Nantucket Preservation Trust

Last night we celebrated our 19th annual Preservation Awards! Our awards recognize individuals and organizations that advance the cause of preservation on Nantucket and are designed to show that a building or landscape can be sensitively updated while preserving its historic integrity. Congratulations to this year's winners!

Stewardship Award: the Brock family cottage, "Sandune," in Pocomo; the Everett family "Shack" at Smooth Hummocks; the Haffenreffer/Rowland family "Shack" in Madequecham; the Schmidt family cottage in Pocomo.

Historical Renovation Award: Greg and Amy Rowland, 3 Pawguvet Lane

Landscape & Garden Award: Nantucket Land Bank, Easton Street Rain Garden

Traditional Building Methods Award: Adam Zanelli, Nantucket Heritage Painting

Read more about each award winner on our website: https://nantucketpreservation.org/2025-nantucket-preservation-trust-award-winners-11276/

We love to see preservation in the national press, and today's issue of the Wall Street Journal features the story of Whitney Lucks and Karl Schneider's recent restoration of their c. 1740 Nantucket home.

The project won NPT's Michelle Elzay Architectural Preservation Award in 2021, and we're thrilled to see Whitney and Karl's preservation-minded vision and the work of island craftspeople and designers in the spotlight. Read the article (unlocked!) at this link:

What a $1.5 Million Renovation of a 285-Year-Old Nantucket Home Looks Like An Ohio couple took on a complex project that sought to restore original features and honor the home’s history.

We're excited to welcome award-winning interior designer Marshall Watson to Nantucket for our 2025 Summer Lecture & Luncheon on Tuesday, July 22! Marshall will present "Defining Elegance through the Classic Worlds of Interior Design, Architecture, and Gardening," followed by a delicious three course luncheon at the Ballroom at the White Elephant Village.

Visit our website for full event information and to purchase tickets: https://nantucketpreservation.org/events/summer-lecture/

Happy June! Nantucket Preservation Trust walking tours start for the season this week and run until October 9. On our tours you might learn that the Italianate style house at 73 Main Street was built for genealogist, suffragist, and abolitionist Eliza Starbuck Barney (1802-89) in 1873, or hear about the history of the 'Sconset cottage shown in slide 2, which was owned by Eliza and her husband Nathaniel Barney (1792-1869) between 1832 and 1858.

Main Street tours are Tuesdays at 3 PM, and 'Sconset tours are Thursdays at 3 PM. Advance registration is required; visit our website for more information and to sign up for a tour! https://nantucketpreservation.org/events/walking-tour/