Nantucket home spring 2014 by GBP Magazine

nantucket HOME

nantucket Vol. 6 Issue 1

Spring 2014

RealEstate News & Property Listings

HOME & RealEstateNews

PropertyListings

S P R I N G i s s u e MARCH 2014

Festivals, Galas & Art Nantucket History in 10 Objects Our Moveable Feast

SPRING issue

VOLUME 6 - ISSUE 1

Compliments of Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers

Dutra Designs

gardening & landscaping

Our landscape companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aim is to provide artistic sustainable design, installation and maintenance with a service that is innovative and environmentally conscious. Our goal is to bring our customers visions to reality through a web of trust and good will while promoting a healthy island.

dutradesigns.com

508.364.4304

emily@dutradesigns.com

nantucket HOME 1

nantucket

Contents

HOME &

SPRING issue Vol. 6 Issue 1 — Spring 2014

NANTUCKET 365 Our Moveable Feast

RealEstateNews

NANTUCKET MADE Chiseled and Hewn

President: Dalton Frazier, A publication of NantucketJ. Association of Real Estate Brokers Pepper Frazier Company

NANTUCKET LIFE Festivals, Galas & Art

HISTORIC NANTUCKET Nantucket in 10 Objects

NANTUCKET LIFE A Nantucket License Plate

NANTUCKET IN PRINT Island Practice

RESOURCES Broker Directory

President: Dalton Frazier, President: Sayle, J.Vice Pepper FrazierKate Company Denby Real Estate Vice President: Ken Lindsay, Islandwide Realty Treasurer: Cynthia Lenhart, Treasurer: Lenhart, Compass Cynthia Rose Real Estate Compass Rose Real Estate Secretary: Steve DiFrancesco, DiFrancesco, Secretary: Steve Hunter, Reed Reed and and Company Company Past President: Ken Beaugrand, Past President: Ken Beaugrand, Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate Members at Large David Callahan, Members at Large: Jordan William Raveis Real Estate Jeff Lee, Lee Real Estate JudyIslandwide Waters, Properties Michael O’Mara, Windwalker Real Estate

na nt uck

EDITOR William Ferrall wmferrall@gmail.com

Vol. 6 Issu

On Our Cover:

Daffodils bloom between foundation and sidewalk at an in-town Nantucket home, just in time for the 40th anniversary of Nantucket Daffodil Festival.

HO&ME RealEsta te News

Property

Spring 201

Listings

Festival s, Galas Nantuck & Art et Histo ry in 10 Objects Our Mov eable Fe ast

SPRING Complim ents of Na ntu

cket Assoc

issue

ART DIRECTOR Barbara Gookin bgadvertising@comcast.net ADVERTISING DESIGN Kady Decker CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE Greg Hinson Carolyn Walsh DISTRIBUTION Cranberry Transportation Services www.cranberrytransportation.com

iation of Re

al Estate Br okers

Photo by Greg Hinson http://www.nantucketstock.com For inquires about our 2014 publishing schedule and information about advertising, or to tell us what you might like to see in Nantucket Home, please send an email to William Ferrall, editor: wmferrall@gmail.com 508-228-8535 2 nantucket HOME

PropertyListings

NANTUCKET HOME Real Estate News & Property Listings will be published five times in 2014, by Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), and is distributed free on Nantucket and elsewhere. All contents of this magazine, including without limitations the design, advertisements, art, photos and editorial content, are copyrighted 2014 by NAREB. No portion of this magazine may be copied, reprinted or reproduced in electronic media without the written permission of the publisher.

nantucket HOME 3

From the editor Spring is in the Air As I write this in mid March, Nantucket videographer Lisa Frey is out and about on the island filming some of us dancing and singing to the Academy Award nominated song “Happy,” by Pharrell Williams. This infectious number has become something of an Internet meme, with people filmed dancing happily from the streets of New York City to military bases in Afghanistan. Many of the videos have been done in anticipation of the United Nations International Day of Happiness on March 20, recognizing the relevance of happiness and wellbeing as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world. Look for the Nantucket version on social media. After this past winter on Nantucket—which has been much like most of the northern U.S. weather wise—we Nantucketers welcome a reason to celebrate happiness. And we offer plenty of reasons to be happy about visiting or living on Nantucket in this Spring Issue of Nantucket Home. Our annual Nantucket Daffodil Festival uplifts thousands every spring by celebrating our island’s bright yellow daffodil blooms with an antique car parade, a picnic along Main Street in ‘Sconset and the dusting off of winter’s cobwebs in retail shops and restaurants. This year we observe the 40th anniversary of this famous event staged by Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce. Daffy Fest, as it’s affectionately called, marks the first of the many galas, festivals and other happenings that provide so much fun and entertainment throughout the year. See our rundown of what’s hot for the season ahead, from Nantucket Wine Festival in May to Nantucket Film Festival in June and Nantucket Race Week in August. The reopening of our seasonal restaurants will bring joy to many who appreciate great food and wine, which we have available in abundance on Nantucket. You might argue that we rival even Manhattan in the number of top-notch restaurants per square mile at the height of our season. Local wine and food connoisseur Carolyn Walsh recalls her fondest memories of our moveable feast, from her visits as a young girl to the famed Opera House Restaurant to her continuing pleasure in visiting Le Languedoc, Ships Inn and others. Besides food and wine, our cultural and natural history draws many to Nantucket. The island’s storied past as a world leader in the whaling industry and the China Trade, along with our great number of extant 18th- and 19th-century homes—probably the most in the United States—brings devotees of history and culture to our shores. We take a look at a few milestone eras here through the prism of Nantucket History in 10 Objects. Let us know your choice for those Nantucket-related objects you think best embody the history and spirit of our island. Warmer weather will come and give us a beautiful summer and glorious fall. Trust me, after almost four decades of living in New England, I’ve seen this before, including significant deep snowfalls in late April. Here’s hoping things heat up sooner than that, as has our housing market in the last year or so. For this and the next four issues of Nantucket Home in 2014, we’re here to extol both the pleasures of life on Nantucket, whatever the weather, and the pleasures of owning a home here.

BILL FERRALL For inquires about our 2014 publishing schedule and information about advertising, or to tell us what you might like to see in Nantucket Home, please send an email to William Ferrall, editor: wmferrall@gmail.com All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

4 nantucket HOME

nantucket

HOME & RealEstateNews

PropertyListings

ADVERTISER INDEX Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . .32 ACK Broker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Linda Bellevue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Annye’s Whole Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Beacon Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Bodega Furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Cape Cod Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Chip Webster Architects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Christopher’s Home Furnishings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC Compass Rose Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 Congdon & Coleman Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Darcy Creech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Donna Elle Interiors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Denby Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Dutra Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IRC Great Point Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Island Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 James Lydon Roofing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Jordan William Raveis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 J Pepper Frazier Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Angel Frazier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 Killen Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Lee Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Maury People / Sotheby’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Susan Chambers/Juliette Hunter . . . . . . . .60 Kathy Gallaher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Craig Hawkins / Bernadette Miller . . . . . . .86 Nantucket Chamber of Commerce . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Nantucket Cottage Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Nantucket Food Pantry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 The Nantucket Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Nantucket License Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Norton Preservation Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Osona Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Petite Travelers of Nantucket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Richmond Great Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Susan Shepherd Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Sylvia Antiques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RC Washington Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Westbrook Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Windwalker Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

’s

Donna Elle DONNA ELLE l i f e ’s

b re e z e

DONNA ELL l i f e ’s

™

1 Color Black and White

b r e e z e™

1 Color Black and White

Photo: Nat Rea

seaside living AWARD-WINNING FULL-SERVICE INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM 2 Color: PMS 7530/ PMS 631 Serving Nantucket for Over 30 Years

b r e e z e™

Cape Cod

Nantucket

Donnaelle.com

DONNA ELLE: avenir light/avenir medium all upper case Life’s a breeze tag: avenir book, all lower case, k.o to white out of teal box

508 228 4561

nantucket HOME 5

NAREB Member Directory NANTUCKET ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS

ANantucket Real Estate Atlantic East

508-228-7707 82 Easton Street Nantucket, MA 02554 office@nantucketrealestate.com www.nantucketrealestate.com

Bamber Real Estate 508-228-1416 159 Orange Street Nantucket, MA 02554 bamberre@nantucket.net www.bamberrealestate.com

Beacon Real Estate 508-257-1659 19 Old South Road Nantucket, MA 02554 www.BeaconNantucket.com

Bennett Witte Real Estate 508-269-3309 PO Box 1176 Nantucket, MA 02554 sbwitte@comcast.net

A508-257-6962 Boyce Realty

PO Box 453 Siasconset, MA 02564 David@BoyceRealtyNantucket.com

A508-228-5828

Chatfield-Taylor Real Estate

91 Washington Street Ext. PO Box 1881 Nantucket, MA 02554 moncurect@chatfield-taylor.com

A508-228-1138

Coffin Real Estate

40 Centre Street Nantucket, MA 02554 michelec@coffinrealestate.com

A508-325-5500

Compass Rose Real Estate

137A Orange Street PO Box 935 Nantucket, MA 02554 compass@compassroserealestate.com www.compassroserealestate.com

Congdon & Coleman Real Estate 508-325-5000 57 Main Street PO Box 1199 Nantucket, MA 02554 office@congdonandcoleman.com www.congdonandcoleman.com

A508-228-5066

A508-228-3202

A508-228-7500

A508-228-2522

A508-228-4449

A508-257-6335

A508-257-9698

A508-228-0976

A508-228-5668

David Webster & Associates

44 Madaket Road PO Box 1109 Nantucket, MA 02554 caroleanddavid@earthlink.net Denby Real Estate

2 Thirty Acres Lane P.O. Box 901 Nantucket, MA 02554 admin@denby.com Edith Delker Real Estate

27 Stone Post Way PO Box 790 Siasconset, MA 02564 ndelker@comcast.net www.edithdelkerrealestate.com

J Pepper Frazier Co.

19 Centre Street Nantucket, MA 02554 office@jpfco.com www.jpfco.com Jordan William Raveis Real Estate

8 Federal Street Nantucket, MA 02554 info@jordanre.com www.jordanre.com Killen Real Estate

10 Easy Street PO Box 1166 Nantucket, MA 02554 www.killenrealestate.com

1 North Beach Street Nantucket, MA 02554 info@greatpointproperties.com www.greatpointproperties.com

LandVest 508-325-5090 Anchor Village 37 Old South Road #5 Nantucket, Ma 02554 jdresser@landvest.com www.landvest.com

A508-257-0064

A508-325-5800

A508-228-0890

Great Point Properties

Grey Lady Properties

5 Chuck Hollow Road PO Box 2668 Nantucket, MA 02584 red@greyladyproperties.com mike@greyladyproperties.com www.greyladyproperties.com

A508-325-7000

Hunter, Reed and Company

55 Eel Point Rd PO Box 1450 Nantucket, MA 02554-1450 www.HunterReed.com

Island Properties 508-228-6999 35A Old South Road Nantucket, MA 02554 office@islandpropertiesre.com www.islandpropertiesre.com

Islandwide Realty 508-228-6396 PO Box 987 Nantucket, MA 02554 kenneth.lindsay@comcast.net

Lee Real Estate

58 Main Street Nantucket, MA 02554 office@leerealestate.com www.leerealestate.com

ASothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty Maury People

508-228-1881 37 Main Street Nantucket, MA 02554 info@maurypeople.com www.maurypeople.com

A508-228-7890

Osprey Real Estate

PO Box 955 Nantucket, MA 02554 ospreyrealestate@comcast.net

Preferred Properties 508-228-2320 76 Easton Street Nantucket, MA 02554 brokers@preferredpropertiesre.com www.preferredpropertiesre.com

Pro Buyer Associates

77 Sparks Avenue Nantucket, MA 02554 royflanders@gmail.com www.probuyer.com â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sconset Real Estate

Post Office Square PO Box 122 Siasconset, MA 02564 www.coffinrealestate.com Shepherd Real Estate

Zero Main Street Nantucket, MA 02554 michelec@coffinrealestate.com

A508-228-7719

Tea Rose Realty

22 Golfview Drive PO Box 19 Nantucket, MA 02554 www.tearosenantucket.com

A508-228-5062

Vaughan Machado Real Estate

5 Sesapana Road PO Box 1095 Nantucket, MA 02554 vaughanmachado@comcast.net

A508-228-7777

Welch & Associates Inc. RG

7 Nashaquisset Lane Nantucket, MA 02554 steph@welch-associates.com

A508-257-6206

Westbrook Real Estate

PO Box 262 Siasconset, MA 02564 office@westbrookrealestate.com www.westbrookrealestate.com

A508-228-9117

Windwalker Real Estate

12 Oak Street Nantucket, MA 02554 info@windwalkerrealestate.com www.windwalkerrealestate.com

Massachusetts has a mandatory licensee-consumer relationship disclosure that will be provided to you, the consumer, by the real estate agent that you choose to work with. Please make sure to complete this form with your broker, so that agency is disclosed. 6 nantucket HOME

Your Club Around The Corner Join Now…Summer and Year-Round Family & Individual Memberships Available. The Nantucket Club offers members a convenient Downtown location, friendly staff & many amenities: • Two outdoor heated pools (family/kiddie & adult lap) • Fitness and yoga classes • Outdoor hot tub • Breeze Bar and Café; poolside dining & bar service • Drop-in Children’s Day & Evening Programs • 4,500-square foot fitness facility with cardio & weight equipment (ages 3 to pre-teen) • Massage treatment rooms, locker rooms and saunas Renters staying in homes of Club members are also welcome guests. To join, or for more information: Carolyn Hills, Membership Manager 508-901-6780, concierge@thenantuckethotel.com

AT THE NANTUCKET HOTEL 77 EASTON STREET, DOWNTOWN NANTUCKET, MA 02554

www.thenantucketclub.com nantucket HOME 7

Annye's Market Nantucket's Only Complete Organics And Supplements Source Meats, Poultry, Produce, Dairy & Local Eggs Fresh Breads & Muffins Artisanal Cheeses & Wines Multicultural & Gourmet Shelf Goods Healthful Living Supplements

Annye's Kitchen Chef du Cuisine, Chris Morris Take-Out & Catering Made-from-Scratch Daily Healthy, Fresh, Multicultural Food Lunch & Dinner, Childrens' Menu Picnics, Gift Baskets & Gift Certificates Vegetarian, Gluten-free & Vegan Options 9-6 Mon-Sat

12-5 Sun

508.228.4554 14 Amelia Drive www.annyes.com Nantucket, MA 02554 ackannye@aol.com

home, gifts, bedding & design services

2 candle street I 508.228.1992 I bodeganantucket.com 8 nantucket HOME

A Subsidiary of The Washington Trust Company, founded in 1800 The Oldest Community Bank in the Nation

Helping Nantucket homeowners buy, renovate and build their dream house.

Flexible Portfolio Solutions ~ Physician Loan Specialists With markets heading higher, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss this opportunity to inquire about our extended rate lock options. For more information, call Paul Piccirillo, NMLS #482823, at 508-228-9077 or email him at papiccirillo@washtrustmortgage.com. MA MB License #MC901927, MA ML License #MC901927, CT ML License #ML-901927, RI Lender License #20122863LL, RI Loan Broker License #20122864LB, Licensed by the New Hampshire banking department

nantucket HOME 9

ISLAND PROPERTIES REAL ESTATE 508.228.6999 • 35A Old South Road, Nantucket, MA 02554 www.islandpropertiesre.com

Dionis ~ Trotts Hills Road $5,950,000

Beautiful and unique 3-building property set on a lush hill in Dionis. Water views, beautiful finishes and lots of privacy ºat this glorious retreat!

