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Dear Members and Friends,

Nantucket Preservation Trust is proud to celebrate 25 years as the community’s voice for historic preservation. Many of you remember the early days firsthand. Whether you have been a member since the beginning or have joined us in recent years, we are grateful for your support. What was Nantucket like 25 years ago? A look through The Inquirer & Mirror’s archives might be the closest thing we have to time travel—just don’t peek at the real estate prices. In January, the Nantucket Select Board (then the Selectmen) opposed the National Trust for Historic Preservation naming Nantucket to a list of endangered places. The HDC approved plans for an 8,000 square foot home on Abram’s Point. Auto reservations on the ferry for the high season were more than halfway booked by March. Mandatory recycling was passed by the Selectmen as mounting c oncerns about the capacity of the landfill piled up. Sarah Alger broke barriers and became the first woman elected moderator in April. The fountain on Main Street was toppled. Tick bites and Lyme disease made vacationers wary during the warmer months. A UPS strike in August caused concern for h omeowners and businesses alike. More affordable housing was built, but still more housing was needed. When fall came, the health of the harbor and scalloping dominated headlines. There are many echoes of our current challenges in those faded pages. It can feel frustrating to think that these issues have yet to be resolved. Perhaps, instead, it means that these issues—housing, preservation, natural resource conservation, education— are ones that each generation must re-commit to. We can learn from the work of those who came before us. 1997 ended with a sperm whale, washed ashore in ’Sconset. Many Nantucketers had never seen such a whale with their own eyes before, but their ancestors had. The great creature’s bones still hang in the Whaling Museum. Historic preservation reminds us that we are connected to the people who came before us, be that 200, 100, or 25 years ago. Thank you for being part of NPT all these years. Sincerely,

Mary Bergman, Executive Director

The Nantucket Preservation Trust preserves, protects, and promotes the island’s unique a rchitectural heritage and sense of place. For more information, please visit us at: 11 Centre Street | P.O. Box 158, Nantucket, MA 02554 |508-228-1387 | www.nantucketpreservation.org Ramblings is provided at no cost to our members, island property owners, and visitors. Please extend the life of this publication by passing it along to a friend. Printed with soy-based ink on paper stock with a minimum 10% post-consumer recycled content that is grown and manufactured in the USA and is sustainable forest certified. 5

NPT Board of Directors Executive Committee Ken Beaugrand, Chair Alison Potts, President David Brown, Vice Chair Anne Troutman, Vice President Christian Hoffman, Vice President Bill Moore, Treasurer Barbara Halsted, Secretary

Directors Mary-Randolph Ballinger Al Forster Andrew Forsyth Susan Zises Green Jon King Michael Kovner Mary-Adair Macaire Angus MacLeod Al Messina 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

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Ramblings •

Vol XVI • 2022

Table of Contents

Did You Know?

2022 Preservation Symposium

Lost, Threatened, and Saved

Preservation Awards 2022 NPT Summer Lecture & Luncheon with Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill

August Fête: Quintessential Quidnet

Preservation Tools

Preservation in Practice: Nantucket’s Coastal Resiliency Plan NPT House Markers and Histories 19 Pine Street NPT’s Architectural Preservation Fund Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship: Kevin Green Clarissa Porter Preservation Easement Fund: Flock/Antone Sylvia Grocery

2021: Highlights and Annual Report

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NPT Membership Information

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End Note

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Editorial Staff Rita Carr Michelle Whelan

Photography

Rita Carr Garth Grimmer

Cover Photo

Van Lieu Photography

Graphic Design

Kathleen Hay Designs

Copy Editor Julie Kever

Ramblings echoes the spirit of a guide first published in 1947 titled Rambling through the Streets and Lanes of Nantucket, by Edouard A. Stackpole. Cover image courtesy of Van Lieu Photography Historic images courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association Copyright © 2022 Nantucket Preservation Trust

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The Nantucket Preservation Trust Preserving the Island’s Architectural Heritage OUR BELIEF Nantucket’s historic architecture is a unique and valuable asset that makes the island special. OUR GOAL To preserve Nantucket’s architectural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy. OUR HOPE That you will join us in working to preserve our past. OUR PROGRAMS Apprenticeships • Architectural Studies • Architectural Lectures Architectural Preservation Fund • August Fête Brief Histories, House Genealogies, and Comprehensive House Histories Historic District Commission Testimonies Historic House and Kitchen Tour • Historic Research • House Consultations House Markers • House Resource Assistance • Interior Surveys Landmark History Books • Main Street Architectural Walking Tour Nantucket Preservation Symposium • Neighborhood Book Series Preservation Awards • Preservation Easements Preservation Month Programs Private Walking Tours • Ramblings • Resource Guide • Scholarships Sense of Place Exhibition & Auction ’Sconset Walking Tour • Summer Lecture and Luncheon

Traditional Building Methods Demonstrations 9

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Did You Know?

antucket Preservation Trust has come a long way from its beginnings in a small, second-floor office on Federal Street. Under the leadership of Patricia Butler, NPT’s founding Executive Director, many key programs were established that continue today. NPT’s first preservation easement, at 5 Quince Street, was recorded in 1999; the first house markers were placed in 2002; and the first house history book was published in 2004. Our house histories began with volunteers Susan Boardman and Kathleen Hay hand-binding homemade books—but the program has grown so popular, with more than 100 island structures documented as of 2022, we now rely on professional printers. Michael May’s time as Executive Director, from 2006 to 2019, was a p eriod of growth and expansion. The first issue of Ramblings was published in 2007, our Preservation Awards program began that same year, and NPT held our first Preservation Symposium in 2017. One of NPT’s most important initiatives in the last 25 years was the expansion and update of Nantucket’s National Historic Landmark (NHL) designation in 2012-2013. The NHL expansion acknowledges the island’s rich history that extends beyond the 19th Century Whaling Era, thus expanding the Landmark’s period of significance from 1900 to 1975. Nantucket’s 20th-century history as a crucible of the historic preservation movement and the field of heritage tourism is now recognized as nationally important. The Landmark re-designation also recognized the significance of Nantucket’s open spaces, with the thousands of acres of conservation land held by the Nantucket Land Bank, Nantucket Conservation Foundation, and other organizations contributing to our island’s overall historic character. What has this meant practically? This expansion project, which was funded through a Community Preservation Act grant, added hundreds of 20th century island buildings as contributing to the NHL, meaning that owners of those structures can benefit from programs such as federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits. Any building constructed prior to 1975 can now potentially be considered a contributing structure. Twenty-five years ago, it was relatively simple to receive permission to demolish an early- or mid-twentieth century building, but now those applications for demolition receive further review from Nantucket’s Historic Structures Advisory Board and Historic District Commission. NPT has many exciting initiatives in progress as we enter our next 25 years, including a building deconstruction and architectural salvage feasibility study and exploring how historic preservation can help alleviate the island’s housing crisis. Though we are still grappling with many of the issues of 1997 in 2022, we know Nantucket Preservation Trust is steadfastly advocating for the importance of Nantucket’s historic structures and serving as an educational resource for anyone interested in the island’s built environment. Opposite: 5 Quince Street, c. 2012 11 9

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Lost, Threatened, and Saved

Architectural plan of 2 Highland Avenue, c. 1969, courtesy of Paul Brouard 15

Lost: 2 Highland Avenue The brief period between the establishment of Nantucket’s local historic district in 1955 and its island-wide expansion in 1972 resulted in some of the island’s most captivating architecture. These buildings are also reminders of a cultural clash that occurred on Nantucket, and elsewhere in America, in the late 1960s. “Some people come to Nantucket with the idea of building a house of contemporary design; others arrive here with long hair and unconventional clothes—and many of the islanders have a hard time deciding which is the greater sin,” New York Times reporter Stanley Carr observed in May 1970. 2 Highland Ave was built c. 1969 by Paul Brouard. Longtime director of the Yale Building Project, Brouard was one of the early proponents of the design-build movement and helped train nearly 2,500 architecture students between 1971 and 2013. In designing 2 Highland, Brouard sought to create a modern home that honored both Nantucket’s n atural environment and architectural traditions. Details such as white cedar shingles, painted trim, pitched roof, rectangular massing, and roof walk echoed older, more traditional structures. This structure was purchased in March of 2022 and demolished shortly thereafter. Where the house once stood are three empty lots, currently on the market. The house was one of the last surviving examples of modern architecture on Nantucket and was reflective of a period in the island’s history where other Modernist architects were experimenting with residential design, including Tad Stahl (Jacobs House, 1968; demolished 2018), Philip Johnson (Lucas House, 1952; demolished 2000), and Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (Trubeck and Wislocki Houses, 1971). Nantucket’s National Historic Landmark designation includes a period of significance that extends until 1975. Rather than try to make Modern architecture conform to our current standards, we need to understand these structures in their own historical context. Soon, there will be little left from the mid-20th Century, a critical era in Nantucket’s history. 16

