'Sconset: House by House

by Michael May

’ House by House explores the evolution of the village of Siasconset's eighteenth- and nineteenth-century fish houses and early twentieth-century cottages. Nowhere in America is there a community quite like ’Sconset. Beautifully preserved as a seasonal retreat overlooking the Atlantic at Nantucket Island’s east end, ’Sconset retains most of its early structures as well as its original village layout and scale. This book reveals the history of more than sixty of these historic houses–all located in the village’s core area on Front, Broadway, Center, and Shell Streets. It is illustrated with nearly 250 images capturing past occupants and views of historic ’Sconset. Author and former Nantucket Preservation Trust Executive Director Michael May‘s research digs deep to uncover the often untold stories of some of the island’s most iconic houses.

144 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2021