West of Town ~ Millbrook Road $3,950,000

Magnificent family home on a private 3-acre lot with lush surroundings and views of the Head of Hummock Pond. The bright interior spaces and beautifully landscaped grounds are perfect for entertaining family and friends!

Polpis ~ Quaise Pastures $3,750,000

Rare, 4.39-acre Harborfront lot with abundant privacy, gentle topography and hardwood forest. HDC-approved Botticelli & Pohl plans - you can have your own moorings at this property as well! 10 nantucket HOME

Sconset ~ Morey Lane $4,295,000

Beautiful family home set in an extremely desirable neighborhood. This 4 bedroom home has plenty of living space for an active lifestyle. Wonderfully designed outdoor spaces add to the peacefulness of this superb setting!

Sconset Cliff ~ ~Cabot MainLane Street$1,795,000 $2,895,000

Grade-A “Fortune Location Cookie” - 1/4 mile - Into the Lincoln heart ofCircle Sconset and Steps Beach. This Village ‘diamond offers rare in the quietude rough’and awaits gracious a thoughtful renovation spaces,- including bring youran local expansive architect yard andand builder. An amazing beautiful opportunity perennial to be ingardens! this neighborhood!

Naushop ~ Bluebird Lane $795,000

Wonderful, turn-key home offering great open interior spaces with 4-floors of living! Kitchen updated in 2013. Professionally landscaped. Enjoy the Naushop Community pool and tennis!

Town ~ Union Street $1,495,000

Thoughtfully renovated turn-key home located a short distance to downtown. This gracious home features exceptional attention to detail a wonderful melding of old and new.

Sconset ~ Coffin Street $2,950,000

Recently completed 4-BR, 4.5-BA home, set in a desirable location, is just minutes to Sconset Village & beach. With hardwood floors, fully tiled baths, granite countertops & many other high-end details, this home is a must see!

JAMES LYDON, SONS & DAUGHTERS Roofing

S iding

S INCE 1967

A business built on experience, quality and trust! 1.508.221.1333 • 1.339.223.0060 jlydonjr@aol.com • www.jameslydon.com

Michael Alpert

maibec ® factory • trained shingle installers

nantucket HOME 11

CLIFF BEACHFRONT

$16,900,000

WAUWINET

1.23 acres

HITHER CREEK

$3,250,000

3 Bedroom septic

IN TOWN

$1,975,000

5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths

12 nantucket HOME

$3,895,000

SCONSET

$2,675,000

4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths

UNION STREET

$1,895,000

4 bedrooms, 4 baths

4 bedrooms, 3 baths

HUSSEY FARM

$1,895,000

5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths

HARBOR VIEW ANTIQUE

$1,200,000

5 bedrooms, 2 baths

MEADOW VIEW

$1,595,000

4 bedrooms, 4 baths

PILGRIM ROAD LAND

$895,000

.14 acres

TOWN

$595,000

HARBOR VIEWS

Land .12 acre

$1,165,000

WEST OF TOWN

$750,000

1 bedroom, 1 bath

2 DUPLEXES - MID ISLAND

$425,000 ea. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths ea.

1 bedroom, 1 bath

OCEAN VIEWS

$719,000

3 bedrooms, 2 baths

2 LARGE RC2 LOTS

$395,000 ea.

.22 acres ea.

nantucket HOME 13

NANTUCKET

365

r u O ble a e v o M ast e F 14 nantucket HOME

Photo by Terry Pommett

Memories of high–low, local–global food adventures on Nantucket. CAROLYN WALSH Nantucket. Heading out to dinner. Daffodil Festival, Christmas Stroll and summer cottage dinners. Mothers Day pancakes on paper plates, an annual homage from the Nantucket Rotary Club. Kids sledding down Main Street, hot chocolate warmed. Potlucks at Cisco. Blanket-to-blanket 4th of July picnickers, each staking a claim for the best fireworks views at Jetties Beach. To this very day, the warmth of morning sunshine brings me back to breakfasts at Childrens Beach, early breakfasts, before my August island woke up, the air deliciously fragrant with just baked doughnuts, sweet rugosa and brisk salt air. Who says you need a pilgrimage to Yountville, NYC, Chicago or Catalonia to indulge in the ultimate, unforgettable, foodie experience? For me, it was a table for 20 in a private home on Nantucket’s Main Street, presided over by Dominique Demarville, Chef du Cave at Maîson Veuve Clicquot. The Sea Grille’s Chef EJ Harvey was in the kitchen. EJ had agreed to step in, impossibly at the last minute when a nationally acclaimed chef withdrew, the result of a sudden emergency. We didn’t

know it yet, but this Nantucket Wine Festival flagship event, a Maîson Veuve Clicquot 200th anniversary celebration brunch, was destined to become a wine milepost forever savored by the 20 pilgrims seated at that remarkable table. Quite swept away, I wrote to my friend EJ soon after, “They’re still talking! How absolutely, wonderfully spot-on your food pairings, one scrumptious bite after another, were to each of those gorgeous champagnes. I’m glad I love cooking and fine dining so much. I loved imagining your inspiration in marrying scallops (and carrots!) and salty, cheesy frico crisps, with the minerality of La Grand Dame ‘98. It brought to mind that wonderfully refreshing, briny scent of a good swim at Dionis. I loved that fleeting suggestion of thyme, so precisely bridging the lobster’s richness to the subtly bitter acidity of the ’02 Rosé. And your morels seemed to be the harmony under all those opulent, fleeting, mushroomy subtleties in the RV ‘88, the variety of textures on the plate mirroring the layers of flavor in the vintage. Wow!” It was fitting, in a way, that the last NWF brunch at 77 Main—a Grande Photo by Pixel Perfect Dame’s home owned by a Grande Dame

nantucket HOME 15

Photo by Pixel Perfect Nantucket

Food Story

hostess—honored Madame Clicquot’s anniversary and was produced by local talent. Funny how God has a way of divining those things. Much earlier, in the pre-adolescent development of my food biases, I’d yearned to be old enough finally to accompany the grown-ups to Gwen Gaillard’s Opera House. I’d have been about 11 then and made to wait a couple more years before I, too, could declare I’d eaten a salad named Julius Caesar and a cold soup called crème vichyssoise glacée. The latter, with help from my French studies book, I’d interpreted far too literally. Why would a restaurant serve ice cream soup? And what had leaks, the bowl? Founded in 1946 and enduring for the next 40 years, the Opera House nightly hosted Nantucket’s elite and elite wannabes, with abundant style and a generous helping of culinary aplomb. Gwen’s cookbook Recipes with Love is a local icon, published in 1966, almost 20 years ahead of the Silver Palate Cookbook. In it, Gwen coached our island’s home cooks that bouillabaisse was a kind of fish stew and chocolate mousse was just pudding. Finally, at the family dinner table we could be as adventurous as the legions of new gourmet restaurants being launched both here and afar during the 1980’s. James Beard was here, too. In 1953, a 50-year-old Beard arrived for the summer to operate Chez Lucky Pierre, a rustic, gravel-floored burger joint with a gastronomic bent, located at 10 Broad Street, where Walter’s is now. Beard’s venture lasted only a season, during which Beard quipped: “The natives resent the off-islanders. We have had reports that we take dope and have sex orgies in

16 nantucket HOME

the middle of Lucky Pierre’s all the time.” Then came Jean-Charles Berruet’s re-imagining in 1969 of ‘Chanticleer in Sconset. Chef Berruet raised the bar for Nantucket gourmands. No less social than the Opera House but entirely more haute, and with a decidedly classic French flair, by 1987 the Chanticleer established its future as the brightest culinary star on Nantucket, with one of the top wine lists in the world. Since 2006, Jeff Worster and Susan Handy, both of Black Eyed Susan’s fame, have operated the Chanticleer. Chef Berruet’s lobster soufflés are absent, but Worster and Handy’s 21st-century interpretation of classic French dining remains stellar. Were Nantucket restaurateurs sharpening the cutting edge of America’s finest dining? Mais, oui! Another of my early foodie discoveries, this one a circa 1970 pioneer among the growing “real food” circle of restaurateurs, and just slightly ahead of Alice Walters’ opening of Chez Panisse, was Billy Cassidy’s Something Natural. A daily resource for hot soup and fresh bread for the lunch hour set, Something Natural challenged Nantucket Bakeshop for Best in Show in the Portuguese bread arena. And while I’ll never refuse a second helping of the Bakeshop’s sublime loaf—it’s the one they ship all over the world at Christmastime—the mouth watering sandwiches of fresh Portuguese, whole wheat, rye, oatmeal, herb, raisin, pumpernickel and challah breads that are made-to-order at Something Natural on Cliff Road are hard to beat. These trailblazers, and the culinary virtuosity apparent here during the years Photo by Terry Pommett since, have assured Nantucket’s place as

Photo by Terry Pommett

Food Story

an acclaimed food and wine destination, one that rivals cities a hundred times our population. We’ve still got our beloved Chanticleer and, thankfully, 20 years of famed co-stars Angela & Seth Raynor with their epicurean triumvirate: Pearl, Boarding House and Corazon del Mar. Incidentally, this group spawned Cru, the island’s visually stunning and superb raw oyster bar. Similarly, Orla and Michael Lascola’s American Seasons, with it’s playful twists on American favorites and celebrated wine list, recently spawned yet another gold star eatery in the Proprietors, with Chef Tom Berry. This coming season we’ve got former Brant Point Grill Chef Fred Bisaillon’s B-ACKyard BBQ to look forward to in the old Captain Tobey’s building. All the while, Ventuno’s signature un morso, those little gems of pre-dinner morsels, continue to assure diners that culinary triumphs lie ahead. Pazzo, Lola and Lolaburger have got the contemporary vibe, with live music, casually sophisticated camaraderie and great food. There’s Straight Wharf, too—Ah, Straight Wharf! This exalted ode to the pleasures of seafood comes from Jock Gifford, Gabriel Frasca and Amanda Lydon. Annye’s and Pi have soups in spades—Pi Pizza is a world unto itself— and the Juice Bar continues to put every other American ice cream shack to shame. And there are the consistent delights of fine dining and enticing menus at Dune, 56 Union, Òran Mór, Town, ‘Sconset Cafe, Company of the Cauldron, Yoshi’s, Queequegs and newest stars Island Kitchen and Breeze Cafe. Book a table for sunset dinners at Galley Beach and Toppers at the Wauwinet. Wind down casually at Center Street Bistro, the Starlight Cafe, Fog Island, Millies or the famed Brotherhood of Thieves. Thankfully, there are still the piano bars at the Club Car and the Summer House. And just like those highly trafficked pedestrian corners across our American hubs, a new breed of food trucks are beginning to appear locally.

Yes, Nantucket’s got it all, and these are just a few of my favorites among the many Nantucket eateries. Happily, we have no fast food chains and no mall food courts. It’s easy to find a diversity of high–low, local–global food cultures that don’t require the gourmand or the just plain hungry to crisscross through outer boroughs to satisfy a craving. Still, I’m challenged to visit each at least once during a summer a season. I’m most fond of those places where many of us take comfort being “regulars,” where we’re assured the pleasure of a symbiotic rhythm and a shared conversation that goes deeper than polite greetings. Especially, Le Languedoc and Ships Inn, where hosts Al Cunha and Bob Moulder, respectively, stretch the meaning and benefits of hospitality to make diners feel like a chosen few. At Languedoc, I flip for the chicken livers and what I’ve always declared to be the best lobster on the island. My vote’s for prawns at Ship’s Inn. Please don’t spread the word about these last two places. We like them just fine, peopled exactly the way they are. Of course, should you decide to visit one, both the proprietors and I will welcome you to pull up a stool or chair, for what’s sure to be a memorable dining experience. NH A graduate professional in wine studies from the Culinary Institute of America and veteran of food & wine event production, Carolyn Walsh describes herself as “obsessively curious.” She digs deeply into the world of food & wine—the art, the science, the people, and especially, the culture. For more on Nantucket Wine Festival, see www.nantucketwinefestival.com.

nantucket HOME 17

Nantucket is a unique place, but just like any town...

Nantucket has needs. Both the Food Pantry and the Rental Assistance Program are funded through donations from our generous supporters who live on or visit our island. Please consider making a donation, no matter how small, so that we can carry out our mission to keep year-round, low-income to moderate-income island families housed and fed during times of temporary, critical personal financial need or crisis. Payments may be made online via credit card through Paypal. You do not need a Paypal account in order to donate. If you prefer to donate via check, please see addresses below. TO MAKE AN ONLINE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION PLEASE VISIT: www.nantucketinterfaithcouncil.org/support

Send Food Pantry checks: P. O. Box 782, Nantucket MA 02554 or contact Andy Reis 508- 228-7438

Send Rental Assistance checks: 2 Madaket Road Nantucket MA 02554 or contact Janis Carriero 508-901-1320

FIRST-CLASS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WITH WORLD-CLASS PARTNERS Cardiology, Cardiac Rehab Dermatology Diagnostic Imaging Dialysis Emergency Services Endocrinology General Surgery Gastroenterology Hepatology High-Tech Telemedicine

Laboratory Laparoscopic Surgery Neurology Obstetrics, Gynecology Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedic Surgery Otolaryngology, Audiology Pain Management

Pediatrics Pharmacy Physical Therapy Primary Care Psychiatry, Mental Health Podiatry Pulmonary Medicine Rheumatology Sports Medicine ‘Swing Beds’ for Recovery

508-825-8100 • 57 Prospect Street • NantucketHospital.org An affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and member of Partners HealthCare 18 nantucket HOME NAREB_Fall2013.indd 1

11/5/2013 3:11:31 PM

Nantucket Home SPRING 2014 Page 1_Layout 1 3/5/14 8:29 PM Page 1

SALES

R E N TA L S

Exceptional Harborfront

Classic 1920's summer cottage perched on a rare and exceptional harborfront site in Shimmo with commanding views of the harbor's entry, town and Nantucket Sound. There is a private path to the harbor that provides access to exceptional boating and swimming. $8,995,000

Dionis

Tom Nevers East

Polpis

“Hawk's Hill" is a unique offering

This beautifully situated corner lot is

This property consists of a craftsmen

including the main house, the charming

abutting Land Bank property to the

constructed five bedroom main house,

"Hawk's

south and west affording excellent

oversized barn with a spacious second

views toward the ocean and southern

floor apartment and stunning

and western sky.

artist studio.

Hollow"

cottage

and

garage/barn on three private acres.