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Threatened: Quidnet Quidnet has a unique character among Nantucket’s many small s ettlements. Situated on the north side of Sesachacha Pond, Quidnet evokes the feeling of a quieter, less hurried Nantucket. Driving or walking down Quidnet Road approaching the hamlet feels like going to the far away place on the far away island. The area still contains many undisturbed late-19th and early to mid-20th century homes, but many of them are being radically, insensitively altered and overdeveloped. As Elizabeth Calvit notes in The Evolution and Development of Quidnet, published by the Quidnet-Squam Association in 2000, Quidnet in the early 1700s was a fishing and whale-sighting station, then an outpost of the M assachusetts Humane Society. One of their huts, though altered, still stands at 66 Quidnet Road. By the late 19th century, Quidnet was a popular base for dory fishing, also practiced off of ’Sconset and Surfside. Shore fishing remained the primary activity in Quidnet into the early 20th century, even as tourism was taking hold as the dominant economic force for the island. Captain John Killen and Oliver C. Norcross both planned tourist subdivisions for Quidnet in the 1890s and 1920s, respectively, but neither of their visions ever came to pass, and Quidnet developed on a more case-by-case basis, with individual families creating their own summer cottages, often with families owning multiple properties within the hamlet. As the popularity of Quidnet has increased, the architecture has largely remained simple and unpretentious, and it has retained its unique f eeling, and for these reasons NPT has selected it as the setting for our 2022 August Fête. In the winter of 2021–22, two highly visible early 20th century homes at 86 and 88 Quidnet Road were mostly demolished to allow for extensive renovations and much larger structures. If this trend continues, Quidnet’s distinct character will be lost, for as Calvit wrote more than 20 years ago, “it would not be Quidnet if all the small, vernacular structures were replaced with new ones, larger in scale and simply made to look like the old… Each building is important not only because of qualities it may have but also because it is part of a whole.” The Historic District Commission has advisory boards to provide additional layers of review for applications made in the historic downtown, ’Sconset, and Madaket. Creating another advisory board for Quidnet could go a long way to protect its remaining intact historic structures. 19

Saved: In and Out and Takitezie

Sitting at one of the most central and iconic locations in all of ’Sconset, across from ’Sconset Market and at the Pump Square, the exterior deterioration of the old fish houses at 2 and 6 Center Street was plainly visible to any resident or visitor to the village. Happily, both homes are under new ownership as of October 2021, and restorations are in the works. We encourage the new owners to be historically sensitive to these two noteworthy village cottages. Takitezie, at 2 Center Street, was built sometime before 1814 by whaling captain James Josiah Coffin (1755–1838), and between 1817 and 1828 was the summer cottage of Zenas Coffin, one of Nantucket’s most s uccessful whale oil merchants. The cottage got its name, Takitezie, during the ownership of Arietta Hussey, who inherited the property from her parents, Sarah and Charles Cathcart, in 1898, and owned it until 1927. In the 20th century it was both a residence and a giftshop. Despite a 2010–11 renovation which

Takitezie, c. 1890s 20

raised the building nine inches and added a basement, architecturally the cottage has notable original features, including structural framing, gabled roof plane, interior moldings, and a fireplace mantelshelf. In and Out, at 6 Center, is an early ’Sconset fish out built in two sections, with a south end likely built in the eighteenth century, and the two-story north side, closest to Pump Square, built in the late nineteenth century. Captain Charles P. Swain owned the cottage for much of the 1800s. Swain was a commander of coastal package ships and later in life became a g rocer, and he served as Nantucket’s postmaster in the 1850s. During Swain’s o wnership the house was called Sunnyside and had yellow-painted shingles. The name was changed to In and Out around the turn of the 20th century. The house has early 19th century, possibly original, moldings in the central living area, as well as early interior and exterior board- and-batten doors. npt

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The 2022 Preservation Awards

84 Main Street, 2021, photo by Matt Kisiday 23

PT’s Preservation Awards are presented to individuals and organizations that advance the cause of historic preservation on Nantucket. Highlighting projects and the people who commissioned and completed preservation work is our way of honoring those who demonstrate to the community that sensitive preservation is possible and rewarding. Preservation Awards recipients serve as restoration role models and help ensure the protection of the island’s historic resources for future generations. The NPT’s Preservation Awards emphasize proper preservation and sensitive new construction, showcase Nantucket’s craftspeople, and celebrate the foresight and stewardship of owners who care about our historic structures and the island landscape. The deadline for applications for our 2022 Awards is July 1, 2022. Visit http://bit.ly/NPTAwards2022 for the submission form. ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION The Architectural Preservation Award recognizes the owner(s) of a historic structure, and when appropriate, one or more building professionals who assisted in the completion of a significant preservation project. Structures may contain additions that are compatible with the historic sections and include exterior and interior work. Preservation of those portions or features that convey the property’s historical, cultural or architectural values is required in order to qualify for the award. LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN The Caroline A. Ellis Landscape & Garden Award recognizes gardens and landscapes on Nantucket that embody our unique sense of place and celebrates the people who make them. 24

STEWARDSHIP The John A. and Katherine S. Lodge Stewardship Award recognizes an individual, organization or owner(s) of historic property who demonstrate a high degree of commitment to the preservation of the structure(s) and the island. An individual who maintains a historic property or who has played an important part in the preservation of Nantucket also can be nominated for this award. TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS The Traditional Building Methods Award recognizes craftspeople who promote traditional building methods or who have made a major contribution to the field of historic preservation on island. Past r ecipients have balanced time-honored methods with modern tools. Consideration can be for one exemplary project or an entire body of work. HISTORICAL RENOVATION The Historical Renovation Award recognizes the owner(s) of a historic structure, and the building professionals who assisted in the design and completion of a sensitive new addition to a historic structure. Projects should harmonize with the massing and architectural details of the original structure rather than overwhelm the original structure. NEW CONSTRUCTION The New Construction Award recognizes new buildings or additions to non-historic structures that take into special consideration the surrounding structures and harmonize with the historic streetscape. An award-worthy new construction project is one that looks as though it has always been there or adds something that has been taken away. In addition to the annual awards, the NPT board of directors periodically honors those who have made a major impact on preservation of the island’s architectural heritage with the Excellence in Preservation Award. For additional information on NPT award recipients—past and present—visit us online at www.nantucketpreservation.org 25

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PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION AWARD The Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket, The Boston-Higginbotham House, 27 York Street, 2020 Jeffrey Paduch and Caroline Hempstead, 86 Main Street, 2019 The Hospital Thrift Shop, 17 India Street, 2018 Siasconset Union Chapel Board of Trustees, 2017 Virginia Andrews; George Gray LLC, 55 Union Street, 2016 Nantucket Historical Association, Old Gaol, 2015 Ed and Joan Lahey, 7 Farmer Street, 2014 Michelle Elzay, Sparrow Design, 43 Pine Street, 2013 Maria Mitchell Association, Maria Mitchell Birthplace, 2012 South Church Preservation Fund, 11 Orange Street, 2011 Lucy Dillon, property owner; Steve Lindsay, contractor, 37 Liberty Street, 2010 ReMain Nantucket, Mitchell’s Book Corner, 2009 Valerie and Richard Norton, numerous projects, 2008 Bernie and Carol Coffin, ’Sconset Post Office, 2007 Ginger Ivey, 8 Cottage Avenue, ’Sconset, 2007 CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE AND GARDEN AWARD Russell and Marian Morash, 2020 Florence Merriam Hill (posthumously), 2019 Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley, 69 Main Street, 2018 Dale Gary, Town Arborist, 2017 Paula Lundy Levy, Tuck’t In: A Walking Tour of Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery, 2016 Nantucket Conservation Foundation, 2014 Nantucket Garden Club, Main Street Horse Fountain, 2013 Charlotte and MacDonald Mathey, Hedged About, ’Sconset, 2012 Dr. and Mrs. John Espy, 4 New Dollar Lane, 2011 Marilyn Whitney, Moors End, 19 Pleasant Street, 2010 Caroline Ellis, ’Sconset Trust, Sankaty Head Lighthouse, 2009 THE JOHN A. AND KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD HallKeen Management, Academy Hill Apartments, 4 Westminster Street, 2020 Pacific Club Directors, The Pacific Club, 15 Main Street, 2020 Kristen Williams-Haseotes, Shanunga, 10 Broadway, Siasconset, 2019 The Harris Family, John Ray House, 8 Ray’s Court, 2018 Rodts Family, 5 Broadway, 2017 Constance Umberger, 3 Bear Street, 2017 Elizabeth Hilger, 139 Main Street, 2017 Noyes Family, 90 North Liberty Street, 2017 Mark and Gwenn Snider, Nantucket Hotel, 2016 Liz Coffin and Matt and Sheila Fee, 106 Main Street Façade, 2016 Jason Tilroe, 75 Main Street, 2015 Muriel Williams (posthumously), 4 Traders Lane, 2014 St. Paul’s Church in Nantucket, Stained Glass Restoration, 2013 Nantucket Historical Association, Photographic Image Archive, 2012 Fremont-Smith family, Atlantic House, ’Sconset, 2011 Margaret Yates Berkheimer (posthumously), 8 Pine Street, 2010 Sanford Kendall, numerous carpentry projects, 2009 Clarissa Porter, 5 Quince Street, 2008 Katherine S. Lodge, 94 Main Street, 2008 27

