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Historical Sites
Oldest House & Kitchen Garden,
16 Sunset Hill

Old Mill, 50 Prospect Street

Sole surviving structure from the island’s
original 17th-century English settlement.
Guided tours daily from 5/28-10/10/16.

©Michael Galvin

Nantucket Historical Association:
Nantucket Whaling Museum,
13 Broad Street
The Nantucket Whaling Museum and
NHA historic properties depict the island’s
transformation from a 17th-century farming
community to whaling capital of the world,
to a 20th-century art and resort colony. The
Whaling Museum features a 46-foot sperm
whale skeleton and top-quality exhibition
halls. Visit www.nha.org for information,
hours and admission prices, or call
508-228-1894.

©Michael Galvin

©Michael Galvin

Greater Light, 8 Howard Street

America’s oldest operating windmill
retains original handcrafted wooden gears
that harness the wind’s power to grind corn.
Guided tours daily from 5/28-10/10/16.
Fire Hose Cart House, 8 Gardner St.
The last remaining structure of its kind on
Nantucket, housing vintage 19th-century
hose carts and pumpers. Guided tours daily
from 5/28-10/10/16.

An 18th-century livestock barn transformed
into an eclectic summer home in the 1930s
by the Quaker Monaghan sisters. Guided
tours daily from 5/28-10/10/16.
Quaker Meeting House, 7 Fair Street
Utilized as a school and church by Society
of Friends, and NHA’s first museum. Open
during the NHA’s Downtown Walking Tour
from 5/28-10/10/16, and during NHA
Research Library hours. www.nha.org

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