$5,950,000

Edward Sanford Bill Liddle Greg McKechnie

Carlin Binder Erin Carson Debbie Deeley Culbertson Tracy Cullinane Liz Finlay Laura Fletcher

$4,250,000

$695,000 Cam Gammill Dawn Holdgate Barbara Joyce Carl Lindvall Nichole Marks Amy Mart

Liza McKenney Sam Parsons Stuart Reid Henry Sanford Amanda Tosch Phil Witte

ww w .g reat point pro per ti es. co m 5 0 8 . 22 8.22 6 6 • 1 No rth B each Street • Nan tucket , MA 0 2 55 4 nantucket HOME 19

Nantucket Home SPRING 2014 Page 2_Layout 1 3/5/14 8:18 PM Page 1

SALES

R E N TA L S

Sweeping ‘Sconset Estate

Situated at the end of a long quiet road, this five bedroom home offers serenity, tranquility and sweeping, unobstructed views of the ocean and Tom Nevers Pond. Surrounded by hundreds of acres of conservation land, enjoy the privacy while relaxing in the sixty foot custom gunite pool and spa or walk across the road to your own beach $6,995,000

Bartlett Road

Eel Point

Mature hedges protect this 5,000+ sq.ft.

This office building has excellent visibil-

This large vacant lot is located in a

lot on the corner of Easton and North

ity from Bartlett Road. The building has

desirable Eel Point neighborhood,

Beach Streets in Brant Point. Easton

approximately 2,300 sq. ft. on two

which offers easy access to North Shore

Street curb cut approved, 50%

floors with much available storage in

beaches, town and over 780 acres of

allowable ground cover.

both the basement and attic.

conservation land.

Brant Point Lot

$1,100,000

Edward Sanford Bill Liddle Greg McKechnie

Carlin Binder Erin Carson Debbie Deeley Culbertson Tracy Cullinane Liz Finlay Laura Fletcher

$925,000

$869,000 Cam Gammill Dawn Holdgate Barbara Joyce Carl Lindvall Nichole Marks Amy Mart

Liza McKenney Sam Parsons Stuart Reid Henry Sanford Amanda Tosch Phil Witte

w w w. g re at poi nt pro pert i es.c om 5 0 8 . 22 8.2 266 • 1 No rth B eac h St reet • N an tuc ket , MA 0 2 55 4 20 nantucket HOME

Nantucket Home SPRING 2014 Page 3_Layout 1 3/5/14 7:53 PM Page 1

SALES

R E N TA L S

Gracious Main Street Estate

Exceptionally unique and special opportunity in the Heart of Town. This half acre Main Street property, which has been maintained to perfection, is one of the most captivating settings in Town and features a gracious main house, swimming pool and spa, guest house and garage. $6,750,000

Chapel Street

Wauwinet Lot

Madaket Townhouse

Little Starbuck"-Renovated three

Large, peaceful pastoral lot with

This three level end unit townhouse is

bedroom home on three finished floors.

MESA approval for a Wauwinet estate

a great opportunity for the first time

The outdoor space offers a wonderful

including a house, cottage and pool

home buyer offering incredible

extension of the living space.

with views of the harbor.

potential.

$1,495,000

Edward Sanford Bill Liddle Greg McKechnie

Carlin Binder Erin Carson Debbie Deeley Culbertson Tracy Cullinane Liz Finlay Laura Fletcher

$324,000

$1,600,000 Cam Gammill Dawn Holdgate Barbara Joyce Carl Lindvall Nichole Marks Amy Mart

Liza McKenney Sam Parsons Stuart Reid Henry Sanford Amanda Tosch Phil Witte

ww w .g rea tp oint p ropert ies.c om 5 0 8 . 22 8.22 6 6 â&#x20AC;˘ 1 No rth B each St reet â&#x20AC;˘ Nan tucket , MA 0 2 554 nantucket HOME 21

Nantucket Home SPRING 2014 Page 4_Layout 1 3/5/14 7:57 PM Page 1

SALES

R E N TA L S

Great Pt

Lincoln Circle

This impressive five bedroom home which sits grandly on the prestigious and highly coveted Lincoln Circle. Sweeping views of Nantucket Harbor are sure to be enjoyed from the first and second floor of both the house and cottage or from the beautifully landscaped lawns and multiple decks accented by surrounding gardens and manicured grounds. $16,950,000 t

Brant Point Opportuninty

Shimmo

Finback

Many options for commercial or

Special Shimmo location with second

This custom designed four bedroom

residential use. The layout is currently

floor views towards the Upper Harbor.

home with high end finishes is located

configured as a 5 unit motel. Zoning

Deeded beach access access is via

moments from Miacomet Golf Course,

allows for multiple uses.

the Shimmo Association.

Bartlett Farm and Cisco beaches.

$1,295,000

Edward Sanford Bill Liddle Greg McKechnie

Carlin Binder Erin Carson Debbie Deeley Culbertson Tracy Cullinane Liz Finlay Laura Fletcher

$1,695,000

$2,150,000 Cam Gammill Dawn Holdgate Barbara Joyce Carl Lindvall Nichole Marks Amy Mart

Liza McKenney Sam Parsons Stuart Reid Henry Sanford Amanda Tosch Phil Witte

ww w .g rea tp oint p ropert ies.c om 5 0 8 . 22 8.22 6 6 â&#x20AC;˘ 1 No rth B each St reet â&#x20AC;˘ Nan tucket , MA 0 2 554 22 nantucket HOME

Nantucket Home SPRING 2014 Page 5_Layout 1 3/5/14 7:56 PM Page 1

SALES

R E N TA L S

Views of Hummock Pond

Located on a large, quiet lot, this home offers breath taking western views of Sanford Farm and Hummock Pond. The open design caters to the outdoor spaces which are great for enjoying the beautiful natural setting. Large bedrooms and multiple living spaces make for a comfortable interior. $3,950,000

In-Town Antique

Sleepy Hollow

Edge of Town

Antique charm has been preserved

Located at the end of a private white shell way, this property is very close to Miacomet Golf Course, many acres of protected open space, Bartlett Farm and Cisco Breweries.

This home is wonderfully located on

throughout this 1780's home. Reminiscent of days gone by, many original details are still intact.

$1,595,000

Edward Sanford Bill Liddle Greg McKechnie

Carlin Binder Erin Carson Debbie Deeley Culbertson Tracy Cullinane Liz Finlay Laura Fletcher

the edge of the heart of Town. It is a short distance to Main Street, the schools or the beach.

$750,000

$375,000 Cam Gammill Dawn Holdgate Barbara Joyce Carl Lindvall Nichole Marks Amy Mart

Liza McKenney Sam Parsons Stuart Reid Henry Sanford Amanda Tosch Phil Witte

ww w .g rea tp oint p ropert ies.c om 5 0 8 . 22 8.22 6 6 â&#x20AC;˘ 1 No rth B each St reet â&#x20AC;˘ Nan tucket , MA 0 2 554 nantucket HOME 23

Nantucket Home SPRING 2014 Page 6_Layout 1 3/5/14 7:55 PM Page 1

SALES

R E N TA L S

West of Town

Fabulous full renovation of this four bedroom home was completed in 2013. Offering top of the line finishes, construction, hardscapes and landscaping. Property includes a pool, over-sized spa, large patio, and fire pit. Located 1/2 mile from Town providing easy access to the downtown area and North Shore beaches. $3,250,000

Spacious In-Town Antique

Brant Point

Minutes from Town

Well-maintained Nineteenth Century

Tucked in on an oversized lot off of a quiet private lane, this five bedroom home features a spacious upside down open floor plan. Short distance to Town.

This home has been tastefully restored and offers an established rental income. Amenities include off-street parking, a first floor master bedroom and convenience to town center.

$2,900,000

$1,299,000

five bedroom home located in Town. Charming gardens with a tucked-away studio cottage with a kitchenette.

$1,625,000

Edward Sanford Bill Liddle Greg McKechnie

Carlin Binder Erin Carson Debbie Deeley Culbertson Tracy Cullinane Liz Finlay Laura Fletcher

Cam Gammill Dawn Holdgate Barbara Joyce Carl Lindvall Nichole Marks Amy Mart

Liza McKenney Sam Parsons Stuart Reid Henry Sanford Amanda Tosch Phil Witte

ww w .g reat point pro per ti es. co m 5 0 8 . 22 8.22 6 6 â&#x20AC;˘ 1 No rth B each Street â&#x20AC;˘ Nan tucket , MA 0 2 55 4 24 nantucket HOME

Nantucket Home SPRING 2014 Page 7_Layout 1 3/5/14 7:54 PM Page 1

SALES

R E N TA L S

Monomoy Harborfront

This is the opportunity to create your family’s dream with two adjacent Monomoy properties offering direct waterfront. There are breathtaking views overlooking the harbor, Town and out to Nantucket Sound. 140 feet of private beach is perfect for $17,950,000 swimming and boating.

Tom Nevers

Wauwinet

Pleasant Street

This private four bedroom home is on three acres of property. Set on one of the highest points of in Tom Nevers, it abuts conservation land with panoramic views of the ocean and Tom Nevers Pond.

This private family home consists of a five bedroom main house, guest house and an oversized carriage house all overlooking the pastoral grounds and pond.

This cheerful four bedroom home was renovated and updated by a sought after architect and includes wonderful details that make this a special home.

$2,599,000

$1,325,000

$2,295,000

Edward Sanford Bill Liddle Greg McKechnie

Carlin Binder Erin Carson Debbie Deeley Culbertson Tracy Cullinane Liz Finlay Laura Fletcher

Cam Gammill Dawn Holdgate Barbara Joyce Carl Lindvall Nichole Marks Amy Mart

Liza McKenney Sam Parsons Stuart Reid Henry Sanford Amanda Tosch Phil Witte

ww w .g reat point pro per ti es. co m 5 0 8 . 22 8.22 6 6 • 1 No rth B each Street • Nan tucket , MA 0 2 55 4 nantucket HOME 25

NANTUCKET

Made

Chiseled

26 nantucket HOME

& Hewn Artist Jean Petty and master carver Paul McCarthy create quarterboards, signs and stunning future heirlooms sculpted in the natural beauty of wood. WILLIAM FERR ALL

nantucket HOME 27

For more than two decades, Nantucket wood carver Paul McCarthy has created traditional quarter boards to adorn the entryway to homes, signs to help locate businesses and sculpted figures comparable to the best examples of historic American folk art. With his partner Jean Petty, a graphic artist and designer who manages their business, Nantucket Carving & Folk Art, the duo has produced hundreds of distinctive signs and accomplished works of folk art. McCarthy works his magic in their studio workshop on Orange Street near the rotary, where colorful examples of his work are displayed on the front porch and in their gallery. Inside their studio workshop, projects underway show how McCarthy and Petty work together, with McCarthy chip-

28 nantucket HOME

ping away at slabs or blocks of wood until the final image emerges in relief, then Petty using her artistic skills to add the painted or gilded surfaces. An especially complicated work might require more than 300 hours of carving alone. Eager to show their work in progress, Petty and McCarthy invite customers into his carving studio to look over drawings—he’s an accomplished illustrator, too—and to watch him chip and chisel away at rough-cut pieces of wood. “Bring the family to watch,” invites their business brochure. Like many carvers and sculptors, McCarthy finds his wood from sources far and wide, as well as from local landowners and reclaimed lumber supplies. On a recent visit, Petty pointed to a photo of a recent wall plaque with a whaling scene, now hanging in a Nantucket home. “That wood

came from a nearby wood pile and was almost petrified,” she noted. Throughout the gallery shop, you’ll see colorful whirly-gigs, bird sculptures, vintage signs, murals and art on canvas. On Nantucket, besides their ubiquitous signage, the public sees their most prominent carving on the façade of the Whaling Museum. The wonderful action-filled mural “Going on the Whale, depicts sailors in a rowboat pursuing a whale, as the mother whaling ship floats in the distance. Starting this spring, McCarthy’s work will be seen for six months in the company of work by historic New England wood carver John Haley Bellamy, who lived from 1836 – 1914. Best known for his exuberant American eagle carvings with colorful patriotic elements as part of the design, Bellamy

also created carved animals, furniture including decorative cases for clocks and frames decorated with ancient Masonic symbols. McCarthy uses Bellamy’s techniques and style to create spectacular carved eagles with outstretched golden wings. A Maine native, Bellamy lived a largely itinerant life, working in shipyards and elsewhere including in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts while carving on the side. His famous Lancaster eagle figurehead hangs on permanent display at the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, Virginia. The exhibit “Bold & Brash: The Art of John Halley Bellamy” opens April 4 and runs through October 3 at the Portsmouth, NH, Historical Society. For more information, see www.portsmouthhistory.org. For more on master carver Paul McCarthy, visit www.nantucketcarvingandfolkart.com or call 508-325-7463.

nantucket HOME 29

30 nantucket HOME

Linda Bellevue, Broker, GRI, CBR

M: 508.325.2700 O: 508.228.7707 X35 Linda@NantucketRealEstate.com

82 Easton Street, Nantucket, MA 02554

ph: (508) 228-7707/(508) 228-2530

www.NantucketRealEstate.com

Magical Miacomet

This waterfront property boasts unrivaled views of the ocean and private steps to your own sandy beach. Access the property through protected moors and adjacent conservation land and enjoy the comfort of two houses for your family and guests, a four bedroom main house and a two bedroom cottage. Rarely does oceanfront property become available in the magical yet convenient area of Miacomet, where beach living is at its best.

$7,695,000

Gracious on Goldfinch

This unique three bedroom, two and a half bath home in Naushop features an historic ambience created by design with components from three period island homes, enhanced with hand painted murals by David Wiggins. Quality construction throughout. $1,095,000

nantucket HOME 31

Heidi Heidi Drew, Drew, ABR, ABR,RSPS RSPS JaneJane B. Miller, ABR, RSPS B. Miller Erikka Erikka Perkins Perkins

Alison K. Forsgren, Ginger e-Pro, IveyNAR Green, SRES

Meg ABR,RSPS RSPS Meg Ruley, Ruley, ABR, Lisa Sherburne, Lisa Sherburne, ABR, ABR,RSPS RSPS

Ginger Ivey ABR, RSPS, TRC Mary Malavase, Mary Malavase, ABR, RSPS, TRC

82Easton EastonStreet, Street,Nantucket, Nantucket, MA MA 02554 02554 82

Penny GRI, ABRM Ken Beaugrand KenDey, Beaugrand

Penny Penny Dey, Dey, GRI, GRI,ABRM ABRM LindaPeter Bellevue, GRI, CBR DuPont Peter DuPont e-Pro, NAR Green, SRES Alison K. Forsgren,

ph: ph: (508) (508) 228–7707 228–7707 // (508) (508) 228–2530 228–2530

Alison K.