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PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS - continued TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD Ben Moore, Carpenter, 2020 Newton Millham, Blacksmith, 2019 Wayne Morris, Mason, 2018 John Wathne and Structures North, 2017 Brian FitzGibbon, Window Restorer, 2016 David Bergquist, Bergquist Masonry LLC, 2014 Sam and Ellen Phelan, property owners;Twig Perkins, contractor, 65 Pleasant Street, 2013 Curtis Livingston, 18 India Street, 2012 Michael Burrey, Timber Framer, 2011 Pen Austin, plaster and lime-mortar expert, 2010 HISTORICAL RENOVATION AWARD Ken Jennings and Al Messina; Sandcastle Construction, 10 Martins Lane, 2020 Keith and Elizabeth Roe; Michael Sweeney Construction, 51B Centre Street, 2019 Paul McLeod and Jamie Pfaff, 29 Liberty Street, 2015 Angus and Deb MacLeod, Angus MacLeod Designs; Johnson, Stockton and Jones families, property owners, for 9, 12, 14, and 15 Pochick Street, ’Sconset, 2013 NEW CONSTRUCTION AWARD George and Nell Wilson, 39 Main Street, Siasconset, 2019 Emeritus Development, Nantucket Yacht Club Dormitory, 4 South Beach Street, 2018 Elizabeth Churchill, Bentley & Churchill Architects, 5 Grand Avenue, 2017 Robert and Martha Lipp, 251 Polpis Road, 2015 EXCELLENCE IN PRESERVATION AWARD University of Florida’s Preservation Institute: Nantucket, 2013 Brian Pfeiffer, 2012 Helen Seager, 1999 Walter Beinecke Jr., 1998

ARCHITECTURAL PRESERVATION AWARD 84 Main Street • Whitney Lucks and Karl Schneider Preservation Team: Pen Austin, Caroline Cole Designs, Michael Gault, Nantucket Heritage Painting, Thornewill Designs

The c. 1762 Joseph Swain House at 84 Main Street had been in Whitney Lucks’ family since the late 1990s, but when she and her husband Karl Schneider became the stewards of the house, they undertook a historic rehabilitation of the house to adapt it to the needs of their family while preserving its character defining features and retaining its historic appearance from Main Street and Pine Street. Rather than build a large addition or second dwelling on the property, Lucks and Schneider opted to create more living space within the home’s f ootprint, transforming the basement and attic from storage space to useful living space. In the attic, walls were restored with lath and haired lime plaster by a team led by Pen Austin, and transom windows were installed between two attic bedrooms to capture and maximize light, while still allowing for privacy. The basement was hand excavated to allow for a greater ceiling height, and a large fireplace with bake oven was restored to working order. Excavation revealed the home’s o riginal brick well, which was left v isible, yet covered for safety. The main two levels of living space were also restored and refreshed, with architectural plans d esigned by Thornewill Designs, carpentry by Michael Gault, painting by Adam Zanelli of Nantucket Heritage Painting, and interior design by Caroline Cole Designs. Throughout the home, historic elements were r evealed, restored, and reused, with consistently meticulous craftsmanship and sensitivity to the building and its original rooms and circulation. Lower level of 84 Main Street, 2021, photo by Matt Kisiday

CAROLINE A. ELLIS LANDSCAPE & GARDEN AWARD 18 New Street • The Siasconset Union Chapel Michael Van Valkenburgh Landscape Associates and Champoux Landscape

The recently redesigned gardens at the Siasconset Union Chapel enhance the historic grounds of the chapel and serve as a serene space for contemplation and thought. Internationally renowned landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. completed the design for the gardens, and local N antucket business Champoux Landscape handled the install and cares for the new g ardens. The project unified the Chapel’s East and West Columbarium spaces with a pastoral-feeling design. The larger West Garden was transformed over the winter of 2019–20, and the East Garden, along Chapel Street, was reconfigured this past winter. A new C-shaped wall was constructed in the East Garden, and Ben Moore, winner of NPT’s Traditional Building Methods Award in 2020, replaced skirting boards along the Chapel’s east and south walls. Work also included improvements to the drainage system to divert water away from the Chapel’s east and south sides, helping to preserve the 1883 structure. The project features many plant species iconically associated with Nantucket, including daffodils blooming in the spring and hydrangea in the summer. The Chapel gardens are a welcoming space for remembrance and reflection and will continue to provide space for the community for future generations. Siasconset Union Chapel and garden, 2021

HISTORICAL RENOVATION AWARD 30 Pine Street • Sherry Lefevre

In completing a second-floor renovation of her home on Pine Street, author of The Heirloom House Sherri Lefevre sought to add u tility while maintaining the home’s character and appearance from the street. Built by Walter Cure in 1819, the home retains many elements common in Nantucket homes of that period, including its old plaster walls, mantels, and mirrorboards. The object of the r enovation was to create additional space in the two upstairs bedrooms at the rear of the building, as well as room for an additional bathroom, while maintaining the scale of the house.To accomplish this, a rchitect Angus MacLeod designed a small gable addition on one side and a dded a shed dormer to increase headroom in one of the other rooms. The addition transformed what had been cramped, dark spaces into much more welcoming rooms, with little change to the original layout of the home. Master carpenter Bill Willet oversaw the construction and preserved all existing woodwork and the texture of the historic plaster walls. The work at 30 Pine Street serves to remind us that little d etails can make a big difference.

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JOHN A. and KATHERINE S. LODGE STEWARDSHIP AWARD 57–65 Pleasant Street • The Phelan Family

In 1841, Samuel King of Nantucket, a cooper, purchased the property at 65 Pleasant Street. King, originally from Ireland, married Mary Phelan (1810–1876), a widow, on September 26, 1841, and eventually established a nursery on the property, selling many varieties of apple, pear, and R ussian mulberry trees and grapevines. King died in 1899. Mary’s son, John Phelan (1835–1908), served in the Civil War as a mariner and later became a boat engineer in Boston Harbor. He built the much larger Greek Revival house at 61 Pleasant Street, and the King house at 65 Pleasant Street remained in the family. This property has stayed in the Phelan family ever since.Two n ewer homes have been added, both taking their cues from the original s tructures on the property. The lone Greek Revival house set against a backdrop of an open field is evocative of Nantucket’s bucolic past and one of the most unique and best-preserved streetscapes in the Newtown area. In January 2022, more than 30 invasive sycamore maple trees were removed from the grove that separates the two homes. This is part of Phelan family’s long-planned restoration of the historic landscape to its turn of the 20th- century appearance.

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Restoration work at the South Church, 11 Orange Street, 2020

orking without conventional scaffolding allowed W the restoration of the tower to be completed in a timely and cost-effective manner, without disruption to the Church’s activities, providing another example of how time worn techniques still have a place in caring for our historic buildings. TRADITIONAL BUILDING METHODS AWARD 11 Orange Street • South Church Valley Restoration and South Church Preservation Fund

In 2020, the South Church Preservation Fund completed an exterior restoration of the South Church Tower and its iconic golden dome. The restoration of the 1809 structure was overdue, but the building’s stewards had to get creative—rather than set up expensive scaffolding, the Church turned to a steeplejack to do the work. Paul Bastiaanse, the owner of Valley Restoration, based in Torrington, Connecticut, led the restoration. While suspended from the steeple, Bastiaanse and his team first washed the exterior, then scraped and sanded it with hand tools. The steeple was primed, allowed to cure, then imperfections were caulked and sealed, with any rot repaired in kind. The steeple was then painted, and windows were cleaned and reglazed as needed. The weathered gilding on the steeple dome and weathervane was sanded, sealed, and primed, before a layer of sizing and 23 karat Italian Gold Leaf was carefully applied. Working without conventional scaffolding allowed the restoration of the t ower to be completed in a timely and cost-effective m anner, without disruption to the Church’s activities, providing another example of how time worn techniques still have a place in caring for our historic buildings. This work was funded by the Nantucket Community Preservation Committee, ensuring this landmark will welcome all who visit or live on Nantucket for years to come. npt 37

