Shutt Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith Ms. Penny F. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Lars O. Soderberg Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Spitler Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stanton Mrs. John E. Stauffer Mr. Jonathan C. Swain 88

Tribute gifts Mr. Peter B. Holmes in memory of Ann J. Holmes Ms. Sandra Schanzer for the birthday of Julie Zelman Ms. Ann G. (Annie) Ellicott in memory of Lou and John Ellicott Ms. Maia Farish in celebration of The Gaillard Family Rachel Lemberg in memory of Marjorie Fortgang Cynthia Ann Bernard in memory of Mark Groenstein Tara Blair in memory of Mark Groenstein Raymond Brown in memory of Mark Groenstein Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett in memory of Mark Groenstein Erin Del Ponte in memory of Mark Groenstein Karen and Peter Gintoli in memory of Mark Groenstein Eric and Debra J. Hart in memory of Mark Groenstein Debra Kessler in memory of Mark Groenstein Bryan Larm in memory of Mark Groenstein Claudia Mosca in memory of Mark Groenstein Joan Piatt in memory of Mark Groenstein Walter Rasmussen in memory of Mark Groenstein Maria Scanlon in memory of Mark Groenstein Lisa Stackpole in memory of Mark Groenstein Mary Vance in memory of Mark Groenstein Anthony and Marie Vizzo in memory of Mark Groenstein Nancy M. von Euler in memory of Mark Groenstein Jason Kivo in memory of Mark Groenstein James Alex Daniels in memory of Mark Thomas Groenstein Jean Smeriglio in memory of Mark Thomas Groenstein Carly Goroff in honor of The Ringer Family Cameron L. Texter and Devon White in memory of William Owen 89

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 2026 Legacy Circle Mary-Randolph Ballinger Sam† and Janet Bailey David and Mary Brown Doug† and Caroline Ellis Al and Nancy Forster Hal Miller 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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Business sponsors ACKtivities Carolyn Thayer Interiors Christine Carpenter Dujardin Design Associates, Inc. Melanie Gowen Design Gryphon Architecture Harbor Asset Private Wealth Kathleen Hay Designs M. Sweeney Construction, Inc. Nantucket Looms New England Home TownPool Tuckernuck Twig Perkins, Inc. Weatherly Design, LLC Wicklewood

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event leaders Ms. Caitlin Jo Abrams Freund Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Atkinson Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr. Ms. Mary-Randolph Ballinger The Margaret Ritchie R. Battle Family Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. John W. Belash Ms. Lisa-Margaret Stevenson Bryan Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Ms. Mary-Adair Macaire Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Champion Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Maffeo Mr. and Mrs. G. David Cheek Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCausland Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Martin McKerrow Ms. Anne Delaney and Mr. Calvin Carver, Jr. Mr. James Meehan and Ms. Patricia White Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dewez Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Moore, Jr. Ms. Sascha Douglass Mr. and Mrs. William M. Moore Ms. Trudy Dujardin Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Muhlhauser Mrs. Caroline Ellis Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Muldoon Mr. and Mrs. Mark Filipski Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Pinson Mr. Andrew Forsyth and Ms. Kelly Williams Mrs. Ella Wall Prichard Ms. Ingrid Francis Ms. Hillary C. Hedges and Mr. Jeffrey F. Rayport Mr. and Mrs. Robert Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson Mr. Nicholas W. Gault Mr. and Mrs. George E. Roach Ms. Sarah Gemmill and Mr. Erik L. Knutzen Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Saul Ms. Rose Gonnella and Mr. Frank Holahan Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. Mark H. Gottwald Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Schorr, IV Ms. Susan Zises Green Mrs. Nancy Tower Scott Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. J. Robinson West Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Grote Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Spitler Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hale Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hay Mr. and Mrs. Paul R.C. Sullivan Dr. Paula Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swart Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. Hoffman Mrs. Merrielou H. Symes Dr. Douglas Horst and Ms. Maureen Phillips Mr. and Mrs. F. Brand Whitlock Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Mr. Harry W. Wilcox, III and Ms. Betsey Von Summer and Mr. John Moller Ms. Patricia L. Hambrick Mr. Jon M. King and Mr. John H. Ehrlich Mr. Ryan M. Williams Mrs. Arie L. Kopelman Mr. Daniel L. Korengold and Ms. Martha Lyn Dippell Mr. Michael A. Kovner and Mr. Jean Doyen de Montaillou Ms. Kathleen Legg and Mr. Rajib Chanda Ms. Priscilla P. Lentowski Ms. Whitney E. Lucks and Mr. Karl Schneider 92