Melinda Melinda Vallett Vallett

Geri Geri Walker Walker Peter DuPont Christine Christine Whelden Whelden e-Pro, NAR Green, SRES Forsgren, Curtis Curtis Barnes Barnes Ginger Ivey Gail GailOsona Osona

Mary Malavase, ABR, RSPS, TRC

www.NantucketRealEstate.com www.NantucketRealEstate.com

82 Easton Street, Nantucket, MAOn02554 ph: (508) 228–7707 / (508) 228–2530 Nantucket Sound This contemporary property has unobstructed views forever towards Great Point, Tuckernuck and the calm water beach. The main house is connected by a board walk to detached guest quarters and office. Enjoy the solitude and simplicity of this well-maintained compound. $5,995,000. Listing Broker: Penny Dey, GRI, ABRM

Magical Miacomet

Polpis Estate

Private estate setting with 4 bedroom main dwelling, 3 bedroom cottage and private heated pool surrounded by manicured grounds with perennial plantings. Unobstructed views of Polpis Harbor to the north and over two hundred acres of conservation land to the south and west. $4,800,000. Listing Brokers: Ken Beaugrand and Mary Malavase, ABR, RSPS, TRC, SFR 32 nantucket HOME

At Home On Center Street

A unique Nantucket home in the heart of the historic district, this property features original antique details and updated amenities. A spacious, private backyard with garage and harbor views from the roof walk make this a must see for in-town buyers. $3,495,000. Listing Broker: Jane Miller, ABR, RSPS

Heidi Drew, ABR, RSPS Ken Beaugrand Alison K. Forsgren, e-Pro, NAR Green, SRES Erikka Perkins Melinda Vallett Geri Walker

Penny Dey, GRI, ABRM Linda Bellevue, GRI, CBR Mary Malavase, ABR, RSPS, TRC, SFR Meg Ruley, ABR, RSPS John Trudell III, SFR Gail Osona

Peter DuPont Jane Miller, ABR, RSPS Lisa Sherburne, ABR, RSPS Christine Whelden

w w w. N a n t u c k e t Re a l E s t a t e . c o m

Sconset Delight

This three bedroom, three bath home has multiple living spaces and wonderful ocean views. The patio and manicured lot are perfect for outdoor enjoyment, all just a short distance to Sconset village. $2,100,000. Listing Broker: Ken Beaugrand

Tom Nevers Get Away

Large upside down family home in Tom Nevers on over two and a half acres of pure privacy. Distant water views combined with the sound of the ocean add to the peaceful setting. $1,595,000. Listing Agent: John F. Trudel III, SFR

Blocks to Main Street

Pristine three bedroom Greek Revival in town with updated kitchen and baths. Enclosed yard and free-standing garage with previous approval for second dwelling. $1,395,000. Listing Broker: Heidi Drew, ABR, RSPS

“Second Mate”

Polpis Harbor View

An exquisite renovation of a historic Actor’s Colony cottage in ‘Sconset is ready for its new owner to move in and unpack. Only the best quality materials, appliances, and finishes were used in this turnkey condition home. $1,695,000. Listing Broker: Jane Miller, ABR, RSPS

Harbor views from this elevated three acre lot in the desirable Wauwinet area. Custom build your main house and use existing bow house as cottage with room to expand. Seven bedroom septic is installed. $1,695,000. Listing Broker: Linda Bellevue, GRI, CBR

Income Producer

Surfside Colonial

Historic Details in Naushop

Sconset Privacy

Opportunity to own a finished 3,185 sq. ft. commercial building with consistent annual rental income of $8500/month plus triple net in RC2 zoning/multi overlay district. Mid-Island location, next to public shuttle. Town water/Town sewer. Agent owned. $1,395,000. Listing Agent: John F. Trudel III, SFR

This three bedroom, two and one half bath home evokes a unique, historic character by incorporating components from three period island homes with hand painted murals by David Wiggins and quality construction throughout. $1,095,000. Listing Broker: Linda Bellevue, GRI, CBR

Established landscaped grounds surround this 4 bedroom, colonial home on 2.7 acres. Ample room for expansion or the addition of a cottage, pool or tennis court. $1,429,000. Listing Broker: Mary Malavase, ABR, RSPS, TRC, SFR

Lovely 1.26 acre lot close to the Nantucket Golf Course and Sconset Village on a quiet, private street. $1,495,000. Listing Agent: Linda Bellevue, GRI, CBR

nantucket HOME 33

Heidi Heidi Drew, Drew, ABR, ABR,RSPS RSPS JaneJane B. Miller, ABR, RSPS B. Miller Erikka Erikka Perkins Perkins

Alison K. Forsgren, Ginger e-Pro, IveyNAR Green, SRES

Meg ABR,RSPS RSPS Meg Ruley, Ruley, ABR, Lisa Sherburne, Lisa Sherburne, ABR, ABR,RSPS RSPS

Ginger Ivey ABR, RSPS, TRC Mary Malavase, Mary Malavase, ABR, RSPS, TRC

82Easton EastonStreet, Street,Nantucket, Nantucket, MA MA 02554 02554 82

ph: ph: (508) (508) 228–7707 228–7707 // (508) (508) 228–2530 228–2530

82 Easton Street, Nantucket, MA 02554

East End Serenity

Bright, sunny house on 3.29 acres on East End of island offers quiet, timeless simplicity on one floor. Exceptional setting, adjacent to hundreds of acres of conservation forest near Pocomo Point, Upper Harbor and Great Point Nature Reserve. $1,195,000. Listing Broker: Penny Dey, GRI, ABRM

Storybook on Seikinnow Place

This charming one and one half story home has four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and a partially finished basement. The front yard features mature plantings and a curved stone wall while the south east facing back deck looks onto a private, treed yard. Detached shed for storage. $829,000. Listing Broker: Alison K. Forsgren, e-Pro, NAR Green, SRES

Penny GRI, ABRM Ken Beaugrand KenDey, Beaugrand

Penny Penny Dey, Dey, GRI, GRI,ABRM ABRM LindaPeter Bellevue, GRI, CBR DuPont Peter DuPont e-Pro, NAR Green, SRES Alison K. Forsgren,

Alison K.

Melinda Melinda Vallett Vallett

Geri Geri Walker Walker Peter DuPont Christine Christine Whelden Whelden e-Pro, NAR Green, SRES Forsgren, Curtis Curtis Barnes Barnes Ginger Ivey Gail GailOsona Osona

Mary Malavase, ABR, RSPS, TRC

www.NantucketRealEstate.com www.NantucketRealEstate.com

ph: (508) 228–7707 / (508) 228–2530

One of a Kind in Surfside

Oceanfront in Madaket

Uniqueness and privacy abound in Surfside in this 3 bedroom, 3 full bathroom “Pole House”, close to South Shore beaches. A bright, open living/dining area and a large back deck add to the charm. $925,000. Listing Broker: Ken Beaugrand

Contemporary three bedroom home on 1.3 acre oceanfront lot. This area is subject to active erosion. Enjoy this summer by the beach. $895,000. Listing Broker: Ken Beaugrand

View the Potential

Home Sweet Home

A great opportunity to renovate an existing two-car garage with two bedroom apartment above that sits on a lot with beautiful views of moors and distant ocean. The four bedroom septic and 600 plus square feet remaining ground cover make this an interesting project. $799,000. Listing Agent: John F. Trudel III, SFR

Cozy and centrally located 2 bedroom, 3 bathroom home that is nicely screened for privacy and has a wraparound yard. The lower level features an exterior entrance, and a full bathroom that could serve as a home office or possible in-law suite. $499,000. Listing Broker: Meg Ruley, ABR, RSPS

LAND Mid-Island Convenience ~ This flat wooded residential lot is located on a dirt road on the corner of Bartlett Road and Marble Way. This mid island location offers easy access to town as well as having golf courses and beaches nearby. $495,000. Listing Broker: Lisa Sherburne, ABR, RSPS Flexibility on the Cliff ~

Commercial Office Space

Move right in! Centrally located commercial ground floor condo. Upgraded finishes include tile and hardwood floors and central air conditioning. $325,000. Listing Broker: Mary Malavase, ABR, RSPS, TRC, SFR 34 nantucket HOME

Desirable area of the Cliff! Located close to town and popular Steps Beach. This property is in a very desirable location with approximately 1500 sf of ground cover to build the house you’ve always wanted. Potential for a pool. $849,000. Listing Agent: John F. Trudel III, SFR

A Step Back In Time ~ 26 pristine acres of meadow land overlooking the ocean with 700 feet of ocean frontage on the remote island of Tuckernuck, off the western shores of Nantucket Island. Build your true island getaway. $1,950,000. Listing Broker: Ken Beaugrand

ACK Broker

N A N T U C K E T

Town, 55 Center Street. $3,495,000.

Realizing your vision for your life on Nantucket

Wonderful antique, Nantucket home that has been updated while keeping the exceptional antique features and details intact. Located in the heart of Nantucket Town, with a generous-sized, private yard, garage, and off street parking.

Mid-Island, 13B Mary Ann Drive. $499,000.

Sconset, 9 Lily Street. $1,695,000.

ACK Broker Offices of Atlantic East Nantucket Real Estate 82 Easton Street Nantucket, MA 02554

Jane and Meg of ACK Broker offer three essentials to realizing your vision for life on Nantucket.

508.228.1398 phone 508.374.0323 fax

Meg Ruley and Jane B. Miller Licensed in Massachusetts, Accredited Buyer’s Representatives (ABR) and Resort and Second Home Property Specialists (RSPS)

• Access to all of the sales and rental real estate listings on the island. • Competent and savvy dedication to fulfilling your vision quickly and discreetly. • Knowledge, professionalism, and experience: We know Nantucket!

nantucket HOME 35

Windwalker Real Estate Sales • Research • Rentals

Read our Monthly Market Research at windwalkerrealestate.com CLIFF - $6,995,000 Elegant & Turnkey on the Cliff

Look no further, this level of luxury and exquisite interior decor is a rare find. A distinguished, turnkey offering, this private estate is nestled on nearly three acres of land in the highly soughtafter Cliff/Dionis area. Featuring a custom-built, five bedroom home, a beautiful studio/garage, a one-of-a-kind pool house, and heated pool/spa, this property has it all. It is located just moments from the gorgeous Nantucket north shore beaches and is convenient to bike paths and walking trails/ conservation land. Impeccably furnished by Nantucket House Antiques, one could move right in to this elegant home. Entertain, relax, and delight in this fabulous Cliff Estate. Exclusively Listed by Jennifer Shalley

SuRFSIDE $1,795,000

ToWN $1,695,000

HuMMoCK PoND $1,575,000

LAND oFFERINGS Matchless Cliff Estate Setting

Rarely found estate lot in the island’s most coveted neighborhood. Ample ground cover for main house, guest house, garage, pool, etc. Design and build the home of your dreams on this spectacular, double lot. Exclusively Listed by Jim Houghton

$4,095,000 Two Lot Subdivision Potential

A winding drive off a quiet lane leads to this 1 acre, beautifully landscaped property. 3 + bedrooms plus attached 2 car garage with studio above . Expansion and pool possible! Cisco bike path and Town nearby! Exclusively Listed by Roberta White

SuRFSIDE $2,395,000

Magnificent Cliff Corner Lot

Located just paces from Step’s Beach, this magnificent corner lot is one of the last available building lots in the Island’s most prestigious neighborhood. Exclusively Listed by Jim Houghton

Sconset Abutting Conservation $2,195,000

Abutting hundreds of acres of conservation land and tucked away at the end of a private, white shelled lane, this gorgeous 20,000+ sf lot awaits Rare opportunity to construct the home of your the construction of your Sconset dream home. dreams in the island’s most coveted neighborhood. Exclusively Listedlifestyle by Jimmay Houghton The Lincoln Circle never be this

Prized Cliff Lot

affordable again. $950,000

Exclusively Listed by Jim Houghton

$1,995,000 Pastoral Setting

Wonderful opportunity to purchase a 6000 sf lot on a quiet lane off of cliff Road and build your Wonderful opportunity to purchase a 6000 sf lot on a summer Ability have 1800 sf summer on the quiet lanehome! off of Cliff Roadtoand build your ground and be moments theground Westmoor home! Ability to have 1800 sffrom on the and be club, clifffrom beaches, bike path, andCliff Town. moments the Westmoor Club, beaches, bike Lovely pastoral settingpastoral in a well-established path, and Town. Lovely setting in a neighborhood. well-established neighborhood. Tri-exclusively listed Tri-exclusively listedby byRoberta RobertaWhite White

Pastoral Setting

Sensational In Surfside

Located on a private, neatly landscaped, 1+ acre lot, this bright 3BR, 3.5 BA beach house is a perfect Nantucket retreat. Privacy, proximity to the ocean, terrific outdoor living space, and loads of expansion potential! Exclusively Listed by Jim Houghton

Coastal Chic

Contemporary & fresh 4BR & 3.5BA. Thoughtful design and attention to detail - 1st flr master bedroom with vaulted ceilings, living room with fireplace; country kitchen & dining room both with access to sunny deck and yard. Not far from town, bike path access to North Shore beaches. Exclusively Listed by Mary Taaffe

CLIFF $2,495,000

Surfside Splendor

This 1+ acre compound with 2 homes, located in the Surfside area boasts of 9 bedrooms and 10.5 baths and an in ground pool allowing room for family and friends to enjoy the splendor of summer on Nantucket. Exclusively Listed by Jay McConnell

$895,000 $895,000

CLIFF $2,495,000

SQUAM $4,950,000

Waterfront Summer Escape

Opportunity for Cliff Estate

CLIFF $2,495,000

This Could be Your View

Outstanding ¼+ acre Buildable Lot on Cliff Road not far Create your family compound on the Cliff! Located on a from town. Build your dream home on this double-sized quiet lane, this .61A property has been legally sub-divided lot affording you the ability to create a spacious 6,000+ sf and enjoys beautiful vistas over a duck pond to Land Bank home. Mostly square lot configuration allows for stately land. One of Nantucket’s most sought-after locations just outstanding ¼+Preliminary acre Buildable LotforonanCliff Road not farThe from town. Club, BuildSteps your dream presence on Cliff Road. approvals steps from Westmoor Beach and convenient in-ground pool. Town. to create a spacious 6,000+ homeswimming on this double-sized lot affording you thetoability Exclusively Listed by Mary Taaffelot configuration allowsExclusively by Judyon Waters sf home. Mostly square for statelyListed presence Cliff Road.

opportunity for Cliff Estate

Preliminary approvals for an in-ground swimming pool. Exclusively Listed by Mary Taaffe

WINDWALKER AGENTS Mark Burlingham Leone Collins Lee Gaw Mike Glowacki

Mary Haley Jim Houghton Peter Kaizer Susie Lister Locke

36 nantucket HOME

Jay McConnell Jenny Paradis Justin Quinn Jennifer Shalley

Mary Taaffe Judy Waters Roberta White Alan Worden

CLIFF $2,495,000

This Could be Your View

Enjoy carefree days in the sunshine and fresh ocean air here at Squam Head. Situated on the east end of Nantucket, this home offers you a 4BR summer retreat with a large yard and private steps down the bluff leading to a pristine sandy beach. Exclusively Listed by Mary Taaffe

Create your family compound on the Cliff! Located on a quiet lane, this .61A property has been legally sub-divided and enjoys beautiful vistas over a duck pond to Land Bank land. one of Nantucket’s most sought-after locations just steps from The Westmoor Club, Steps Beach and convenient to Town. Exclusively Listed by Judy Waters

BRANT PoINT $10,495,000

Your Front Row Seat

This sought-after boasts a classic BRANT PoINTsetting $10,495,000

summer home that has been enjoyed for generations. Incredible outdoor living includes a waterside deck, mooring rights, a sandy beach and uncompromising 180°views of the channel into Nantucket Harbor, the Jetties, Coatue, and beyond. This is a rare opportunity to acquire a Hulbert Avenue waterfront property and to embrace and experience summer memories for years to come. Exclusively Listed by Judy Waters & Roberta White