Summer Lecture

& Luncheon

with Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill

Preserving our Heritage with Sympathetic Restoration of Historic Homes presented by Nantucket Preservation Trust Thursday, July 21, 2022 www.nantucketpreservation.org 38

Join us at our 2022 Summer Lecture & Luncheon Preserving our Heritage with Sympathetic Restoration of Historic Homes with Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill

Thursday, July 21, 2022 11:30 a.m. Lecture at the Methodist Church, 2 Centre Street 1:00 p.m. Luncheon at Dune Restaurant, 20 Broad Street Bringing a historic home into the 21st century presents a web of c hallenges to negotiate, balancing respect for the historic fabric of a home and the need for the amenities and technologies of modern life. As an interior designer, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill has taken on these challenges for countless historic projects in the U nited Kingdom and worldwide, including as the steward of Blenheim Palace, her f amily’s ancestral home. This lecture will focus on the importance of preserving the heritage of h istoric homes for f uture g enerations, with a special look at the work of talented craftspeople who c ontribute to preservation. Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill is a leading British interior designer. Her company, Spencer-Churchill Designs, specializes in residential projects and has worked worldwide. She is a member of the British Institute of Interior Design and a past president of the UK chapter of the International Interior Design Association. She is an advisory board member of the New York School of Interior Design and teaches there and in London. As an author, she has published eleven books, most recently The Life of the House: How Rooms Evolve (Rizzoli) in 2012. For more information, visit www.spencerchurchilldesigns.com.

Quintessential Quidnet

17 th Annual August F�te

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You are invited... Join us as we celebrate our 17th Annual August Fête

Quintessential Quidnet

We are thrilled to host this year’s Fête in Quidnet. With its special charm and unique rural character, it is unlike any other part of the island. We will celebrate Quidnet’s many well-preserved examples of late-19th and early- to mid-20th century vernacular architecture. Join us for cocktails and hearty hors d’oeuvres as we tour historic Quidnet village. Nantucket Catering Company & LegaSea Raw Bar Music by the Shep Cats Thursday, August 11, 2022 • 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Special Guided Leadership Neighborhood Tour at 5:30 p.m.

General admission tickets go on sale June 15. For tickets and information, please visit www.natucketpreservation.org or call the NPT office at 508-228-1387.

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Miniature ’Sconset Cottage

Every year, Nantucket Preservation Trust’s Sense of Place Exhibition & Auction offers bidders the chance to bid on unique, handmade items from dozens of Nantucket makers and artisans. Among these special auction items this year will a custom-built miniature recreation of a charming ’Sconset cottage. Volunteers led by Gussie Beaugrand, Beth Davies, and Michael Sweeney have spent countless hours creating a representation of an Underhill Cottage that you might see on Pochick or Evelyn Street, a model of modern living in a historic home. The completed miniature has two bedrooms and one bathroom with custom hand-dyed gray shingles; hand painted walls and trim; custom furniture; decorative wallpaper; miniature artwork by Nantucket artists; and a kitchen complete with a 1920s-style porcelain sink and AGA stove. The floorboards were custom made from reclaimed roof sheathing found in a c. 1847 house on Orange Street. Thank you to the volunteers who made this unique project possible! By the Numbers: 1 inch : 1 foot scale 39 in. x 24.5 in. x 19 in. Wall shingles: 2,308 Roof shingles: 3,461 Windows: 14 48

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Visit the birthplace of Maria Mitchell, America’s first woman astronomer and first professor at Vassar College. Daily seasonal tours. Workshops and programs are held throughout the year. Nantucket Preservation Trust‘s Architectural Preservation Award (2012) Voted one of the top ten women’s history sites in the U.S.

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Opening Reception • Sherburne Hall • 11 Centre St. August 8, 2022 • 5 P.M.-7 P.M. Exhibition at Sherburne Hall • August 8 - August 15

Online Auction at nantucketpreservation.org Open for bidding: August 8 at 10 A.M.- August 15 at 8 P.M.

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Open weekdays: 10.A.M.- 4 P.M. • Saturday and Sunday: 10 A.M.-2 P.M.

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Preservation in Practice: Coastal Resilience Plan

Cisco, 2021 54

n November 2021, the Town of Nantucket published its new Coastal Resilience Plan (CRP). The 286-page report was the result of collaborative work by the Town’s Coastal Resilience Advisory Committee, established by the Select Board in 2019 and made up of members of various other Town boards and commissions and members of the public, and led by Arcadis, a sustainability consulting firm. The CRP lays out strategies for how Nantucket will adapt to rising sea levels, a question which is of critical importance for historic preservation. The plan presents both short-term and long-term recommendations for across the island, from Smith’s Point to Coatue, and divides the island into six Focus Areas. The report estimates that by 2030 more than 1,000 structures on Nantucket will be exposed to storm water flood risk, with more than 1,200 by 2050 and more than 1,500 by 2070. Many of the initiatives recommended by the CRP are nature-based, like dune restoration in eroding areas such as Madaket and the Surfside sewerbeds. Others are more elaborate and call for relocating and reconstructing major island transportation arteries like sections of Madaket Road and Polpis Road out of the flood zone. In 2021, Nantucket’s Historic District Commission adopted guidelines for adapting buildings to combat the risks of rising waters, the Resilient Nantucket Design Guidelines. The guidelines are a supplement to the HDC’s Building with Nantucket in Mind and recommend different design considerations for adaptations to historic buildings, as well as new construction within flood zones. The strategies outlined in the guidelines included dry and wet floodproofing methods, nature-based approaches, and structure elevation and relocation, all of which play into the new CRP and are accompanied with example photos and illustrations. These guidelines will aid individual property owners in adapting buildings in ways that will fit within the historic character of Nantucket.

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Flooding on Easy Street, January, 2021

The Coastal Resilience Plan represents a comprehensive effort by the Town of Nantucket to respond to the risks of climate change, and many of its recommendations, like zoning limitations for building within flood zones, will impact the entire island community. As the Town prioritizes and seeks funding for specific projects, considering the impacts on Nantucket’s historic resources will be a part of the equation. As noted by Town Preservation Planner Holly Backus, “both residents and visitors alike must understand that the Nantucket CRP was planned with much community input with our historic and natural beauty in mind. Priorities outlined in the plan may be revised and evaluated over time, as the CRP is a living, breathing document. Anyone who loves Nantucket’s rich natural and cultural history, should prepare to be involved in the future public engagements as the short-term and long-term priorities are planned.” npt

“The Nantucket CRP was planned with much community input with our historic and natural beauty in mind. “ – Holly Backus

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npt house markers and house histories Mark Your Old House 19 Pine Street The Old Colony Restaurant Built on Steamboat Wharf c. 1876 Moved by Capt. John Killen c. 1899

The Old Colony Restaurant, Steamboat Wharf, c. 1876

very year, NPT completes research for property owners to help unlock their home’s past. Any house over fifty years of age can have a marker. Deed research, the first step, can assist in uncovering key information such as who built a house, the first owner’s occupation, and the date of construction. We can use this information to mark a house and to provide a bit of history for the passerby. The house at 19 Pine Street, with its unusual large, arched windows, stands out from the Typical Nantucket Houses that surround it in the Fish Lots, but it shares a story with many buildings on this small island 30 miles out to sea: it is a recycled, adapted building. 19 Pine Street began its life as a restaurant on Steamboat Wharf. It was constructed in 1876 by Charles H. Robinson, early in the years of Nantucket’s redevelopment as a tourist destination. The restaurant built on Steamboat Wharf initially had no name when it was constructed, but for years in the 1880s was known as the Old Colony Restaurant. It was built in a Carpenter Gothic style, with large, pointed arched windows, a wide porch, and ornate bargeboard trim. The restaurant operated seasonally, serving locals and tourists alike, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Baked beans and brown bread were a special on Sundays. A sign advertised “Ladies and Gents,” which has been taken to be the name of the establishment, but this sign simply denoted that the restaurant served both men and women. In the late nineteenth century, it was not uncommon for women to be barred from dining at restaurants, especially ones that served alcohol. The restaurant ceased operation in 1896, and in 1898, Captain John Killen (1848–1927) purchased the property. He set about moving the building and turning it into a residence, and in March, 1899, The Inquirer and Mirror reported he “will have a pretty cottage house when it is completed.” John S. Killen, known as Jack, was born in Ireland in 1848 and immigrated with his family to Nantucket at five years old. 61

House Histories NANTUCKET

A Special Program Offered by

Nantucket Preservation Trust Every historic Nantucket house has a story. Do you know yours? Unlock the history of your home with a Nantucket Preservation Trust House History. We offer three levels of house histories: our brief history, our house genealogy and our comprehensive history. For more information, visit us online at: www.nantucketpreservation.org or contact us at 11 Centre Street, P.O. Box 158, Nantucket, MA 02554 508-228-1387