COMMITTEE MEMBERS & VOLUNTEERS Diane Asche Mary-Randolph Ballinger Gussie Beaugrand Craig Beni Susan Boardman Paulette Boling Kevin Colliton Teal Colliton Alyssa Corry Deb Cote Jay Cote Beth Davies Anne Dougherty Heather Driscoll John Ehrlich Caroline Ellis Marsha Fader Adam Fleshman Jascin Leonardo Finger Michael Gault Aisling Glynn Melanie Gowen Susan Zises Green Suzy Grote Victoria Hagan Barbara Halsted Rene Hanan Liz Hillger

Hannah Judy Julie Jordin Jon King Carol Kinsley Katie Kubie Sheila Lathrop Meghan Luksic Angus MacLeod Michelle Maffeo Joanne Morgan Kelley Noonan Brigid O'Riordan Amanda Pate Ella Wall Prichard Susan Renzulli Callie Riddick Mickey Rowland Leigh Royer Ann Swart Michael Sweeney Marlee Thompson Anne Troutman Pam Waller Cathy Ward Daniel Weber Paula Williams Jessica Yergin

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Nantucket Preservation Trust

Statement of Activities for 2023 & 2024

2023

2024

Operating revenues: Contributions $345,466 $939,696

Program services 103,658 7,963 Fundraising events 79,782

Sale of goods (net of cost) 6,717

Interest & dividend income 24,179

Total operating revenues 559,802

139,410 3,265 20,775 1,111,109

Operating expenses: Program 331,188 331,363

Management & general 95,582 93,570

Fundraising 122,286 116,691

Total operating expenses 549,056 541,624

Change in net assets from operations

10,746

569,485

Realized & unrealized in investment 70,935 83,066 gains/(losses)

Change in net assets

81,681

652,551

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

Net assets, end of year 1,067,847 1,720,398

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Save these Dates for our 2026 Special Events Summer Lecture & Luncheon with Hutton Wilkinson Tuesday, July 21, 11:00 A.M. The Ballroom at the White Elephant Village Annual Meeting Thursday, July 23, 4:00 P.M. Sherburne Hall Annual August Fête Codfish Park Thursday, August 6, 6:00 P.M. featuring the

Sense of Place Auction Preservation Awards Thursday, October 1 Sherburne Hall Visit www.nantucketpreservation.org for full event details.

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End Note

5 Candle Street, a National Grid facility that was a sister building to the now-demolished 10 New Whale Street, is closed for renovations.

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PT’s appeal of the demolition of 10 New Whale Street last ­November had the Select Board befuddled. Perhaps rightly so. The Select Board are, effectively, the CEOs of the Town of N ­ antucket.

Their job is to appoint the Town Manager, set strategic goals, manage Town affairs and set Town bylaws, and countless other tasks involved in the ­administration of Nantucket. This is true of every Select Board throughout the Commonwealth.

However, Nantucket’s Select Board is one of two Select Boards in ­Massachusetts that has the additional thankless job of hearing Historic ­District Commission appeals. Chatham is the other. The rest of the Historic District appeals in Massachusetts head directly to Superior Court.

Nantucket’s Local Historic District was established in 1955, two years ­before a State law called Chapter 40C was created that gave towns the p­ ower to create historic districts under a general law. On Nantucket, we hear a lot about how different and special we are. We may be special, but plenty of other places are, too. It does this community no favors to exist in a vacuum and be unwilling to learn from the rest of the Commonwealth.

The current HDC appeals process puts the HDC and Select Board in an ­adversarial position. Nantucket has what’s presumed to be the highest ­volume of applications, even more than Boston and Cambridge. So, why are we piling more work on our Select Board’s desk by insisting we stick to an old way of doing things that may have never made sense in the first place?

There is much Nantucket could learn from the more than 200 h­ istoric ­districts across Massachusetts. Since it’s the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, let’s look at Concord. Concord’s HDC was ­ ­established by a Special Act, too. But their six historic districts (yes, six) are governed by a 10-person appointed board (six full members, four ­associate members). Those appointed members represent different sectors of the ­community and are nominated by the Concord Museum, the Concord Free Public ­Library, the Planning Board, the Natural Resources Commission, and the Select Board. Concord follows the Secretary of the Interior’s S­ tandards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. HDC appeals in Concord go ­directly to the Superior Court.

Following best practices laid out by the State has not made Concord any less special. And it certainly hasn’t made Concord any less historic. Nantucket could learn from our revolutionary counterparts! npt 99