Nantucket Historical Association

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Nantucket Historical Association Description

Since 1894, the Nantucket Historical Association has worked to preserve the 300 year history of the island. It maintains around 25 historic properties and sites and offers guided walking tours.

Hobbies & Activities category: Historic site; Historical museum

Nantucket Historical Association Highlights

Fire Hose Cart House

The Fire Hose Cart House is the only remaining 19th century firehouse on the island. It was one of many built after the devastating fire that destroyed most of the town in 1846. The building

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Hawden House

Built in 1845 by William Hawden, Hawden House features the neo-Classical façade that was popular during the prosperous days of whaling. It has first floor parlors with luxurious furnishings

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Jethro Coffin House

The Jethro Coffin House is the oldest residence on Nantucket. Built in 1686, this saltbox style house is the only surviving structure from the original 17th century English settlement. Jethro was

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Macy Christian House

Island merchant Nathaniel Macy had this house moved to its present location in 1745. Macy Christian House features colonial architecture fused with styles popularized later in the 19th and 20th

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Old Gaol

Built in 1806 using heavy oak timbers, the Old Gaol has iron rods running through the walls and bars across the windows. It was built to contain the criminal element that arrived during Nantucket's

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Old Mill

Built in 1746 using the wood from shipwrecks, the Old Mill in Nantucket is said to be the oldest working mill in the country. It stopped commercial operation in 1892 and was donated to the NHA in

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Address

Nantucket Historical Association
15 Broad Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
United States

Map Nantucket Historical Association

Phone 1 (508) 228-1894
Fax 1 (508) 228-5618

http://www.nha.org