He went to sea at 15, and eventually worked his way up to mate, then captain. After retiring from seafaring, in 1891 he entered into the mercantile business as a purveyor of coal, oil, wood, and ice, with the company John Killen & Sons. Killen eventually came to own controlling interest in Old NorthWharf and StraightWharf, and he built Nantucket’s first artificial ice plant in 1902. He was very active in civil life, holding many Town offices including Selectman,Wharfinger, and Commissioner of Ship-Wrecked Goods. He and his family lived around the corner from 19 Pine Street, at 20 Pleasant Street, but moved to Federal Street in 1909 and sold their properties on Pleasant and Pine. 19 Pine Street was purchased by John C. Gardner (1842–1921), a grocer, who lived on upper Main Street with his wife Mary Abby Long (1842–1921). In 1911 the Gardners’ son Avery was residing at 19 Pine with his wife Eva, who advertised the availability of “Manicuring, Shampooing, and Facial Massage” at the residence. But John Gardner did not retain ownership for long and sold the property in December 1913 to Charles G. Whelden (1889–1974). Members of the Whelden family would own the property for more than 100 years to follow, until 2020. npt

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’Sconset: House by House Available Now! Former NPT Executive Director Michael May explores the histories of more than sixty homes in ’Sconset, beautifully illustrated with over 250 images.

NPT is grateful to the ’Sconset Trust and all those who made the “Second Storey” printing of ’Sconset: House by House possible. Signed copies available! Please visit www.nantucketpreservation.org/publications/ to learn more, or to purchase your copy today. Nationwide shipping available NPT | 11 Centre Street, Nantucket, MA 02554 | 508.228.1387 | nantucketpreservation.org

The goal of the NPT Architectural Preservation Fund is to encourage community-wide efforts to protect Nantucket’s historic architecture. The fund brings recognition to key projects, emphasizes the importance of proper preservation work, and encourages community support.

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Are you inspired by old buildings? Want to expand your career in the construction field?

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Build on the Past  Train for the Future

Consider learning or expanding your knowledge of traditional building techniques. These much sought-after crafts can provide you with skills to restore Nantucket’s historic architecture. Through our Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship Program, NPT is dedicated to providing full-time study and workshops for island residents. Timber framing, joinery, plastering, masonry, and more... For further information, contact: Nantucket Preservation Trust 11 Centre Street • P.O. Box 158 Nantucket, MA 02554 508-228-1387

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Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship

he Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship was established by the NPT (with generous support from the Fabachers) to offer Nantucketers the opportunity to enhance their building skills through a scholarship to the preservation-carpentry program at the North Bennet Street School in Boston. Our goal in establishing this scholarship is to provide educational opportunities to encourage and promote traditional building methods essential for the preservation of Nantucket’s historic architecture. In addition to the scholarship’s main goal, the program promotes understanding of traditional building methods by sponsoring field trips to the North Bennet Street School for middle- and high-school students, coordinating on-island demonstration projects for all age groups, and assisting the island building trades by offering short courses for learning traditional building methods. Help us complete our scholarship endowment fund campaign by donating today. For more information about the scholarship program or to donate, email NPT’s Executive Director Mary Bergman at info@nantucketpreservation.org.

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MARY HELEN AND MICHAEL FABACHER SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO

Kevin Green

evin Green, this year’s Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship recipient, traces his passion for carpentry back to his teenage days. Kevin has taken his skills to the next level by studying in the Preservation Carpentry program at the North Bennet Street School. “I’ve been lucky to work alongside several amazing and highly skilled carpenters over the last 15 years, all of whom have been on Nantucket or in New England.” Kevin most recently worked for Hollis Webb (NBSS ’18, also a Fabacher Scholarship recipient) at Kingpost Preservation here on the island, as well as Steven and Mike Erisman and Jay Dunne.

“Nantucket is a special place with rich history,interesting locals,and fierce pride. I want to help protect those traits...” “A chance meeting with Hollis at the Paint Department led to a recommendation for one of the best trade schools in the country,” Kevin says, “I’m committed to graduating and going right to work for Hollis because he has believed in me and guided me along the way. I look up to him like an older brother and best friend.” After years working in both the construction and restaurant industries on Nantucket, Kevin felt it was time to learn more at NBSS. He wanted to discover just how “so many houses built before the Civil War are still in existence and why these building methods truly focus on the idea of ‘built to last.’” There are many historic homes on Nantucket, all in need of skilled preservation carpenters. “Nantucket is a special place with rich history, interesting locals, and fierce pride. I want to help protect those traits that help keep Nantucket from turning into the Jersey Shore,” Kevin notes. He is hoping to promote a “built to last” mentality and encourage a more sustainable building cycle among his friends buying and building houses. Kevin is wrapping up his first year at NBSS and says everyday he learns something new and is happy to realize that he’ll someday pass the same information along to other carpenters. He likens preservation carpentry students examining timber frame homes to paleontologists observing dinosaurs. Kevin is enjoying his time in Boston but looks forward to returning to work on Nantucket after graduation. “I’m a washashore,” he says, “but it’s home to me, and there is no place I’d rather be.” npt

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PRESERVATION EASEMENTS

reservation easements (called restrictions in Massachusetts) are designed to protect the architectural integrity of a property. Today, placing an easement is the single best way to ensure your property is protected forever, and it is the ultimate gift to the island community. In many cases, substantial tax benefits can also be achieved for your donation. Easements are placed on the exterior of a historic property, but can also include the interior plan, individual rooms, and protect important features. At the same time, NPTs preservation easements are designed to allow for upgrades and continued use of the property and usually excludes areas such as bathrooms, kitchens or other areas that may not retain historic elements or that need to be upgraded in the future. Each easement is tailored by the NPT and its owner to protect historic features and to address concerns and needs of the property owner. In addition, NPT’s role continues after the easement is in place. NPT is charged with annual monitoring of the easement and oversees any work and changes that might be needed over time. NPT will work with subsequent owners to serve as a preservation resource and to assist them with future work.

For more information about preservation easements, call the NPT office or visit us online at www.nantucketpreservation.org. 73

CLARISSA PORTER PRESERVATION EASEMENT FUND Clarissa Porter (1939–2012), a former NPT board member, was a tireless and passionate advocate for preservation and had a lifelong love of Nantucket and its historic architecture. She served as a member, since its inception, of the NPT Easement Committee, and her diligent work led directly to p reservation easements on several properties and raised awareness of NPT and its mission. Clarissa’s summer home at 5 Quince Street became the first property on the island to have its interior features protected by a preservation restriction held by NPT. It is because of Clarissa’s generosity and passion for historic Nantucket that the easement program is named in her honor. Please consider a donation to the fund restricted for easement protection and assistance. For more information, visit us online at www.nantucketpreservation.org or call the NPT office at 508-228-1387.

5 Quince Street, 2006

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NPT EASEMENT PROPERTIES First Congregational Church and Old North Vestry 62 Centre Street Rescom Palmer House 9 New Mill Street Quaker Meeting House 7 Fair Street Antone Sylvia Grocery Store 79 Orange Street George G. Folger House 25 Fair Street (pending) Grafton Gardner House 8 Pine Street Fire Hose Cart House 8 Gardner Street Nathaniel Hussey House 5 Quince Street Daniel Worth House 10 Gardner Street (pending) Captain Peleg Bunker House 4 Traders Lane Greater Light 8 Howard Street John B. Nicholson House 55 Union Street (pending) The Nantucket Atheneum 1 India Street Maria Mitchell Birthplace 1 Vestal Street Hospital Thrift Shop 17 India Street Maria Mitchell Library Vestal Street Mitchell-Beinecke House 69 Main Street Maria Mitchell Observatory Vestal Street (pending) Jabez Bunker/Prince Gardner House 85 Main Street American Legion 21 Washington Street Captain Thaddeus Coffin House 89 Main Street Nantucket Island School of Design (Sea View Farm) Hadwen-Wright House 23 Wauwinet Road 94 Main Street Surfside Life Saving Station Thomas Starbuck House 31 Western Avenue 11 Milk Street Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin Lancasterian School 1800 House 4 Winter Street 4 Mill Street Boston-Higginbotham House 27 York Street 75

