NANTUCKET PRESERVATION TRUST 16th Annual August Fête
TUCKED AWAY: Secret Lanes & Hidden Ponds Thursday, August 12 7:00 p.m.
Guided Walking and Video Tours of Exceptional Historic Nantucket Properties
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TUCKED AWAY: Secret Lanes & Hidden Ponds Sense of Place Exhibition & Silent Auction A selection of carefully curated, one-of-a-kind pieces by local artists and artisans, and experiences inspired by the qualities that make Nantucket unique. Visit our Sense of Place Exhibition 11 Centre Street August 9 – 16 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bid online via 32auctions https://bit.ly/NPTAuction2021 Bidding closes at 8:00 p.m. on August 16, 2021
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History THE HOUSES
27 Lily Street | c. 1799 In December 1798, Johnathan Barney, a cooper, sold just under 13 rods of land on the East side of Lily Street to housewright Malatiah Nye, who likely constructed a 2 ½ story, three-bay house on the property shortly after purchasing the land. Nye briefly lived in the home, but sold the property in 1804 to Benjamin Whippey Jr., a mariner. In 1866, C ordelia M. Coffin p urchased the property, and it has remained in her family ever since. N antucket Historic District Commission Vice Chair Abby Camp, great-granddaughter of Cordelia, is the home’s current steward, and she holds a deep appreciation for the generations of family history that are held in the home’s walls.Watchers of the HDC got a glimpse inside 27 Lily during the more than year-long period in which the HDC met over Zoom; the fireplace paneling of the home’s front parlor served as an austere backdrop for Abby during meetings. Abby completed a restoration and renovation in 2010, creating a larger kitchen and new gardens, while preserving the home’s 200-year-old details and charm. Below: Interior of 27 Lily Street, 2021
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"Gracie’s Mansion, the distinctive Victorian-style house at 40 Lily Street, was originally constructed as a stable and carriage house in 1900, for New York businessman William Smith Walsh." View of Lily Street from across the Lily Pond, c. 1900. 40 Lily Street at far left.
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40 Lily Street | 1900 Gracie’s Mansion, the distinctive Victorian-style house at 40 Lily Street, was originally constructed as a stable and carriage house in 1900, for New York businessman William Smith Walsh. Prior to the construction of the stable, the site had the location of a barn, which was sold and moved off the property. Walsh, a New York City-based ship broker, owned a house on C entre Street, but by 1926, Walsh had the structure at 40 Lily Street converted into a dwelling. Despite its change in use, the house has kept many characteristics of its original incarnation, with beadboad paneling intact throughout that evokes the feeling of a tack room. Current owners Beth and Tom Lowy purchased the home in 1989 and have enjoyed it as a seasonal residence since. They have filled the home with a combination of modern furniture and an eclectic collection of antiques, including sewing machines, gramophones, radios, typewriters, and much, much more. The Lowys, who live in New York City when not on Nantucket, named the home after their beloved poodle, Gracie. They have lovingly cared for their home over the last 30 years, sensitively renovating the kitchen and adding a s pacious deck that overlooks the Lily Pond. Interior of 40 Lily Street, 2021
Above: Gracie's Mansion, 40 Lily Street, 2021 Below: View across Lily Street to Gull Island showing 8 Gull Island Lane in its original location, c. 1870s
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6 Gull Island Lane, c. 1890s
6 Gull Island Lane | c. 1800 The Hannah Gardner House at 6 Gull Island Lane was likely built around 1800, as a wedding present for Hannah Gardner (1782–1809) upon the occasion of her marriage to Josiah Sheffield. Hannah was the g randdaughter of Thomas Gardner (1701–1784), who built the first house on Gull Island in 1739. The 2 ½ story, 4-bay Typical Nantucket House remained in the Sheffield family until 1892. Over time, the property was changed and a dded onto, including the distinctive pilastered Greek Revival-style doorway. Eventually, the house fell into extreme disrepair. New owners, intending a restoration, purchased the property in 2015, but it continued to sit idle, eventually being re-listed in the fall of 2018, when it was purchased by its current owner, Sarah Noelle McLane. Sarah is completing a full r estoration of the property, working with preservation mason and plasterer C olin Evans, timber framer Nathaniel Allen, and other preservation-minded professionals including NPT Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher scholarship recipients Hollis Webb and Chris O’Reilly. Sarah is restoring the original windows herself, in her workshop on Vestal Street. Despite the dilapidated appearance of the house after sitting vacant for nearly half a decade, Sarah has found that the quality of materials used over 200 years ago have held up remarkably well overtime. When the restoration is complete later in 2021, this house will serve as an example of what is possible to preserve. Below: 6 Gull Island Lane restoration, 2020 Opposite: Front door of Gull Island Lane by Garth Grimmer, 2020
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8 Gull Island Lane | c. 1750, moved c. 1929 Further down Gull Island Lane from number 6, the so-called Dower House at number 8 was also originally part of the Thomas Gardner homestead. It was constructed further to the southwest, closer to the 1739 Thomas Gardner House, but it was moved to its present location in the 1920s. The 1 ¾ story 3-bay façade presents a modest profile to the street, with a transom above the door and original 12-over-12 windows remaining intact. In 2007, B oston interior designer Gary McBournie and Bill Richards purchased and restored the home. It was purchased by its current owners, Mark and Suzanne Forsyth, in 2008. The Forsyth’s appreciated the home for its cottage-like feel and historic charm, but when they decided to go from summer residents to live full time on Nantucket, they opted to put an addition on the rear of the home, to allow for more space for themselves and their school-aged son Jack. Working with architect David Mehlin, they added a sizeable new portion to the historic home, while making minimal changes to the historic core of the home and maintaining the look of the house from Gull Island Lane.