PoCoMo $9,995,000

Extraordinary Views

Aptly named by the Wampanoags as “a round fishing place,” Pocomo is the ideal location for the ultimate Nantucket experience. With water in all directions, enjoy ever-changing sky from sunrise to sunset, take restful walks on pristine beaches, watch kite boarders skim by, treat yourself to an afternoon sail or swim, or relax by the pool and take in this stunning view. This elegant Pocomo estate is situated in an incredibly tranquil setting with breath-taking panoramic protected views of Ram Island, Polpis and Nantucket Harbors, and Town. The turnkey, beautifully constructed main house with infinity-edge pool, pool house/cabana, garage and exquisite landscaping overlooks 13 acres of protected land for supreme privacy. Exclusively Listed by Roberta White & Jenny Paradis

Windwalker Real Estate 12 oak Street, Nantucket, MA 02554 508.228.9117 www.WindwalkerRealEstate.com

nantucket HOME 37

ith hundreds of occasions to potentially fill up Nantucket calendars from late spring to early fall, many on island during those times consider a few events to be red letter happenings. Nantucket Daffodil Festival, always held the last full weekend in April, marks an early beginning to the island’s awakening from winter. This year, the venerable celebration observes its 40th year, produced by Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce. What better way to celebrate a Nantucket spring than with an antique car parade up Nantucket’s Main Street then a community picnic along Main Street in ‘Sconset, with both events framed by thousands of bright yellow daffodils in bloom? And be sure to see the finest in daffodil blooms from local gardeners on Saturday and Sunday of “Daffy Weekend” at the 40th Annual Daffodil Flower Show by Nantucket Garden Club, held at Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm. By early July, when typically the summer’s first heat wave arrives, thousands of Nantucketers cool down in town for a rousing July 4th on Main Street celebration. Firemen’s hoses spray great plumes of water up and down the streets and sidewalks—come prepared for laughs and dressed to be drenched—with crowds gathering later that night on Jetties Beach for spectacular fireworks produced by Nantucket Visitor Services. In early August, thousands of island residents and visitors alike gather again on Jetties Beach for the annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert, an evening of musical fun with the revered orchestra and a guest performer to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Whatever your interest, from gardening to food and wine to theater and music or art and antiques, there’s an event that celebrates that during summer on Nantucket. Families will find plenty of offerings; many events are designed for sophisticated fun. Most summertime events help support the many non-profit groups on Nantucket that work year-round to provide health-related support and social services. If you plan to be on-island this summer, pull out your calendar now to check what’s happening whenever you’re here from spring until fall. With a half-dozen or more events daily at the height of summer, our list is neither exhaustive nor detailed. Visit the sponsoring organizations’ websites for event times, ticket prices and locations. To keep up with Nantucket events yearround, visit the island’s newspaper of record The Inquirer & Mirror at www.ack.net, see website and email newsletter Mahon About Town at www.mahonabouttown.com or visit the website of seasonal newspaper Yesterday’s Island at www. nantucket.net. NH NOTE: For Nantucket events on stage and screen, see our Early Summer issue.

38 nantucket HOME

Photo by Barbara Gookin

Good Causes,

Good Times! From spring to fall, Nantucketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event and social calendars fill up quickly

nantucket HOME 39

Social Calendar

Fun for All

Nantucket Daffodil Festival Fri, April 25 & Sat, April 26 Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Saturday morning antique car display and parade on Main Street. Early afternoon picnic for parade participants in ‘Sconset. Produced and run by Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce. www.nantucketchamber.org Nantucket Garden Club 40th Annual Daffodil Flower Show Sat, April 26 & Sat, April 27 Outstanding examples from local horticulturists and gardeners of Nantucket’s favorite bloom. At Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, with shuttle service from downtown. www.nantucketgardenclub.org Dreamcatcher Auction & Dinner Galley Beach Restaurant Sat, June 8 This 21st annual night of dinner, dancing and auction benefits Palliative and Supportive Care on Nantucket, the island’s primary supportive care organization for those who are living with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. www.pascon.org July 4th on Main Street & Fireworks at Jetties Beach Friday, July 4 Plenty of laughs, face painting, pie eating and watermelon eating contests, then a drenching under the plumes of a water fight between Nantucket Fire Department and an antique fire truck brigade. All on Nantucket’s scenic Main Street at the height of summer. Join thousands that night at Jetties Beach for a spectacular fireworks display. Produced by Nantucket Visitor Services. www.nantucket-ma.gov/Pages/NantucketMA_Visitor/index Barbara Gookin

40 nantucket HOME

Nantucket Garden Festival Wed, July 23 & Thurs, July 24 Pumpkin Pond Farm The 6th annual festival celebrates gardening with speakers, a formal tea, parties, workshops and garden tours. Events highlight the unique and beautiful gardening ecosystems on Nantucket and emphasize the importance of sustainability and conservation of local resources. Benefits Nantucket Lighthouse School, an independent day school serving island children, pre-school through 8th grade. www.nantucketgardenfestival.net 60th Annual House and Garden Tour Wed, August 6 Nantucket Garden Club leads walkers on “Views of Monomoy,” featuring homes and gardens in the scenic Nantucket neighborhood of Monomoy, overlooking Nantucket Harbor. www.nantucketgardenclub.org Boston Pops on Nantucket Saturday, August 9 This annual concert by the famous Boston esplanade orchestra with a special guest from stage and screen benefits Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Join 8,000 other concertgoers on Jetties Beach for pre-show picnicking on the beach, the concert and then brilliant fireworks ending with Tchaikovsky’s rousing 1812 Overture. www.nantuckethospital.org Walk Now for Autism Speaks Sat, August 16, Jetties Beach This fun-filled, family friendly event funds vital research and support to island families living with autism. www.walknowforautismspeaks.org

Food & Wine

Nantucket Wine Festival Wed, May 14 – Sun, May 18 Four days of wine tastings, food demonstrations and marketplaces with leading vineyards and wine and food experts from throughout the U.S. and beyond. Highlights include Great Wines in Grand Houses: sit down dinners in some of Nantucket’s most unique, private and historic homes. Two day long Grand Tasting sessions on the weekend offer the chance to sample dozens of wines. www.nantucketwinefestival.org Sustainable Nantucket Nantucket Farmers & Artisans Market June - October A summer long marketplace for local growers and artisans to show and sell their wares. A downtown market runs Saturdays drom June 7 to October 11 on Upper Cambridge Street alongside the main post office. A mid-island version runs Tuesdays from July 8 – August 26 in The Muse parking lot on Surfside Road. Visit the Sustainable Nantucket website to learn about their Nantucket Grown Dinner series, an upcoming Farm Fresh Feast on Saturday, July 19 and their frequent workshops and other events focused on locally-grown foods and sustainability. www.sustainablenantucket.org Nantucket Restaurant Weeks & Junior Chef Nantucket June & September Week long promotions by Nantucket restaurants with special menus and pricing, held twice annually in late spring and fall. The fall week includes a Junior Chef completion among students in Nantucket High School’s Culinary Arts Program. www.nantucketrestaurantweek.com Kris Kinsley Hancock William Ferrall

Social Calendar

Books & Culture

Nantucket Book Festival Fri, June 20 – Sun, June 22 In its third year, Nantucket Book Festival has announced a lineup of authors that includes Alice Hoffman, Ben Bradlee, Jr., J.D. McClatchy, and Nantucket authors Nathaniel Philbrick, Nancy Thayer and Elin Hilderbrand among its two dozen prominent literati for 2014. Public readings, dinners with authors and casual parties highlight the festival. www.nantucketbookfestival.org Nantucket Yoga Festival Fri, July 11 – Sat, July 13 Nantucket Yoga Festival brings together world-class yoga instructors, wellness experts and healthy living practices, in a celebration of the spirit of the island. www.nantucketyogafestival.com The Nantucket Project Thurs, Sep 25 – Sun, Sep 28 This annual gathering of some of the world’s leading thinkers, visionaries, and performers provides conference goers an experience that’s intended to be stimulating and inspiring, with dialogue on many important issues. Participants in its previous three years included Sen. John McCain, financier and philanthropist David Rubenstein, stage director Julie Taymor and many other leaders in public policy, business and the arts. www.nantucketproject.com

Arts, Crafts & Antiques

Nantucket Artists Association Spring Sweep, Friday, April 18 & Saturday, April 19 Summer Gala, Saturday, July 12 Sidewalk Art Show, Sat, July 5 & Sat, August 23, Nantucket Atheneum garden. See stunning works of art from amateurs to professionals on display at the Joyce and Seward Johnson Gallery of the Artists Association of Nantucket at 19 Washington Street, just two blocks from Main. A new exhibit, usually with a special theme, opens every two weeks on Fridays. AAN’s Spring Sweep offers art by its members to the highest bidder. Their Summer Art Auction & Gala benefits AAN including its many art instructional programs for youth and adults. www.nantucketarts.org Event Under the Tent Folk Art & Artisans Show Usually held third week of July A two-day show and sale of art and crafts by traditional and folk artisans from on and off Nantucket. Benefits Nantucket Small Friends daycare and educational program for children from three months to five years old. www.smallfriendsnantucket.org

Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum 21st Century Basketry, Thurs, April 24. Baskets & Bubbly, Sun, July 20 This small gem of a museum, located at 49 Union Street, is dedicated to this famously Nantucket-identified craft. This year, it features modern interpretations of the lightship basket in its season long exhibit. It’s annual summer event Baskets & Bubbly celebrates the art of basket making and benefits the museum, accompanied by sparkling drinks. www.nantucketlightshipbasketmuseum.org Nantucket Antiques & Design Show Thursday, July 30 – Sunday, August 4 This Nantucket Historical Association major annual fund-raising event, now in its year, presents a week of parties, lectures and a show and sale. Managed by the prestigious Antiques Council, this annual event is one of the most highly regarded antiques shows on the East Coast, attracting collectors and enthusiasts to the island. Dealers include many of the most prominent names in the business. www.nha.org/events Continued pg. 68 >

William Ferrall

Barbara Gookin

nantucket HOME 41

42 nantucket HOME

When the Harveys got a construction loan, they discovered the Cape Cod Five difference. E.J. and Robin are very much a part of the Nantucket community. When they decided to build a new home on the island they love, Cape Cod Five worked closely with the Harveys to make sure their loan was exactly what they needed. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just part of the Cape Cod Five difference.

Find out how Cape Cod Five can help you. Call 888-225-4636. www.capecodfive.com NMLS# 401717 Member FDIC Member DIF

nantucket HOME 43

Sa l e s & Va c a ti o n Re n t a l s Sa l e s & Va c a ti o n Re n t a l s

S S

ummer ummer living living at its at its bestbest in desirable in desirable Brant Brant Point Point moments moments from from the the beach. beach. Brant Brant Point Point â&#x20AC;˘ $3,595,000. â&#x20AC;˘ $3,595,000.

Brant Brant Point Point - $2,295,000. - $2,295,000.

Tom Tom Nevers Nevers - $895,000. - $895,000.

44 nantucket 44 nantucket HOME HOME

Town Town - House - House & Studio & Studio - $995,000. - $995,000.

Town Town - $1,995,000. - $1,995,000.

Madaket Madaket - $1,349,000. - $1,349,000.

Shepherd Real Estate

antucket’’s

most pristine beaches.

Magnificent Madequecham Beach where sunlight dances on the

ocean and views over hundreds of acres of conservation land set the stage for this wonderful family

home.

beautifully

designed custom home featuring a swimming pool and spa, 2 outdoor showers, horseshoe

Zero Main Street

court, decks and patio, roof

Nantucket, MA

walk all to enrich the nature

ssnantucket.com

surrounding you.

508-228-5668

Madequecham • $3,295,000.

nantucket HOME 45

Gary Winn, Broker gary@maurypeople.com 508.330.3069

Maury People Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty | 37 Main St, Nantucket, MA 02554 | maurypeople.com Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

46 nantucket HOME

N TOWN HISTORIC ESTATE

Gary Winn, Broker gary@maurypeople.com 508.330.3069

WITH MAJESTIC HARBOR VIEWS

A Very Rare Offering: One of Nantucket’s premier properties, “Long Hill,” is perched majestically at the crest of historic upper Orange Street and enjoys expansive, panoramic views of the Harbor, Coatue and town. The beautifully landscaped grounds include a formal English garden with brick walkway rimmed by manicured boxwood, lovely rose gardens, specimen trees, a two-car garage and a towering privet hedge which surrounds the entire estate. NOTE: There is a separate building lot on the property that is included in the sale. $20,000,000

508.228.1881 | 37 Main St, Nantucket, MA 02554 | maurypeople.com Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

nantucket HOME 47

Shawkemo $10,800,000 Craig Hawkins

Surfside $2,995,000 Bernadette Maglione and Craig Hawkins

Shawkemo $4,975,000 Craig Hawkins

Monomoy $5,795,000 Craig Hawkins

Cliff $4,875,000 Craig Hawkins

Town $20,000,000 Gary Winn

Polpis $13,750,000 Gary Winn and Donna Barnett

Monomoy $12,500,000 Gary Winn

Monomoy $7,500,000 Gary Winn

Sconset $1,250,000 Juliet Hunter and Susan Chambers

West of Town $10,775,000 Gary Winn

Pocomo $6,995,000 Gary Winn

Town $2,395,000 Kathy Gallaher

Town $1,495,000 Marybeth Gibson

Sconset $3,350,000 Susan Chambers & Bernadette Maglione

Miacomet $6,750,000 Sheila Carroll

Town $7,900,000 Craig Hawkins

Town $4,795,000 Sheila Carroll and Gary Winn

Dionis $3,995,000 Kathy Gallaher

Town $2,295,000 Kathy Gallaher

Maury People Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Realty | 37 Main St, Nantucket, MA 02554 | 508.228.1881 | maurypeople.com 48 nantucket HOME

Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Equal Housing Opportunity.

nantucket HOME 49

NANTUCKET

History

The History of Nantucket in

Objects 50 nantucket HOME

You

Native American arrowheads and tools ca. 1,000 BC – 1100 AD The first humans on Nantucket probably roamed its glacier-formed hills and valleys before it became an island around 5,000 years ago after the oceans rose to isolate it from the mainland. Primarily a hunting and fishing culture, Nantucket’s Native Americans were Pokanokets, more commonly called to this day the Wampanoags. Indian relics can be found just about anywhere on the island, but old hands at the hunt know of a few sites where camps were probably set up, so they yield more discoveries. According to archeologists, Native American implements found locally are similar to those found on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard and can date back to 1,000 BC, although most found these days are from around 1,000 years ago. Most arrowheads are made from quartz, while larger implements might be fashioned from granite or sandstone. For details of Nantucket’s geological and natural history, see Nantucket: A Natural History, by Peter Brace, or visit the natural science collections of Maria Mitchell Association on Milk Street, www.mariamitchell.org. For more on the rich history and artifacts of Native Americans on Nantucket, visit Nantucket Historical Association and its Whaling Museum on Broad Street, www.nha.org.

Photo by Jeffrey Allen

No 1 Arrowheads

Courtesy Nantucket Historical Association

can chart the history of Nantucket, through its ups and downs, by the people who’ve lived on the island, the influence of Nantucketers in the world or, in many cases, by the objects created here. For this issue of Nantucket Home, we chose 10 objects that we think well represent the island at various times in its history. Each one was greatly valued when it was created and, often, beyond that time and into the present. From the largely utilitarian nature of Native American arrowheads and tools to the highly decorative quality of works by Nantucket fine artists to our delicious native scallops, our list is neither exhaustive nor definitive. But it’s a good place to start a conversation about what you might include on a list of objects that embody the history and spirit of Nantucket.

nantucket HOME 51

No 2 Harpoons and whaleship snatch block

Whaleship harpoon and cutting spade, ca. early-mid 19th century. Whaleship snatch block, ca. late 17th- to mid-19th century.