Spotlight on a Preservation Easement Property 79 Orange street Flock Historic Antone Sylvia Grocery Store

he presence of Flock, the yarn and fiber arts boutique at 79 Orange Street, reminds us all of a time when retail stores were scattered across Nantucket’s residential neighborhoods. A preservation easement recorded on the building in late 2021 will protect its historic footprint and repurposed façade forever. The building at 79 Orange Street was originally constructed as a grocery store in 1879 by Antone Sylvia (1834–1906), who had immigrated to Nantucket from Portugal. The building continued as a grocery until 1934, when it became Liberty Bakery. Liberty Bakery was succeeded by the Nantucket Bake Shop, located in the space up until 2012. Small-scale shops and other commercial buildings were once much more common throughout downtown’s residential neighborhoods—in fact, the Antone Sylvia grocery building had a near twin, the Monument Grocery, at 106 Main Street. That building, despite advocacy and attempts to save it, organized by then-NPT Executive Director Pat Butler, was demolished in 2001, but its Italianate façade was saved by preservationists. Liz Coffin kept the façade in storage for over a decade, and when the current owners of 79 Orange Street, Matt and Sheila Fee, restored the building after purchasing it in 2015, the façade was repurposed, replacing a similar façade that had once adorned the building, but was removed in the 20th century. The Fees received federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits for their work. Now that the building is protected by a preservation easement, the detailed paneled pilasters, corbeled entabulature and deep cornice will greet visitors and provide a reminder of Nantucket’s Victorian-era history for any who pass by. Since 2020, Nantucket Preservation Trust has completed preservation restriction agreements with the owners of three historic commercial buildings, including 79 Orange Street; the former Seaview Farm property on Wauwinet Road, now the campus of the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts; and the Byron L. Sylvaro Post 82 of the American Legion on Washington Street, formerly a candle factory and oil storehouse. The history of working Nantucket is easy to overlook in Nantucket’s built environment, but these buildings remind us of the different ways, past and present, Nantucketers have earned a living. npt

Opposite: 79 Orange Street, 2022 77

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2021 A Year in Review

HIGHLIGHTS PRESERVATION SYMPOSIUM In September 2021, Nantucket P reservation Trust, in partnership with ReMain N antucket, presented Rescuing History: Nantucket in Response to Rising Seas, a two-day conference about climate change mitigation and historic structures. This conference brought together many local and regional attendees.

AWARDS

In 2021, NPT marked the fifteenth consecutive year of its awards program, which has honored dozens of owners, preservationists, and craftspeople. Over one hundred members of the p reservation c ommunity, along with award recipients and their families, attended the September 30th awards ceremony held in the gardens of the ’Sconset Union Chapel.

Members of the Phelan family in the garden of the Siasconset Union Chapel, 2021 80

NPT’s CORE PROGRAMS, MARKERS, HISTORIES, and EASEMENTS provide the opportunity

to educate, document, and protect the island’s historic properties. In 2021, NPT completed ten markers and eight new house histories.

PRESERVATION IN PERPETUITY

In 2021, NPT recorded two new easements. 79 Orange Street, formerly the Antone Sylvia Grocery store and currently Flock knitting shop and 23 Wauwinet Road, historic Seaview Farm and Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts campus, will be forever p reserved thanks to preservation easements.

Nantucket Island School of Design and Arts campus (Seaview Farm), 23 Wauwinet Road, 2020

SCHOLARSHIP Kevin Green of Nantucket was awarded a partial scholarship to the North Bennet Street School’s Preservation Carpentry Program. He began his studies in September 2021. See page 70 for additional information.

FUND AND FRIEND RAISERS

Our Annual August Fête was a hybrid event in 2021. We created video house tours of four historic Nantucket homes along Lily Street and Gull Island Lane, offered in-person walking tours of the Lily Pond neighborhood, and hosted a virtual Fête gathering where we heard from homeowners, craftspeople, and preservation experts. Our Sense of Place exhibition and auction also successfully continued online.

August Fête walking tour, August, 2021

NEW WEBSITE

In December 2021, we launched a website redesign, created by Novation Media and funded in part by a grant from the Preservation Services Fund for Eastern Massachusetts of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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With thanks to our supporters

Photo by Jeffrey Allen

Photo by Jeffrey Alen

SENSE OF PLACE SOCIETY MEMBERS Mr. and Mrs. Lee S. Ainslie Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr. Mrs.Walter F. Ballinger, II Mr. and Mrs. David S. J. Brown Mr. and Mrs.William C. Buck Mr. and Mrs. David Butler

Ms. Amanda Cross Mr. and Mrs. Douglass N. Ellis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Forster Ms. Karyn McLaughlin Frist

Mr. Mark H. Gottwald Ms. Susan Zises Green Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Greenberg

Ms. Victoria Hagan and Mr. Michael Berman

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Ms.Wendy Hubbell Mr. and Mrs. Zenas Hutcheson, III Mr. Ken Jennings and Mr. Albert S. Messina Mr. Michael Kovner and Mr. Jean Doyen de Montaillou Mr. John Moller and Ms. Betsey Von Summer Mr. Jon M. King and Mr. John H. Ehrlich Mr. and Mrs. David Lilly, Jr. Mrs. Byron Lingeman Mr. Charles W. Loeb, Jr. and Ms. Sandy Murphy

Mr. and Mrs.Vincent Maffeo Mr. and Mrs. Richard Menschel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Moore, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Muhlhauser Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Peek

Mrs. EllaWall Prichard Mr. and Mrs. Greg Spivy Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. C. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, Jr. Ms. Judith C.Tolsdorf Ms. PamWaller Note: Italics denote NPT Cornerstone Society members who have given annually for three or more years. 84

Leader Members Mr. James W. Abbott and Ms. Debby Vander Woude

Mr. and Mrs.William F. Connell Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Conway

Mr. and Mrs. Leigh J.Abramson

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas C. Amendolare

Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D.Ancona Ms. Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley Mr. and Mrs. ChrisW.Armstrong

Ms. Lindsey Axel Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bailey Mrs. Anne D. Bailliere Ms. Blue Balliett and Mr.William Klein

Mr. and Mrs. David H. Barlow Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beaugrand Mr.Allan D. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Gary Beller Ms. Carol Bellmaine Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Besecker Ms. Susan Blair and Mr. David Shukis Mrs. Robert H. Bolling, Jr. Mr. Joseph Bonacci

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bousa Mr. and Mrs.Victor Boyajian Mr. and Mrs.William F. Brandt, Jr. Mr. Guy Bristow and Ms. Barbara Presta Dr. Marcia J. Browne and Dr. JeffreyW. Clarke Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brownlee Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Buechle Mrs. Coleman P. Burke Dr. and Mrs. George P. Butterworth

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Craven

Mr. and Mrs. Wayne F. Davies Mr. Hugh O. Davis and Ms. Amy Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DiMartino

Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Dimeo Ms. Dorinda Dodge Dr. and Mrs.William H. Druckemiller Ms. Lisa Quattrocchi, Edward H. Benenson Fdt. Ms. Ann G. Ellicott

Mr. Michael Elzay Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fabacher Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fahrenkopf Ms. Mary Ellen G. Ferrel and Mr. John Heaps Mr. Eric Finger and Ms. Jascin Leonardo Finger Mr. Joseph W. Foley and Mr. Harris K. Doliner

Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Fowler Mr. Robert Franklin and Mr. Charles Mappin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freeman

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Fremont-Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas P. Gaspari

Mrs. Charles M. Geschke Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Giovine

Ms. Melanie L. Gowen

Ms. Sascha Douglass Greenberg Mr. Ethan B. Griffin

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold, IV Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Grote

Ms. Jane Rosenthal Cafritz Mr. Michael J. Campbell and Ms. Katherine M. Grover

Mr. Peter Grua and Ms. Mary O’Connell

Mr. and Mrs. Philip G. Gulley Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Hammer Ms. Beverly Harris Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Hay Ms. LucilleW. Hays Mrs. Paula Henderson

Ms. Kathleen Cannon and Mr. Brian Kelly Mr. John B. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. G. David Cheek Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Clapp

Mr. and Mrs. Jack N. Clevenger Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Colliton

