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SECTION 04- PRECEDENCE
IMAGE: Historic Interpretation of Nahant
REGIONAL AND HISTORIC PRECEDENCE
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NAHANT, MA
The site in which this project takes place is located on east point, Nahant, MA. The histories of this location dates back to the early 1800’s, starting from land usage for cattle sheep and goats, and also wildlife such as birds including water fowl.
More land was cleared later in the 1800’s and more residencies and hotels were built, transportation from Boston and Salem by steam boat was made more regular, and people who occupied the island at the time strictly enjoyed fishing and boating. Nahant is a mostly rocky island that was turned into a peninsula by a man made cause way down the line in its history.
One thing that has been consistent throughout Nahant’s history is the value of land preservation as it is a stopping point for many migratory birds and ocean dwelling animals. A large part of the shorelines in Nahant are also used by native birds as laying grounds for new offspring.
Most of Nahant during this time in history was occupied by Bostons elite.
IMAGE: East Point Ridge
IMAGE: Painting of Beach House IMAGE: Ship Scale Model
REGIONAL AND HISTORIC PRECEDENCE
ARCHITECTURE, ARTS, AND CRAFTS
Over the course of Nahant’s history many valuable artifacts that display the richness of its community were left behind.
Above is an example of the many oil and water color paintings and etches that are on display at the Nahant historical society
These paintings catch an essence of the moment over Nahant’s history On top of the many Communal pieces that have been collected over the years there are also a collection of gifts that have been graced to Nahant.
Among the many paintings that have been collected there is also the modeled ship by Winthrop Taylor Hodges. Whom spent ten years crafting this ship to represent fond memories of sailing in the area.
Winthrop was the first of the many light house keepers lcated and Egrock which was a lighthouse funded in the mid 1800’s after an accident had occurred.
IMAGE: Buddha Statue
Above is a anonymous restored statue of the lowland Buddha, a Jizo Bostatsu, that reached nahant through the estate of George Abbott James and his wife lily on East Point, Nahant.
IMAGE: Baileys Point Ridge
REGIONAL MATERIALS
NAHANT, MA
As mentioned before, Nahant was an island transformed into a peninsula through a man made causeway. Since nahant is a peninsula the majority of regional materials sourced within 100 miles are rock, sand, trees and grasslands.
Withe the outer edges of Nahant being rocky cliffs and other parts of the shoreline being sandy beaches, the rest of nahant is grassy land and wooded land. Being that the causeway is connected to Massachusetts, transportation of materials off land is not an issue, also Nahant is closely located north to Boston Via boat, as well as Maine, and New York City being within a close vicinity.
Nahant is currently under and attempt to limit land residential overuse
Since Nahant Is mostly rock and sand building may be deemed as a challenge but not impossible, also including the fact that parts of nahant are under risk of flooding due to sea level rise.
IMAGE: East Point pavilion
ECONOMIC HISTORY
INITIATIVES, POPULATION, AND INCOME
Nahant in its historic years was a summer retreat for Bostons elite. Now Nahant is a prime location for those seeking to escape the busy city environment without being from far reach. The people who reside here mainly enjoy surfing, fishing, boating and many other water involved activities and they cherish the native wildlife.
The median age of those who live in Nahant are 52, along with this the median household income is $97,778.
98.1% of Nahant are from the United states. The average commute time for people living in Nahant is 39.5 minutes, and the average car ownership is 2 cars per household.
The majority of people who live on Nahant have some form of ownership of a home or property, not many people rent. Given that Nahant is a small island, many people commute further distances to their jobs, and out of those people a majority of those people drive alone while a select amount of people commute via public transportation.
IMAGE: East Point Light House
ECONOMIC HISTORY
INITIATIVES, POPULATION, AND INCOME
IMAGE: Average Salary
IMAGE: Native to Nahant
ECONOMIC HISTORY
INITIATIVES, POPULATION, AND INCOME
IMAGE: Median Household Income
IMAGE: Age
WALK SCORE
NEARBY TRANSIT
The design that I am proposing to do for this semester is going to connect culturally, materialistically, and physically to the communities around it by taking in account the wildlife that the local community cherishes on Nahant. Through this design I want to test the abilities of building without destroying the ecosystem around it and make it a building of use for humans and also the wildlife surrounding it. My design will promote alternative human-powered transportation by providing more bike storage and bike routes surrounding it.
IMAGE: Walk Score IMAGE: Baileys Point path
