NANTUCKET MA: Formal front parlors, walk-in fireplaces with beehive ovens, an eclectic 1930s summer salon... The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) invites you to visit three historic NHA houses from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries during its new walking tour.
The tour begins at the Hadwen House, 96 Main Street, rain or shine. An elegant 1845 Greek Revival home filled with treasures brought to the island on returning whaleships, the property represents the most prosperous period in Nantucket’s past. The Macy-Christian House, built in 1745, demonstrates the “Colonial Revival” style so popular on Nantucket for much of the twentieth century. The tour concludes at the restored home and garden of Hanna and Gertrude Monaghan, known as Greater Light. Built as a livestock barn in 1790, and remodeled into a summer home in 1929–33, the house and garden have been undergoing a three-year restoration project by the NHA, which acquired the property as a bequest from Hanna Monaghan in 1970.
May 28 – October 10 (no tour July 4), daily, 2:15 p.m. $10 adults; $8 seniors (65+); $4 youth (6-17). Free for NHA members. Tickets may be purchased at the Whaling Museum admission desk or at the Hadwen House just prior to the tour. Free for NHA members.
Guided Historic Downtown Walking Tour “Step into the past while strolling in the present.” Get your game on and exercise for history! Flex your history muscles during this one-hour guided walk and become a history buff. Enjoy a unique “workout” as an NHA guide coaches participants to “step into the past while strolling in the present” and share stories of the people, places, and events that transformed Nantucket from a remote island outpost—first to the whaling capital of the world and then to a resort destination of international acclaim. Tour departs from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street, rain or shine.
May 28 – October 10 (no tour July 4), Monday – Saturday, 11:15 a.m. $10 adults; $8 seniors (65+); $4 Youth (6-17). Free for NHA members. Each tour departs from the Whaling Museum, 13 Broad Street. Tickets may be purchased at the Whaling Museum admission desk. For more information, please call 508-228-1894, ext. 0