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Mr. and Mrs. DonaldW. Heyda Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCausland Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Eugene G. McGuire Mr. and Mrs. James R. Holt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Martin McKerrow Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holt Dr. Douglas Horst Ms. Sarah Noelle McLane and and Ms. Maureen Phillips Mr. Jerald L. Pullins Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobsen Mr. James Meehan and Ms. Patricia White Ms. Gloria Jarecki Mr. Jason Michel Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Miklos Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jennison Mr. and Mrs. Peter Millard Dr. Ann L. and Mr. Charles B. Johnson Mrs. Sarah Ann Miller Mr. and Mrs. David B. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Mittenthal Mr. and Mrs. Woodward Kay Mr. and Mrs.Thomas M. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Kelly Mr. and Mrs.W. C. Mortenson Ms. Kathryn L. Ketelsen Mr. and Mrs. George R. Mrkonic, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kinsley Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Mundy Ms. Carolyn M. Knutson Mr. Maxwell Mundy and Rev. J. Carr Holland, lll Mr. and Mrs. Erik L. Knutzen Mr. and Mrs. David Northrup Mr. and Mrs. Arie L. Kopelman Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Norton Mr. Daniel Lynn Korengold and Mr. and Mrs. Al Novissimo, Novation Media Ms. Martha Lyn Dippell Mr. and Mrs. G. Philip Nowak Mr. and Mrs. Jacob H. Korngold Ms. Anne Olsen Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Kotchen Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Olson Mr. and Mrs. Eric Kraeutler Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Paduch Mr. and Mrs.William P. Kupper, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. DennisW. Perry Ms. Michelle Langlois and Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Phelan Mr. Hugh Dickinson Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Larsen Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Pidcock Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Lawrence Ms. Kristene Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Lee Mr. and Mrs. James W. Pierson Ms. Sherry A. LeFevre Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Polachi, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Keith M. Lindgren Dr.William Porter and Ms. Peggy Davis Mr. and Mrs. Brandon W. Lower Ms. Alison Potts and Mr. Mark Groenstein Mr. RichardW. Lowry Mr. and Mrs. PhilipW. Read Mr. and Mrs. Matthew MacEachern Mr. and Mrs. George M. Rich Mr. and Mrs. Angus S. Macleod Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Richards Mrs. Marilee B. Matteson Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson Mr. Michael May and Mr. Housley Carr Mr. and Mrs. J. Barton Riley Mr. Gary McBournie and Mr.William Mr. and Mrs. George M. Roach Richards Ms. Janet L. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCarthy Note: Italics denote NPT Cornerstone Society members who have given annually for three or more years. 86

Mr. and Mrs. K. Keith Roe Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rose Ellen and David Ross Dr. Philip C. Ross and Ms. Michele Kolb Mr. and Mrs. Milton C. Rowland Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ryan Ms. Linda L. Saligman Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Mr. and Mrs. Cary M. Schwartz Mrs. Nancy Tower Scott Ms. Michelle J. Seass Ms. Rhonda Shear Mr. James Donald Shockey and Ms. Mary Farland Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Spitler Mr. Peter C. Steingraber Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Stone Mr. Peter Sullivan and Ms. Mary Krueger Mr. Jonathan C. Swain Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swart Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Sweatland, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sweeney Mr. Cameron Texter and Ms. DevonWhite Mr. Geoffrey Tolsdorf Mr. and Mrs. James O.Treyz Ms. Anne W. Troutman and Mr. Aleks Istanbullu Mr. Robert Troxell Mrs. Jane Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Van Dyke, II Mr. and Mrs. E. Geoffrey Verney Ms. LyndaVickers-Smith Ms. Maryann Wasik Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helmut Weymar Mr. and Mrs. John R.Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Edward I.Wight Mr. and Mrs. Jay M.Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Wright Dr’s Robert A. and Elaine E. Yordan *Every effort was made to ensure the above and following lists are complete and accurate. If an error of omission was made at press time, please don’t hesitate to let us know by emailing us at info@nantucketpreservation.org. Thank you. Note: Italics denote NPT Cornerstone Society members who have given annually for three or more years. 87

general Members Mr. and Mrs. Pennel Ames Mr. and Mrs.Thomas Anathan Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Arvay

Ms.Trudy Dujardin, Dujardin Design Associates, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Ms. Barbara Erskine

Ms. Penny Dey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Austin

Ms. Marsha Fader

Ms. Joan Badie VADM and Mrs. John A. Baldwin, USN (RET) Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Ball Mr. Curtis L. Barnes Mr. and Mrs.William H. Barney, III Mr. and Mrs. David Beardsley

Mrs. Maia Farish

Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Farrell Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Fee Mr. Robert D. Felch Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ference-Gray

Mr. and Mrs.Taylor Fernley

Prof. J. Scott Finn and Mr. Charles Caldwell

Mr. Paul Bergmann Mr. and Mrs. John Bermel Mrs. James Blackmore Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Bloom

Mr.Tyrrell E. Flawn and Mr. John P. Howe III, MD

Mr. and Mrs.William M. Folberth, III

Ms. Ingrid Francis

Mr. and Mrs. Neil M. Blume

Mr. and Mrs. Scott McKinley Frantz Mr. J. Pepper Frazier, II Mr. Roland Frye and Ms. Susan Pettey Mr. David Gagnon and Ms. Shelley Dresser Ms. Janet M. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Gifford Mr. and Mrs. Blake Godbout

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bocage

Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Boling, Jr. Ms. Ann P. Bond Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Boucai Mr. Steve Boynton Ms. Elizabeth Brinkerhoff

Drs. Margaret B. and John N. Goldman Ms. Rose Gonnella and Mr. Frank Holahan Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gosh

Mr. Paul Brody and Ms. Debra Goldstein

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas R. Brome

Ms. Elisabeth Bumiller and Mr. Steven R. Weisman

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew M. Graves

Ms. Peggy Capone Butler

Ms.Toby Greenberg

Mr. Charles Byrne and Ms. Ellen Mitchell Ms.Victoria A. Greenhood and Mr. Robert B. Remar Mr. Cailen J. Casey Mr. John M. Groff Mrs. Susan H. Cavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Gutman Ms. Adele Chatfield-Taylor and Mr. John Guare Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Haines

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Collatz Ms. Marion Roland Conley

Ms. Ellen H. Hakes Ms. Barbara Halsted

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Cook Ms. Peggy Cosgrave Mr. and Mrs. John J. Cowden, Jr.

Mrs. Andrea Hamor Mr. and Mrs. Dudley M. Harde

Ms. Cary Hazlegrove

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Creem Mr. Richard C. Crisson and Mr. Rod O’Hanley Mr.Timothy G. Crowley Mr. Christopher L. Dallmus Mrs. Sheila Daume Ms. Alice I. Davies Mr. and Mrs. Mark Deck Mr. and Mrs. David S. Deutsch

Mr. Joseph P. Helyar Mr. and Mrs. Mason Heydt Mr. Frank Hicks

Ms. Elizabeth K. Hillger and Mr.William H. Reynolds

Mrs. Christopher F. Holland

Mr. James Hoon

Mr. and Mrs. Mark O. Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Richard† Irwin Mr. John Isakson

Ms. Abaigeal Greenough Dodd

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dowsett

Ms. Barbara Ann Joyce

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Miss Hilary H. Cunniff

Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Helms

Dr. and Mrs. Frank Rand Dr. Shirley F. Rayport Mr. and Mrs. Richard Raysman

Miss Alexandra Karolyi Ms. Diane H. Karper

Ms. Denice Kronau Ms. Kathryn Kubie

Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Renzulli Mr. and Mrs. W. Steven Roethke

Mr. Paul La Paglia

Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Lamport Mrs. James F. Lentowski Mr. and Mrs. Larry Levine

Ms. Judith K. Rushmore Mr. J. Wood Rutter Mrs. Bonnie J. Sacerdote

Ms. Leslie Linsley

Mr. Colin Sanderson Ms. Christine C. Sanford

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Lochtefeld Mr. Ken R. Locklin

Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schaperkotter

Ms. Mary Longacre Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lorenzo Mr. and Mrs.William R. Lothian

Ms. Penny Scheerer and Mr. John Schwanbeck Mr. Carl W. Schmidt Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Schrauth

Ms. Sherry J. Lourie

Mr. and Mrs.Thomas P. Lowy

Ms. Janet Schulte

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. MacCormick

Mr. Karl H. Schulz and Ms. Donna K. Cooper

Ms. Janet C. MacKay and Mr. Frank P. Hanlon Dr. and Mrs. MalcolmW. MacNab Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Mahoney

Mrs.William A. Sevrens

Ms. Felice K. Shea Ms. Kathryn K. Sheehan Mr. and Mrs. Ross Silverstein

Mr. Robert Maier and Ms. Barbara Burgess Ms. Rosalie Maloney

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Marinelli Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. McGill, III

Mr. and Mrs. H. Brooks Smith Ms. Penny Snow Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Lars O. Soderberg

Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. McGowan Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. McNeil III

Mr. and Mrs. R. Alan Medaugh

Mrs. Carolyn Capstick Meehan Ms. Annie Stackpole Menz

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Spiro

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stahler Dr. and Mrs. Robert Stanton Ms. Laura F. Stockwell

Mr. and Mrs. Richardson T. Merriman Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Metcalf Mr. Hal Miller Mr. and Mrs.William C. Miller, IV Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Milone Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Moore, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, III

Mrs. Sandra H.Taylor

Ms. Ann Teasdale Ms. Erin Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Negri

Mr. and Mrs.Vincent E.Todd, Jr. Mr. and Mrs.W. David Troast Mr. Richard Tuck Mr. and Mrs. James Tyler Ms. Constance Umberger Ms. Clara Urbahn

The Honorable and Mrs. R. James Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. Rick Nopper Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Obletz Mr. Kevin Olney

Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Ostrander Mrs. Mary Alyce Pardo Ms. Nancy Pasley Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Perlman Mr. Brian Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pinto Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Pollack

Ms. Pamela Van Hoven Clark

Mr. and Mrs. CarloVittorini

Mr. and Mrs. Robert von Zumbusch

Mr. and Mrs. A. CharlesWalters Mrs. Catherine S.Ward

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Ms. Emma H.Ward Ms. SuellenWard and Mr. John H. Copenhaver

Mr. and Mrs. David Webber Ms. Helen Weeks Mr. Todd K. West Ms. Heather J. Wietzel Ms. Maria L. Zodda

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in honor of Shawne Broderick, from Dr. and Mrs. John R. Abel, DDS Al and Nancy Forster, from Mr. and Mrs. David Webber Suzy Grote and Mary Randolph Ballinger, from Mr. and Mrs. John S. Ross Rich Merriman, from Mr. Robert Selfridge Bailey, Jr Rich Merriman, from John W. Black, Jr. Rich Merriman, from Mr. Harry Edward Hill, III Rich Merriman, from Mr. Stephen J. Ryan

in memoriam gifts Ms. Rachel Bashein in memory of Joel Strom Archer Mr. Robert D. Felch in memory of Marianne H. Felch Ms. Carolyn Jones in memory of Barbara Jones Mr. Cameron Texter and Ms. Devon White in memory of Priscilla Cook Texter Mr. Cameron Texter and Ms. Devon White in memory of William Owen

Please Note: NPT Annual Membership gifts are recognized on a 15-month cycle, including membership renewal gifts from the last quarter of the prior calendar year. Every effort was made to ensure the above and following lists are complete and accurate. If an error of omission was made, please don’t hesitate to let us know by emailing us at info@nantucketpreservation.org. Thank you. 90

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program and operating grants Charina Foundation Community Foundation for Nantucket’s ReMain Nantucket Fund Edward H. Benenson Foundation National Trust for Historic Preservation Network for Good Osceola Foundation The 1772 Foundation The Gilbert Verney Foundation The Judy Family Foundation The Margaret Ritchie R. Battle Family Charitable Fund The ’Sconset Trust

Corporate partner Verdura, Inc.

Program and event Underwriters Ms. Michelle Elzay and Mr. Matthew Brannon Ms. Susan Zises Green Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Grote Mr. Michael Kovner and Mr. Jean Doyen de Montaillou Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCausland Ms. Sarah Noelle McLane and Mr. Jerald L. Pullins NISDA (Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts) Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Pinson PURE Insurance Mr. and Mrs. George E. Roach Silvercrest Asset Management Mr. and Mrs. Paul R.C. Sullivan

Program and event leaders Ms. Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley Mrs. Carol Atkinson Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bailey, Jr. Mrs. Walter F. Ballinger, II Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Beaugrand Mr. Guy Bristow and Ms. Barbara Presta Mr. and Mrs. David S. J. Brown Mr. and Mrs. William C. Buck Ms. Patricia Burns Mr. John B. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. G. David Cheek Ms. Susan M. Cosper and Mr. Brian Bartlett Ms. Amanda Cross Mr. and Mrs. Douglass N. Ellis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Fabacher Mr. Joseph W. Foley and Mr. Harris K. Doliner Mr. and Mrs. Alan Forster Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Fowler Ms. Rose Gonnella and Mr. Frank Holahan Ms. Susan Zises Green Mr. and Mrs. Mark Groenstein Mr. Peter Grua and Ms. Mary O’Connell Mr. and Mrs. James Hagedorn Mr. and Mrs. Christian Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Holmes Dr. Douglas Horst and Ms. Maureen Phillips Mr. and Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Jacobsen Mr. Jon M. King and Mr. John H. Ehrlich Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kinsley Mr. Daniel Lynn Korengold and Ms. Martha Lyn Dippell Mrs. Debi Lilly

Mrs. Seymour G. Mandell Mr. and Mrs. Justin Merola Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer Ms. Elizabeth A. Milias Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Monahan Mr. and Mrs. William M. Moore, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mortenson Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Muhlhauser Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis W. Perry Mr. Brian Pfeiffer Mr. and Mrs. Samuel P. Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy P. Richardson Ms. Janet L. Robinson Ms. Linda L. Saligman Mr. and Mrs. John D. Sayer Ms. Ally Sievers Mr. and Mrs. Ross Silverstein Mr. James W. Simpson Mr. and Mrs. David Joel Spitler Mrs. John E. Stauffer Mr. and Mrs. Harris Stone Mr. and Mrs. Jordan M. Stone Mr. and Mrs. John Sussek, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Swart Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sweeney Ms. Carolyn Thayer Ms. Anne W. Troutman and Mr. Aleks Istanbullu Ms. Greta C. Van Susteren Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Webb, III Mr. Robert Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Edward I. Wight Mr. Ryan Williams Mr. and Mrs. David S. Wolff

PROGRAM AND EVENT SPONSORS M.J. Levy Dickson Maine & ACK HVAC Marine Home Center Moore Woodworking Nantucket Looms Nantucket Photo Art / Garth Grimmer Novation Media Robert J. Miklos Susan Boardman Weathered Nantucket / Kelley Jepson

Anne Troutman Ben Larrabee Photography Studio Carolyn Thayer Interiors Dujardin Design Associates, Inc. Front Porch Studio / Ellie Gottwald Interior Fashions by Housefitters Kate Pelletier Kathleen Hay Designs Laren Marttila M. Sweeney Construction 93

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Nathaniel Allen Diane Asche Holly Backus Gussie Beaugrand Mary Jo Beck Rowan Blake Susan Boardman Maureen Bousa Abby Camp Sarah Jensen Carr Amanda Cross Beth Davies Porter G. and Lisa Nye Dawson Jennifer DiMartino Trudy Dujardin Graeme Durovich Caroline Ellis Envision Resilience Nantucket Challenge Colin Evans Mark and Suzanne Forsyth Michael Gault Eleanor Gottwald Melanie Gowen Susan Zises Green Nathanael Greene Ben Haavik Barbara Halsted Hannah Blount Kathleen Hay Amelia Holmes Eric Holch Cecil Barron Jensen Dr. Frances Karttunen Alyssa Kate Jon King Mary Lacoursiere Beth and Tom Lowy Sarah Noelle McLane Nantucket Looms Stephanie Phillips Karen Pinson

Martha and Charles Polachi Chris Reed Kristiana Ringer Mickey Rowland Dale Rutherford Christine Sanford Bill Sarni ’Sconset Market Karin Sheppard Alison Smith Marie and John Sussek Ann Swart Michael Sweeney Aille Sweeney Deborah Van der Wolk Barbara Von Der Groeben Cathy Ward Heidi Weddendorf Shawn Wood

Nantucket Preservation Trust Statement of Activities for 2019 and 2020 2020 2019 Operating revenues: Contributions $ 311,437 $ 324,041 Program services 68,130 126,020 Fundraising events 71,830 66,947 Sale of goods (net of cost) 23,069 30,195 Interest & dividend income 13,993 28,279 Total operating revenues 487,959 575,482 Operating expenses: Program Management & general Fundraising Total operating expenses

243,099 407,262 77,808 84,970 167,129 156,589 488,036 648,821

Change in net assets from operations (77) Realized & unrealized in investment gains/(losses) 55,659 Change in net assets 126,159 Net assets, beginning of year 855,289 Net assets, end of year 981,371

(73,339) 71,383 (1,956) 857,245 855,289

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he National Park Service considers a building historic when it reaches 50 years old or older. As NPT celebrates our 25th anniversary, we realize the organization itself is halfway to historic by this definition. People frequently consider history to be events that happened long, long ago, making preservation of Nantucket’s 20th century recent past a challenge. But history is being made all around us. One very real threat to the preservation of the recent past is that many of the island’s structures built more recently than 50 years ago are being demolished at an alarming rate. In virtually every instance, on Nantucket, land is worth far more than the existing building that stands upon it. Even buildings 50 to 100 years old are not given their due respect as historic structures. We are losing a lot of our history before even getting the chance to write it down. The buildings that a community chooses to preserve are just that—a deliberate choice. They say something about what we value and who we want to remember. At our annual preservation symposium, you will have a chance to learn so much more about Nantucket’s history than just the golden age of whaling. Like it’s architectural heritage, the history of Nantucket is unique and diverse. We are hoping you come away from this conference with a renewed interest in the island’s history and the buildings around you. Not everything from the past can, or should, be saved. But there is immense value in adding to our understanding of what historic means. Understanding more viewpoints from history, especially the last hundred years, will only better prepare us for the future. It’s true what they say about those who don’t learn from the past. What do we preserve and why? If you had to choose one building to preserve to tell the story of the last fifty years on Nantucket, what would it be? npt 103

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