Photo by Robert Hellman

Courtesy of Sylvia Antiques

Boats first set out from Nantucket in hunt for whales in the late 1600s. By 1766, more than 100 whaling vessels sailed out of Nantucket, part of the island’s rise to being among the world’s leading whaling ports from the mid-1700s to around 1830, with over 150 vessels eventually sailing from the island for ocean voyages of up to two to three years. Concurrently, Nantucket’s ocean-going vessels became an important part of the prosperous China Trade. These Nantucket-made whaling tools, from the collection of Robert Hellman, were crafted by Nantucket blacksmiths. The spade, probably made in the first quarter of the 19th century, was forged by Samuel Brown Folger, whose initials are hammered above an eagle’s outstretched wings. The single-flued harpoon, or “iron” as their makers called them, was made by Elisha Parker, said to have been the last whalecraft blacksmith on Nantucket, probably in the mid 1800s. The whaling harpoons and cutting spade were important tools in the killing and harvesting of whales, with the harpoon used to land the whale and the spade used to cut it up and help peel away the whale’s valuable blubber. Descended in the family of Nantucket whaling Captain Charles Grant, the whaleship snatch block would have been part of the intricate system of ropes and winches used to hoist the carcasses of whales onto deck for processing.

To see more marine artifacts including whaling-era tools and memorabilia, visit the galleries of Sylvia Antiques at www.SylviaAntiques.com and see Nina Hellman Marine Antiques at www.hellmanantiques.com.

No 3 R. H. Macy’s red star ca. late 1850s

Rowland Hussey Macy, native son of Nantucket and founder of Macy’s department store, knew better than anyone else the nostalgic power of the island’s whaling era. He harnessed it in the form of a single red star, which he first packaged with a sailor’s yarn when he opened his Manhattan store in 1858. Born in 1822, Macy was only a boy of about 15 and expected to assist in the island’s whaling industry when he set off on his first voyage as a cabin boy for the Emily Morgan. According to Macy company history: “While he was with the ship, there was a bad storm and the only navigational tool they had to go by was the North Star, which in this storm appeared to have a reddish glow to it. That’s how they got their bearings and stayed on course. After that trip, R.H. Macy never went back to the sea, but he got a red star tattoo because he always considered that to be a lucky thing for him.” Macy began using images of the star in his advertising copy shortly after he opened his first New York City store in 1858. The earliest existing images date to 1863. 52 nantucket HOME

Macy used variations of the star in his logos for the first 12 years. It wasn’t until the 1870s that he settled on its current, solid red incarnation, which he used for a private in-store label with which he sold popular books, clothing and food, and transferred it to the store’s façade. Although historic records cast doubt on the legend, after Macy passed away in 1877, the store continued to perpetuate the lore. (Contributed by Marli Guzzetti) For more on the legend and lore of R.H. Macy’s red star, see the 2009 book Macy’s: The Star. The Store. The Story. Square One Publishers.

Courtesy of Nantucket Historical Association

Courtesy of Rafael Osona Auctions

No 4 Nantucket desk and silver Cylinder-fall desk, Heman Ellis, 1808 Silver spoons, Benjamin Bunker, early 1880s Silver ladle, J. Easton, ca. 1840

Thanks to trading by sea along coastal New England and beyond, Nantucket in the 18th and 19th centuries had a steady supply of the fine woods and hardware needed to build substantial pieces of furniture. Besides craftsmen with refined furniture making skills who moved to the island, local craftsmen drew inspiration from items imported to the island to be sold by local merchants. By the 18th century, furniture made on Nantucket compared favorably with the finest pieces made elsewhere in New England and the Mid Atlantic states. John Jackson (ca. 1705-1772) was the first silversmith known to have lived on Nantucket, although others from off island had regular Nantucket customers. By the mid-18th century, silver was a common household item on Nantucket, and by the 19th century several silversmiths practiced on the island including, prominently, James Easton (1807-1903),

Frederick Sanford (mid 1800s) and William Hadwen (1791-1862). Much of Nantucket silver, used especially in Quaker households involved in the whaling industry, consisted of spoons, cups and other basic utensils of everyday life. The cylinder-fall desk was made by Heman Ellis on Nantucket in 1808, for Sylvanus Ewer (1767-1836), a wealthy Nantucket ship owner who lived on Union Street. Materials used include mahogany, cherry, poplar and pine, with brass hardware. For more on Nantucket furniture, see Harbor and Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710 – 1850, by Brock Jobe, Gary R. Sullivan & Jack O’Brien. For more on Nantucket silver, visit Rafael Osona Auctions at www.nantucketauctions.com. For an excellent overview of historic Nantucket-made furniture, silver and other crafts, see the now out-of-print The Decorative Arts and Crafts of Nantucket, by Charles and Mary Grace Carpenter. Copies are usually available at Mitchell’s Book Corner on Nantucket.

nantucket HOME 53

Courtesy of Rafael Osona Auctions

No 5 Open-form Nantucket Lightship Basket Late 19th century

Most would agree on Nantucket’s most famous handcrafted item, which bears the island’s name, the Nantucket Lightship Basket. Adopted by sailors from traditional Native American basket forms to wile away their time at sea, the lightship basket is often seen today in a swing handled-version, carried on the arm of fashionable women. This elegant and rare open-form basket, made at the end of the 19th century, features stave ends protruding through the hoops and above the rim in the form of decorative heart shapes. Crisscrossed reeds form the rim wrap; two concentric circles form its base. It measures 9 1/8” in diameter and 4” high. In 2005, it set a world-record for lightship baskets sold at auction when it was hammered down by Rafael Osona Auctions on Nantucket for $115,000. For more fine examples of historic Nantucket Lightship Baskets, see Rafael Osona Auctions at www.nantucketauctions.com. For the history and craft of making lightship baskets, visit the charming Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum at 49 Union Street on Nantucket, www.nantucketlightshipbasketmuseum.org.

54 nantucket HOME

No 6 Headstone of Eunice Ross 1895

Members of Nantucket’s early African American community played important roles in Massachusetts and U.S. history. Absalom Boston, a third generation Nantucketer, was one of only two known black captains of whaling ships. Eunice Ross, a Nantucket schoolgirl who was forced along with other local African American children to attend their own separate school, became one of the trailblazers for public school integration in Massachusetts and on the island. Her personal petition, along with others from Nantucket, urged state legislatures to allow African Americans entry to Nantucket’s then whites–only schools. Ross’ appeal was instrumental in Massachusetts passing a law in 1845 prohibiting discrimination in public schools. By the mid 1800s, most of Nantucket’s citizens of color lived in so-called New Guinea, the area around today’s Five Corners. Nearby, a “coloured cemetery” was established behind today’s Nantucket Cottage Hospital, and a separate African American school was built in the neighborhood around 1825. That building, the African American Meeting House on Nantucket, served as a blacks-only school and church for the island’s African American community for more than a hundred years. Today, this restored historic architectural gem is home to readings, concerts and even the occasional small wedding. The Colored Cemetery—its now official name was urged by Nantucket residents including African Americans—holds the graves of Eunice Ross and Absalom Boston along with other African American citizens of Nantucket. Although Boston’s marker is lost, stones for other members of his family are located in the southwest corner of the cemetery.

Photos by William Ferrall

For more, see Barbara White’s excellent scholarly and enjoyable study “The African School and the Integration of Nantucket Public Schools,” available at Nantucket Atheneum. For more on the African Meeting House on Nantucket, see http://www.afroammuseum.org.

nantucket HOME 55

Courtesy of Sylvia Antiques

Courtesy of Nantucket Historical Association

“Artist and Model in the Studio” Oil on canvas, 29” X 24 ½” Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin, ca. 1890

“Fishing Vessels at Island Service Wharf ” Oil on canvas, 18” x 22”, sight Janet Ball McGlinn, c.1945

No 7 Paintings by Nantucket artists Renowned artists and artisans have long found inspiration on Nantucket and have considered it a haven in which to work productively. The descendant of a Nantucket family, Elizabeth Rebecca Coffin (1850-1930) attended Vassar College, where she studied under famed Nantucket astronomer Maria Mitchell. Pursuing painting as a career, Coffin traveled extensively and studied under renowned 19th-century American realist painter Thomas Eakins. She was also close friends with artist William Merritt Chase and was part of an elite circle of accomplished American women artists in the late 19th century. Later in life, she moved to Nantucket and painted numerous island scenes and portraits. Along with Eastman Johnson and W. Ferdinand Macy, Coffin led a group of prominent artists working on Nantucket in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Their presence laid the groundwork for the burgeoning Nantucket Art Colony that flourished on the island from around 1920 – 1945. Janet (Ball) McGlinn (1915–88) was one of the most

56 nantucket HOME

talented postwar WWII artists working on Nantucket. She founded the Nantucket Printmakers in 1969 with Schuyler Bradt (1909–79) and taught printmaking, especially the technique of collograph. A Philadelphia native, McGlinn attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Art Students League in New York City. Her stunning print series, created in 1972 and first exhibited in 1980, vividly highlights key scenes and characters from Melville’s famous whaling epic Moby-Dick. Today, Nantucket’s artist and artisans continue to thrive artistically and commercially in dozens of individual studios and group galleries on the island. For more on historic Nantucket artists, visit www.nha.org. To see works created during the Nantucket Art Colony period and by today’s local artists, see the Artists Association of Nantucket at www.nantucketarts.org or visit their Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery at 19 Washington Street, two blocks off Main Street. McGlinn’s painting can be found at Sylvia Antiques, lower Main Street, Nantucket, www.SylviaAntiques.com

No 8 Tourism postcards Early-20th century - present

By the turn of the 20th century, Nantucket was annually welcoming thousands of visitors on vacation including an actors’ colony in ‘Sconset. The steam car had taken over island roads. Liquor saloons were allowed to open. Retail stores targeted to tourists flourished. Forty or more boarding houses, inns and hotels were included in a directory of 1915. Despite ups and downs during war times, recessions and depressions, the business of tourism on Nantucket, in the long run, continued to grow substantially. Today, the industry is one of the top two generators of income for the island along with the real estate business. What the stereoscope had done to increase awareness of Nantucket’s charms and vistas in the 19th century, the modern postcard has done since the early 1900s. From scenes of historic homes and public buildings to the island’s beautiful beaches to bucolic images of Main Street, Nantucket’s appeal is captured for thousands to see and pass along in hand-held, vivid color.

Courtesy of Nantucket Historical Association

For more on the history of tourism on Nantucket, see Holiday Island, by Nantucket Historian Clay Lancaster and usually available at Mitchell’s Bookworks on Nantucket. For a colorful compendium of Nantucket postcards, see Nantucket Memories: That Far Away Island, by Laszlo Felsobu Nagy, available in the museum shop of Nantucket Historic Association at 11 Broad St., Nantucket.

No 9 Nantucket Reds™ Nantucket Reds™ are a trim, tailored style of trousers produced and distributed by Murray’s Toggery Shop, located on Main Street on Nantucket. Made of brick-red sailcloth, they were reportedly inspired by uniforms worn by the New York Yacht Club. First conceived as shorts, the clothing line of Nantucket Reds™ has since expanded into trousers, caps, jackets, ties and other apparel for both men and women. After a few wearings and washings, the pants fade to a light pink. In fact, Nantucket Reds™ are “Guaranteed to Fade.” The book The Official Preppy Handbook, published in 1980, helped to boost their popularity. Today, Nantucket Reds™ are considered an important part of the quintessential preppy wardrobe, often worn in tandem with leather or canvas boat shoes. Despite the many imitators that have appeared, there is only one source for official Nantucket Reds™: Murray’s Toggery Shop, 62 Main Street, Nantucket. For store hours, call 800-368-2134 or 508-228-0437, or visit www.NantucketReds.com

Photo by Brea MacDonald / www.breamcdonald.com

ca. 1940s

nantucket HOME 57

Barbara Gookin Barbara Gookin

Rob Benchley

No 10 Nantucket Bay Scallop Few objects embody so many aspects of Nantucket as the island’s best known marine product, the Nantucket Bay Scallop, argopecten irradians. In it can be found the rich history of Nantucket as a commercial fishing location, the influence and name recognition of Nantucket throughout the world, and the challenges of preserving the island’s natural beauty and assets. Known for its natural buttery sweetness, the scallop fished from Nantucket’s bays and harbors might be more sought after than any other type of scallop. For those who usually experience large, blander sea scallops, a bite into a fresh Nantucket Bay Scallop can be an epiphany. For more than a century now, they’ve been prized as a delicate and rich seafood, with those caught on Nantucket commanding among the highest prices at the fishmonger, in supermarkets and on restaurant tables. If you can get them. Threats to scallop beds up and down the East Coast have included overfishing, stormy weather and pollution. Nantucket’s remoteness helps the local crop to

58 nantucket HOME

rebound after most bad years, although the annual harvest has dropped significantly in the last two decades. According to many biologists, development and pollution have reduced and continue to threaten the important eel grass breeding grounds for the Nantucket Bay Scallop. Today, scallop fishing on the island is heavily regulated, including size and quantity limits, through oversight by the Nantucket Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Board. Fishing can be done only by permit, with the commercial season open during cold weather months from November 1 to May. Recreational or family scalloping, also by permit, begins one month sooner and ends in March. For more information on licenses for scalloping and other shell fishing on Nantucket, see www.http://nantucket-ma.gov/ or call 508-228-7261. For the best book about scalloping on Nantucket, with beautifully photographed images, see Scallop Season, A Nantucket Chronicle, by Jim Patrick and photographer Rob Benchley, available at Nantucket Atheneum or Mitchell’s Book Corner on Nantucket.

Rafael Osona Auctions Servicing Homeowners & Collectors

For Over 34 Years With the Acquisition and Liquidation of Historic Nantucket Objects, Fine Art, Furnishings, Dec贸r, Estate Jewelry, Collections, Etc.

2014 Auction Schedule May 24 June 19 thru 28 MarketPlace

A 10-day Cash-n-Carry Buying Event

Home Furnishings, Dec贸r, Carpets, Jewelry

July 5, 12, 19 August 2

Americana, Fine Art, Marine Fully Illustrated Color Catalog

August 9, 16, 23, 30 Sept. 13 ~ Oct. 11 ~ Nov. 29 ~ Dec. 6 Auctions and Events are held at The American Legion Hall, 21 Washington St.

Inquiries Welcome

Lic. 366

NantucketAuctions.com OsonaAuctions@gmail.com 508-228-3942 nantucket HOME 59

Thank you for your input. The Valero family and Richmond Great Point Development LLC are reaching out to the Town of Nantucket and the entire community to bring a new grocery store to the island. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already heard from

Choice. Competition. Convenience.

many people and we want to keep the dialogue going. Please stop by our office at 57 Old South Road (rear) or visit our website for more details: www.oldsouthmarketplace.com

Old Sou th M arke tpl ace

Contact Patty Roggeveen (508) 901-9030 e-mail: proggeveen@richmondco.com 60 nantucket HOME

nantucket HOME 61

NANTUCKET ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE…

Celebrating Years Serving Our Community!

Nantucket’s Premier Baby Equipment & Beach Gear Rental Company & Nantucket’s Children Shop Natural & Eco-Friendly daily baby supplies & gifts, children’s indoor & outdoor toys, & beach things!