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Hand-crafted Nantucket Dream Dollhouse Standing 32 inches tall, with a custom roof walk, hand-painted exterior clapboards, and 10,258 individually stained and handmounted wall shingles, this lovingly crafted "Nantucket Dream" Dollhouse is truly an heirloom. Every room is decorated with its own unique flair, and an outstanding eye for craftsmanship and detail. The house will even come with a tiny NPT House Marker, customized according to the new owner's wishes. For more information on this one-of-a-kind item and our other Sense of Place auction items, visit www.nantucketpreservation.org
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Tucked Away: Secret Lanes & Hidden Ponds Walking Tours Join Mary Bergman, NPT’s Executive Director, and Rita Carr, NPT’s Director of Media and Communications, on a leisurely 70-minute stroll down Lily Street, Gull Island Lane, West Chester Street, and the Land Bank’s Lily Pond conservation land. Small groups of no more than ten depart at 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. August 9 – 12, 2021
Explore the history of this architecturally diverse neighborhood and discover how Nantucket went from a small settlement to an international destination. Assemble a group of ten and register for your own personal tour or sign up and meet preservation-minded supporters of NPT. Please note, we will be crossing through the Lily Pond conservation land, which can be marshy! Plan your footwear accordingly.
2021 AUGUST FÊTE CONTRIBUTORS With gratitude to
PURE Insurance and Nantucket Insurance Silvercrest Asset Management and
Susan Zises Green Interior Design our corporate underwriters for this year’s August Fête.
We extend a special thank you to the following homeowners for opening their homes: Abby Camp Suzanne & Mark Forsyth Beth & Tom Lowy Sarah Noelle McLane Thank you also to Kathleen Hay of Kathleen Hay Designs and Ralph Henke at the Nantucket Historical Association. 24
With Thanks to Our Business Sponsors for their Support Preserving the Craft M. Sweeney Construction Marine Home Center Granite Kathleen Hay Designs Brick Susan Boardman DuJardin Designs Ellie Gottwald | Front Porch Studio Garth Grimmer | Nantucket Photo Art Kelley Jepson | Weathered Nantucket Ben Larrabee Photography New England Home Novation Media Carolyn Thayer Interiors Mortar M.J. Levy-Dickson Lauren Marttila Robert Miklos Kate Pelletier Anne Troutman Sense of Place Interior Fashions by Housefitters Maine & ACK HVAC Moore Woodworking, Inc. Nantucket Looms 25
WEATHERED NANTUCKET ARTIST, KELLEY JEPSON kelleygreenart@gmail.com | 413.404.2557 26
2021 AUGUST FÊTE LEADERS
The following individuals provided financial support for the event at the L eadership Level (as of July 15, 2021)
$5,000 Level Mr. Michael Kovner and Mr. Jean Doyen de Montaillou Ms. Sarah Noelle McLane and Mr. Jerald L. Pullins Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Pinson Mr. and Mrs. George E. Roach $2,500 Level Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buck Mr. and Mrs. Christian Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swart $1,000 Level Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beaugrand Mr. Guy Bristow and Ms. Barbara Presta Mr. and Mrs. David S. J. Brown Mr. and Mrs. G. David Cheek Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. James Hagedorn Dr. Douglas Horst and Ms. Maureen Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kinsley Mr. Daniel Lynn Korengold and Ms. Martha Lyn Dippell Mrs. Seymour G. Mandell Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Perry Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Phelan $500 Level Ms. Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley Mrs. Carol Atkinson Mr. John B. Carroll Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fabacher Mr. Peter Grua and Ms. Mary O'Connell Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mortenson Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson Ms. Linda L. Saligman Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Stone Ms. Carolyn Thayer Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wolff 27
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AUGUST FÊTE COMMITTEE Sarah Noelle McLane, Honorary Chair Barbara Halsted, Event Chair Gussie Beaugrand, Auction Chair Jon King,Volunteer Chair Beth Davies • Jennifer DiMartino • Trudy Dujardin Susan Zises Green • Karen Pinson Marie Sussek • Ann Swart
NPT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Committee Ken Beaugrand, Chair David Brown, Vice Chair Alison Potts, President Chris Hoffman, Vice President Anne Troutman, Vice President Bill Moore, Treasurer Barbara Halsted, Secretary Directors Janet Bailey • Mary-Randolph Ballinger Al Forster • Andrew Forsyth • Susan Zises Green Jon King • Michael Kovner Mary-Adair Macaire • Angus MacLeod Bernadette Meyer • Craig Muhlhauser Mickey Rowland • Michael Sweeney Debra Treyz Staff Mary Bergman, Executive Director Rita Carr, Director of Media and Communications Julie Kever, Administrative Assistant Michelle Whelan, Director of Development Claire Utley, Development Intern 29
SUSAN BOARDMAN Original artwork inspired by imagined day dreams of historic Nantucket women Represented by Nantucket Looms 51 Main Street • 508-228-1908
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2021 Sense of Place
Exhibition and Online Auction
Featuring Work by Island Artists and Artisans to benefit
nantucket preservation trust August 9 — 16
Bidding begins online at 4:00 p.m. on August 9, 2021 Bidding closes at 8:00 p.m. on August 16, 2021 For more information, visit: www.nantucketpreservation.org https://bit.ly/NPTAuction2021 The Sense Of Place Exhibition & Auction is a carefully curated exhibition featuring work by island artists and artisans inspired by or iconically associated with the qualities that make Nantucket unique.
Photo courtesy of James Ogilvy www.ogilvyphotography.com 17