Locally owned and operated all year long by a mom! Est. 2009

Rental & Shop Location 159 Orange Street 508.221.1081

www.PetiteTravelers.com Free Island Delivery

We are proud to represent a diverse group of over 600 businesses from Sconset to Madaket, who have joined together to augment their individual marketing strategies and initiatives while maximizing their capabilities through our workshops, advertising and promotional programs, legislative advocacy and networking opportunities: THIS IS YOUR CHAMBER * Producers of Stroll, Red Ticket & Daffodil Festival * Business Development * Training and Mentoring * Off-Island Destination Marketing and PR * Business Networking * Community Outreach Programs * Legislative Outreach * Regional Tourism Council for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts * International Trade Shows & Sales Misssions * Research & Analysis JOIN US!

Petite Travelers is a proud sponsor of The Nantucket Diaper Bank Please drop off or call and we will come grab any unwanted or needed new diapers & supplies. They will go to a good local home or organization in need of them!

nantucketdiaperbank.com

62 nantucket HOME

TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! www.nantucketchamber.org 508-228-3643 Zero Main Street, Second Floor, Nantucket Island, MA 02554

Town Serenity with Privacy! This tastefully renovated 4 bedroom home is convenient to Town, beaches and The Westmoor Club. The beautiful light, flow and outdoor living areas make this property a must see! $1,950,000

Old North Wharf Well maintained 4 bedroom, 4 bath home with water views overlooking Easy Street Boat Basin. Light and bright carefree living! $2,670,000

Town This 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath antique has been lovingly renovated with considerable attention to detail and craftsmanship. Modern state-of-the-art systems combine with historic features to create comfortable and carefree living. $2,695,000

nantucket HOME 63

Pocomo 4 bedroom, 3 bath home nestled on a private lot offering privacy and room for expansion. Second floor views of the Harbor and Creeks. Enjoy the comfort and simplicity of this beach house or create your dream home! $1,975,000

Town This spacious 5 bedroom, 5 bath home was built with great attention to detail. Exquisite reclaimed oak flooring throughout, granite kitchen counters, comfortable living room with wood fireplace. Large finished basement. Many custom built-ins throughout. Oversized back yard with a covered porch, bluestone patio and a hot tub. $2,850,000

Town Private Oasis! Magnificent home offering everything one could ask for. The open dining/kitchen area flow easily to the living room which leads to a screened porch overlooking the pool and patio. 4 bedrooms, each with private baths, as well as a spacious family room. The pool, cabana and landscaping create a private back yard oasis. $3,395,000

64 nantucket HOME

Great Cliff Location This 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath custom-built home, with many amenities, is convenient to the Westmoor Club, Steps Beach and Town. Private and quiet location with beautiful gardens and outdoor living areas. $1,495,000 Tom Nevers 2 bedroom 1 bath Tom Nevers Pied-e-terre. Fell and smell the ocean from the private deck. Close proximity to public beach stairs. $499,000

Town Neat, clean and charming 4 bedroom, 2 bath home with a spacious and private back yard. Lovingly cared for! $689,000

Town Convenient and quiet location, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bath main house in move-in condition. Garage with guest apartment above. $1,795,000 Mid Island Spacious 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home located in a quiet neighborhood. Naushop Well maintained 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath well maintained home. First Large unfinished attic as well as a full basement. $759,000 floor master suite, finished third floor and full basement make this a great offering. $889,000

Quaise This family home, designed by Gwynne Thornsen, offers ample living space and privacy. Air-conditioned Main house, Cottage and Studio with one-car garage are Prominent Building Ideal for end user or investor. Up all situated on 4 pastoral acres with Mid-Island deeded beachCommercial access. $3,995,000 to 6 rental units including a luxurious 3 bedroom, 1,275 sq ft. air conditioned penthouse apartment. Good cash flow and Sellerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1600 sq. ft of space available for your Town Convenient and quiet location. 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath Main House in move-in business. 19 parking spaces. $2,500,000 condition. Garage with guest apartment above. $1,699,000

nantucket HOME 65

Town Charming 3 bedroom Pied-A-Terre with an enclosed private back yard. $789,000

Town This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is turn-key perfection! Completely renovated with new baths, kitchen, wiring, windows, and the works. Light and airy. Cathedral ceilings. A real charmer. Offered furnished. $1,375,000

Surfside Well designed and executed 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home on a beautifully landscaped lot. Full basement with 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ceilings will satisfy anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need for extra space! $995,000

66 nantucket HOME

LOCATION

HULBERT AVENUE

LOCATION

Privacy abounds at this extraordinary Hulbert Avenue property. Situated on nearly a ½ acre of land, there is a four plus bedroom Main House and a three bedroom Cottage, both renovated in 2008 with great attention to detail and quality. The spacious grounds contain a 16’ x 40’ in-ground swimming pool, deck with pergola, and expansive lawn area. Harbor views and deeded rights to the beach path across the street are additional amenities for this spectacular offering! $12,500,000

nantucket HOME 67

Social Calendar Continued from pg. 41

Sports & Outdoors Iron Teams Relay Sunday, June 22, from Jetties to VFW A team relay event, primarily for amateurs, although all are welcomed. Includes six legs including a run, paddle, swim, beach-all terrain run, bike and road run. A family style barbecue follows. Benefits Mentoring Youth Nantucket. www.mentoringyouthnantucket.org Race for Open Space Saturday, July 12 Benefiting Nantucket Conservation Foundation, this 5K (3.1 miles) run starts at the Westmoor Club on Cliff Road. Organized by Nantucket Conservation Foundation Associates, the race attracts serious runners, casual joggers, walkers and those who are simply avid conservation supporters. Proceeds help preserve and protect the island’s invaluable open spaces. www.nantucketconservation.org

Barbara Gookin

Nantucket Triathlon Saturday, July 19 This swim, bike and run event totals 17 miles and benefits Town of Nantucket Scholarship Fund for Nantucket students. www.acktri.com

68 nantucket HOME

Terry Pommett

Swim Across America Saturday, August 23 Part of the national Swim Across America series of fundraising events to fight cancer, which originated on Nantucket and returned two years ago, the swim benefits Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Palliative and Supportive Care of Nantucket (PASCON). Chose from a ½-mile or 1-mile swim at Jetties Beach with hundreds of swimmers including Olympians. www.swimacrossamerica.org

Nantucket Race Week Opera House Cup Sat, August 9 – Sun, August 17 Nantucket Race Week is nine days of regattas, awards ceremonies and parties hosted by Nantucket Yacht Club and Great Harbor Yacht Club to benefit Nantucket Community Sailing. Organizers welcome sailors of all levels to participate in events, with visiting teams in12 Metre, IOD, PHRF, and classic wooden boats. The week culminates in Nantucket’s famed Opera House Cup, in its 42nd year, form classic wooden sailboats. www.nantucketraceweek.org

Broker Directory

Compass Rose

Real Estate,Inc.

137A Orange St. Nantucket, MA 02554

PJ Joyner

Broker, Notary Public c : 9 7 8 . 7 7 1 . 1 7 3 2 • t : 5 0 8 . 3 25.5500 pj@compassroserealestate.com

Always Trust Your Compass!

Leanne (Lili) Baker Broker

508.246.9898 cell • 508.228.4449 x121 8 Federal Street • Nantucket, MA 02554

Bruce J. Beni

Broker

Cell: 508-280-6131 bruce@killenrealestate.com 10 Easy Street • 508-228-0976 • www.killenrealestate.com nantucket HOME 69

Broker Directory

Ken Beaugrand, Broker 2011, 2012 NAREB President

82 Easton Street Nantucket, MA 02554

Ken@NantucketRealEstate.com

www.NantucketRealEstate.com

508-228-7707 X-16 (Office) 508-345-1785 (Cell)

Ken Beaugrand, Broker 2011, 2012 NAREB President 82 Easton Street, Nantucket, MA 02554 www.NantucketRealEstate.com 508-228-7707 X-16 * 508-345-1785 (Cell) Ken@NantucketRealEstate.com

Integrity • Service • Experience

Denise LaBombard Broker

508-228-4449 ext 106 denise@jordanre.com • www.jordanre.com

Robert Young Broker

Cell: 508-325-1571 ryoung@killenrealestate.com 10 Easy Street • 508-228-0976 • www.killenrealestate.com

Compass Rose

Real Estate,Inc.

137A Orange St. Nantucket, MA 02554

Marion Roland Conley Sales & Rentals

c: 917.513.8199 • t: 508.32 5 . 5 5 0 0 marion@compassroserealestate.c o m

Always Trust Your Compass!

Integrity••Service Service •• Experience Experience Integrity

Powers Tasch PPatty atty Powers Broker tasch broker

508-325-2001 cell • 508-228-4449 ext 119 508-325-2001 cell • 508-228-4449 ext. 119 patty@jordanre.com • www.jordanre.com patty@jordanre.com • www.jordanre.com 70 nantucket HOME

Broker Directory Integrity • Service • Experience

Integrity••Service Service •• Experience Experience Integrity Gloria Grimshaw Broker/Owner LORIA RIMSHAW GG LORIA GGRIMSHAW BROKER/OWNER BROKER/OWNER

508-325-2595 cell •• 508-228-4449 508-228-4449ext. ext109 109 508-325-2595 cell 508-325-2595 cell • 508-228-4449 ext. 109 gloria@jordanre.com •• www.jordanre.com gloria@jordanre.com www.jordanre.com gloria@jordanre.com • www.jordanre.com

Compass Rose

Real Estate,Inc.

137A Orange St. Nantucket, MA 02554

Pat Carr Calabrese

www.windwalkerrealestate.com Jay McConnell SALES ASSOCIATE

Sales & Rentals

c: 917.655.4642 • t: 508.32 5 . 5 5 0 0 patcc@compassroserealestate.c o m

Always Trust Your Compass!

12 Oak Street, Nantucket MA 02554 508.228.9117 OFFICE 508.633.6254 MOBILE jay@windwalkerrealestate.com

Selling Real Estate with Honesty & Integrity since 1971 • 2012 Realtor of the Year • Certified Residential Specialist • Certified Buyer Broker • Graduate of Realtor Institute • Short Sale, Foreclosure Specialist

ke t n a ntu cnantucket E HO&M HOME sue & n a nt u c ESIGNis

Let me help you find the perfect property for your home or investment

David Callahan

Broker/Owner 508-325-1881 cell david@jordanre.com

May 2013

Vol. 12

Issue 1

Vol. 12 Issue 1

eNews Real Estat

IslandD

May 2013

Listings Property

Vol. 12

RealEstateNews

Issue 1

et HO&MkE

PropertyListings

date Estate Up DESIGNissue alIsland Island Re IGN PE DES LANDSCA Interiors Seaside ATES REAL EST ic Ch Cottage

IslandDE PropertyListings SIGNis sue

R HAVEN”, oasis

“HARBO

Real Estat eNews

May 2013

d — an islan out. Cottage Chic inside and “SHEARWATER” — sheer comfort, REAL ESTATES inside and out. Seaside Interiors Cottage Chic LANDSCAPE DR ESIGN EAL E STATES Island Real Estate Update “SHEAR Seaside WATER” Interiors — sheer comf inside and ort, LANDSCA out. PE Island Re DESIGN al Estate Update

Reach thousands of new Nantucket home owners. For information contact William Ferrall at wmferrall@gmail.com / 508-228-8535

nantucket HOME 71

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SCONSET

n and County of Nantucket

February

36 Main is a rare opportunity to create a family compound within the village of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sconset. This is a large lot with build out potential for a seven bedroom main house, four bedroom guest house, garage & pool.

Village Square

Sconset Trust

A short distance from the MAP FOR REFERENCE NOTaAvery LEGAL DOCUM square, 36 Main is The Town makes no claims and no warra expressed or implied, convenient location andconcerning the val accuracy of the GIS data presented on th yet the setting,Parcels back updatedfrom December, 2012 the road and abutting Sconset Trust land, has more privacy than usually found in a village property.

$2,960,000 1" = 469 ft 72 nantucket HOME

Robert Westbrook 508.257.6206 w w w. w e s t b r o o k r e a l e s t a t e . c o m

Main Street

nantucket HOME 73

Lot Size: 26,866 Square Feet

Telegraph House 4 BR / 4 Bath

Garage

Main House 7 BR / 8.5 Bath

Robert Westbrook 508.257.6206 w w w. w e s t b r o o k r e a l e s t a t e . c o m

$2,960,000

Ground Coverage Potential: 4,172 Square Feet

Pool

Development Plan

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sconset - 36 Main

CONGDON & COLEMAN Est. 1931

Dionis

$5,950,000

5 bedrooms, 6.5 baths Listing Agent: Matt Payne

Polpis

$3,395,000

4 bedrooms, 5 baths on 2.8 acres Listing Agent: Tom Kennelly

Town

$4,495,000

7 bedrooms, 7.5 baths Listing Agents: Matt Payne & Tom Kennelly

Town

$2,850,000

5 bedrooms, 5+ baths Listing Agents: Wayne Howington / Keri Kalman

57 Main Street • Nantucket, MA 02554 • Office: 508-325-5000

w w w. c o n g d o n a n d c o l e m a n . c o m

74 nantucket HOME

Tom Kennelly, President

Lesley Kennie

Dan Barber

Joe Lloyd

Mimi Congdon

Joyce Montalbano

Anne Gifford

Matt Payne

Wayne Howington

Paul Surprenant

Keri Kalman

Miriam Varian

Mason Kennelly

Tom Weinstock

Town

$2,250,000

4 BR, 4.5 baths • Listing Agent: Joyce Montalbano

Tuckernuck

Experience Island life

Tuckernuck

$1,000,000

8.82 acre lot with Sound views, deeded path to water Listing Agent: Lesley Kennie

$1,800,000

11.19+ acre waterfront lot • Listing Agent: Lesley Kennie

Naushop

$549,000

2 bedroom, 2 bath condo Listing Agents: Tom Weinstock / Joyce Montalbano

LAND LISTING Tom Nevers Town

$1,095,000

3 bedrooms, 3 baths • Listing Agent: Miriam Varian

$999,000

2.75 acres with beautiful views of Sankaty Light Listing Agent: Tom Weinstock

57 Main Street • Nantucket, MA 02554 • Office: 508-325-5000

w w w. c o n g d o n a n d c o l e m a n . c o m

nantucket HOME 75

76 nantucket HOME

nantucket HOME 77

78 nantucket HOME

nantucket HOME 79

80 nantucket HOME

nantucket HOME 81

82 nantucket HOME

Island Practice - continued from pg.88

has changed? What’s led to this loss of hope?” “I’ve only seen him cry once, says Richard Ray, director of Nantucket’s Public Health Department. “That was with a suicide. For a brief couple of moments, he just fell apart.” That’s the yin and yang of Lepore, the occasionally macho outdoorsman but compassionate doctor who has been known to make house calls for reasons other than treatment, as he did one time to shovel snow for an elderly woman whose daughter had died of cancer the previous year. Belluck nicely captures the many facets of Lepore. He’s the nonconformist practitioner who’s amused by arrivals in the ER who have, problematically, inserted objects into their bodies. He’s the humane, warm-hearted small town doc who helps struggling year-rounders with their addictions and chronic illnesses. He’s sometimes a physician to VIPs like John Kerry, Chris Matthews and other seasonal luminaries who visit Nantucket. In several especially engaging chapters, Belluck dissects Lepore’s family, their relationship to Lepore as a husband and father, and their connection to his public life and to his work. Some reviewers have compared Island Practice favorably to John Berendt’s best selling book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, about the curiosities and characters of Savannah, Georgia. That book became a film directed by Clint Eastwood. The book Island Practice is reportedly under consideration as a television series by a production company connected to Ron Howard. Whenever and whether or not Belluck’s book finds an audience in cinematic form, you can’t beat a reading of its colorful, entertaining account of life and death 30 miles at sea. NH

For the smartest guy I’ve ever met, he does some of the craziest things I’ve ever seen

Photo by Frederick G S Clow

Nantucket police officer Steve Tornovish

— William Ferrall

Top: Cathy Lepore, Pam Belluck and Tim Lepore Bottom: Dr. Timothy Lepore with Ajax, his falcon Photo by Katie Kaizer Photography

nantucket HOME 83

THIS VIEW WILL NEVER CHANGE

150 years ago the island of Nantucket fell from its position as "whaling capital of the world." The Great Fire of 1846 burned much of downtown, oil was discovered on the mainland, and without the benefit of the Jet ties, Nantucket Harbor became too shallow for full whale ships to enter easily. As Nantucketers fell on hard times existing buildings were preserved rather than replaced, helping to protect the character of the island. Fifty years ago the Nantucket Conservation Foundation began its mission of preserving and maintaining the island's natural areas and resources. Together with other conservation organizations, the Foundation's efforts have ensured that half of

Nantucket will remain forever wild. The Windwept Cranberry Bog pictured above is one such protected property. Thanks to the hard work, generosity and forethought of others (and also to the economic woes of the post-whaling era) much of Nantucket remains the same as it was 200 years ago and will remain unchanged for future generations.

The view from this 5 bedroom home only changes with the

Stephen Maury | stephen@beaconnantucket.com o. 508.257.1659 | c. 508.451.0191 | 54 Old South Road, Nantucket Island 84 nantucket HOME

HILLTOP HOME ~ SPECTACULAR VIEWS! $2,075,000 Located on the highest knoll in Tom Nevers East this lofty 5 bdrm, 4 ba home offers sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean, Sconset Village, Nantucket Golf Course, conservation land & Sankaty Light house. Three levels of living, plus huge wrap around covered porches, hot tub, fenced play yard, great sun deck, fun roof walk & access to tennis. Large 1.4 acre lot offers privacy, lovely landscaping & ample room for expansion. Listing Broker: Cynthia Lenhart

CISCO-MIACOMET $1,785,000 This house and cottage on nearly an acre parcel abuts conservation land offering location, privacy and much more. The main house is warm and cheerful with 3+ bdrm, 3 ba, full basement & large landscaped yard. The 2nd dwelling is an absolutely fabulous 1+ bdrm, 2 ba 1,896 sqft custom built guest cottage with garage and workshop. Suitable for year round or summer living. Convenient to beaches, golf, Bartlett Farm, and just a short hop into Nantucket Town! Listing Broker: Cynthia Lenhart

ORANGE STREET COMMERCIAL $795,000 Attractive â&#x20AC;&#x153;in townâ&#x20AC;? commercial building with terrific antique charm. Excellent visibility, good traffic flow, easy access and busy location with 8 designated parking spaces. Rose covered trellises & tasteful landscaping. Now un-occupied and ready for your business! Listing Broker: Cynthia Lenhart

Cynthia Sadler Lenhart . Pam Sosebee . PJ Joyner . Pat Carr Calabrese . Joe Ferrigno . Beth Maier nantucket HOME 85 Marion Roland Conley . Jim Cahill . David Beaumont . Wendell Jones . Betsy Holden . Nonie Slavitz

Craig Hawkins

Bernadette Maglione

Broker craig@maurypeople.com 508-228-1881 ext. 119

Broker bernadette@maurypeople.com 508-228-1881 ext. 203 37 Main Street, Nantucket Island, MA 02554

TOWN Renovated five bedroom, five and one half bath home on Fair Street with original historic details throughout the house. Pine floors, chair rails and original doors are still intact. There is parking for one car with entryway off of parking area. $2,395,000

ING LIST NEW

SCONSET “Island Home” is an incredibly unique offering of over a half acre with a charming 4 BR fully furnished main house with a 2 car garage with guest apartment above. Beautiful mature trees & plantings offer privacy and enjoyment in the heart of the village in SR2 zoning, with expansion capabilities. $3,350,000

ING LIST NEW

D SOL

SHAWKEMO Abutting conservation land, this home has amenities too numerous to mention. First floor has large family room with French doors to the patio, pool, yard & pool house. Upper level includes cathedral living & dining, kitchen & master suite. $10,800,000

MID ISLAND Handsomely crafted home with four bedrooms all en-suite and an excellent floor plan, bordering conservation land with convenient access to bike paths, Town and ’Sconset. Detached barn. $1,799,000

MONOMOY Stunning Monomoy compound with views of Nantucket Sound, Brant Point Light and Coatue. House, garage with studio, pool and spa, and pool house. Beautiful reclaimed oak floors and bead board coffer accents are only the beginning of the wonderful detail contained within this home. $5,795,000

TOWN Renovated antique with large yard and beautiful landscaping. Three finished floors plus basement and a wonderful floor plan. Bright kitchen with French doors leading to patio. Two off-street parking spaces. $3,875,000

D SOL

POLPIS Gwynne Thorsen designed home on a knoll overlooking and abutting acres of conservation. Approx. 490sf of ground cover remaining for expansion, or the addition of another structure. $1,795,000

POLPIS Quintessential Nantucket Cottage on 3+ private acres with views out over the creeks and adjacent conservation land. Perfect site to build a new custom home and use cottage as a guesthouse. $2,195,000

TOWN Situated on one of the most charming, quiet streets in the heart of the historic district and just steps to Main Street, this 4 bedroom jewel has tons of potential. Lovely gardens and outdoor space, and pretty architectural details. $1,295,000

BRANT POINT Spectacular renovated 5BR, 4.5B on oversized lot in desirable Brant Point! Highquality finishes, custom kitchen with top of the line appliances, tiled baths, garage, decks, and tennis courts. $3,995,000

LAND DIONIS 5+ acres with views and 460’ of frontage on Eel Point. Existing 3 BR cottage on the highest point with views out over dunes & Nantucket Sound. Potential for subdivision; 2 ac zoning. $5,495,000 QUIDNET 3.6 acre parcel with distant views of the Atlantic, Sesachacha Pond & Sankaty Light. One of the highest elevations in the Quidnet/Squam area, offering privacy, views and sunsets over conservation land. $3,495,000 CLIFF Nicely restored 1747 home on Cliff Road. Many original features intact. Kitchen and baths totally remodeled, private yard, gardens, and covered patio. Spectacular views from roof walk. $4,875,000

TOWN Large, totally restored barn. five bedrooms, five and one half baths, three finished floors, custom kitchen with Sub Zero, granite counters, etc. Large rooms throughout. Two patios, yard, garage and off street parking. $2,250,000

UNDER CONTRACT UNDER CONTRACT ~ TOM NEVERS 1/2 ac lot with 1,500 sq ft of allowable ground cover according to zoning. Potential second floor water views. Only .2 miles to ocean beach. $599,000 SOLD SOLD ~ NAUSHOP 5,000 sq ft buildable lot in R-5 zoning allowing for a footprint of up to 2,000 sq ft. One of the last remaining vacant lots in Naushop. Community amenities such as pool, tennis courts, clubhouse and playground. $349,000

, TM and SM are licensed trademarks to Southeby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated. Except Offices Owned and Operated by NRT Incorporated. Information contained herein is believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed.

86 nantucket HOME

beauplus Bright atio. 00

n overHighh top arage, 0

Craig Hawkins

Bernadette Maglione

craig@maurypeople.com 508-228-1881 ext. 119

bernadette@maurypeople.com 508-228-1881 ext. 203

Broker

37 Main Street, Nantucket Island, MA 02554 TOWN Two beautiful houses built in 2006 on a large, in-town lot. There are a total of nine bedrooms, and ten and a half baths. Each house has a private, outdoor area and offstreet parking. Excellent rental income. $2,295,000

ING LIST W E N

D SOL

TOWN Comfortable, well maintained, four bedroom home with nice yard and off-street parking. Owned by the great grandson of original owner/builder and has always been in the same family. First time ever on the market. Generous size rooms, high ceilings and original details. Excellent rental history. $1,525,000

D SOL

TOWN Well-executed Orange St restoration only 1/4 mile to Main St. Approx 5,000 sf of living space on 4 levels. Original floors, beams, fireplace mantles & doors. Large & private yard, roof walk, full finished basement, and finished third floor. $4,295,000

CLIFF On a stone lane off Cliff Road, this home has a well designed, open floor plan with a bright, modern, open feel. Wrap around covered porch, stone walls and a beautiful landscaped yard. The lot is almost double the size required in R-1 zoning. $2,845,000

WAUWINET Beautiful custom home with detached studio cottage, abutting over 400ac of conservation land. Cherry floors, magnificently landscaped, room for pool, many custom features. Bike to Polpis, Pocomo, and Squam. $1,975,000

TOWN The George C. Gardner House is one of the premier properties in town on over a half acre. Restored in 2004/05 maintaining historical integrity, original moldings, finishes & trim. Garage/carriage/guest house was added with 3 br suites, living areas & 2nd kitchen. Private pool within an enclosed courtyard. $7,900,000

D SOL

SURFSIDE Large, impeccably maintained, custom home in Surfside with private path to beach & views of the South Shore. On 2.78 very private acres, this upscale beach house is perfect for enter taining. Extremely private location not visible from any surrounding properties. $2,995,000

TOWN On a private shell lane, this 3 br, 2 ba home is hidden in the heart of town just off Main St. Retaining its historic charm & style, yet renovated with all modern conveniences including central ac, storage shed, & offstreet parking. $1,195,000

TOWN Two beautiful houses, one restored antique and the other new construction, on a large in-town lot. Nine bedrooms, and eight and a half baths total. Private, outdoor patios and off-street parking. $1,995,000

TOWN Beautifully restored antique on oversized, corner lot. New foundation, plumbing, electrical, roof, shingles, fireplaces, etc. Original moldings, flooring, mantels saved, stripped and refinished. $3,875,000

SHAWKEMO Sweeping, 180o views spanning from Town to the Harbor, Coatue, Pocomo & Great Point. Extremely well built & well-maintained 4BR home with a large, 2nd floor, wrap around deck, full basement & attached garage. Approval for a 2nd dwelling. $4,975,000

TOWN Unique opportunity to aquire two separate, but adjacent properties totaling almost a quarter acre in town. $2,670,000 both properties, $1,795,000 house/garage, $875,000 retail bldg, which can be converted into a house.

TOWN Newer four bedroom, three and a half bath home in the Old Historic District. Large deck, new appliances, marble counter tops, two fireplaces and custom built-ins and molding throughout. $2,975,000

MADEQUECHAM Over an acre of oceanfront property with 150’ of frontage and sweeping views of the ocean and unbelievable sunsets. Enjoy privacy, steps down to a beautiful beach and the sound of the surf 24/7. $2,695,000

nantucket HOME 87

NANTUCKET IN

ISLAND PRACTICE

Cobblestone Rash, Underground Tom, and Other Adventures of a Nantucket Doctor by Pam Belluck When news arrived on Nantucket that a book about the island’s longtime resident surgeon and physician Dr. Timothy Lepore was in the works, local reactions were mixed. Many on Nantucket, whether or not they are his patients, adore Lepore. His estimable life-saving skills as a surgeon and his quirky personality have won him numerous fans during the 31 years that he and his family have lived on the island. To many he’s something of a hero and the doctor who’s wanted most when the fog rolls in and emergency surgery must happen here. But, after all, he’s a doctor and has seen dozens of the island’s residents in moments of great distress, sometimes brought on by putting themselves in compromising positions. As it turns out, Island Practice, the fascinating biography of Lepore by New York Times reporter Pam Belluck, includes both funny and tough stories of patient experiences, all told with the consent and cooperation of those mentioned in the book. Those accounts, along with Belluck’s thorough but admiring profile of Lepore, creates the best, most in-depth account so far of life today on Nantucket. There’s the story of then 44-year-old Doug Kenward, who was stabbed in the heart by his wife with a butcher knife. For Lepore, on Nantucket for barely a year at the time, this was the most life threatening case he had encountered, according to Belluck. With no time to transport Kenward off island for emergency surgery, Lepore sewed up the hole in Kenward’s heart with makeshift black silk thread. Kenward survived. After he regained consciousness and asked who Lepore was, the doctor told Kenward, “I run. I shoot. I fix people up.” Today, Kenward is a healthy marathon runner. And there’s Louise Hourihan, a fifth-generation Nantucketer who developed breast cancer. After she underwent weeks of chemotherapy, resulting in nausea and anxiety, Lepore procured some marijuana cookies to ease her. To get the cookies, he consulted with “Henry,” a local source he knew about for marijuana tea. Although the marijuana revelation in the book concerned some because of its illegality at the time, Hourihan says the cookies “definitely helped” her to relax and sleep, more so than a prescription she had been given earlier. Belluck writes that Hourihan, whose longtime regular island physician had died recently, also found Lepore to be sensitive and generous when she especially 88 nantucket HOME

needed that from a doctor. Lepore credits Henry with introducing him to falconry, now among the doctor’s passions that include hunting, collecting guns, marathon running—he has completed the Boston Marathon more than 40 times—and acquiring all kinds of historic and natural artifacts from Indian relics to feral remains. Inside his office on the campus of Nantucket Cottage Hospital, where Lepore has been Medical Director and head of the ER, visitors encounter knives, animal skeletons, vertebrae, arrowheads, antique prints and old family photos. It’s as if a Victorian cabinet of curiosities is doing double duty as a doctor’s waiting room. A LOCAL ICONOCLAST It’s also entirely in keeping with Lepore’s appreciation of gallows humor and the self-assured but iconoclastic image he maintains at the age of 70. “My father’s a big personality—he casts a very large kind of shadow,” says T.J., Lepore’s middle child. Most who know the doctor would agree. “For the smartest guy I’ve ever met, he does some of the craziest things I’ve ever seen,” says his brother-in-law and Nantucket police officer Steve Tornovish. In the most difficult part of the book for many on Nantucket, Belluck recounts the period from 2007 through 2008 when at least four teenagers on Nantucket committed suicide. As the island coroner and doctor to some of the families involved, Lepore was close to all of the cases and was shaken by them. As a longtime member of Nantucket’s school committee—Lepore’s wife Cathy is a counselor at the high school—Lepore wondered, “What Continued on pg. 83

Dutra Designs

gardening & landscaping

dutradesigns.com

508.364.4304

emily@dutradesigns.com

nantucket HOME

nantucket Vol. 6 Issue 1

Spring 2014

RealEstate News & Property Listings

HOME & RealEstateNews

PropertyListings

S P R I N G i s s u e MARCH 2014

Festivals, Galas & Art Nantucket History in 10 Objects Our Moveable Feast

SPRING issue

VOLUME 6 - ISSUE 1

Compliments of Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers