National Historic Landmark · Nantucket, Massachusetts

Nantucket Historic District

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Nantucket Historic District
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The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressNantucket Island, Nantucket, MA
CountyNantucket County
ListedNov 13, 1966
Listed forIndustry, Commerce, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000772
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

Visiting

AddressNantucket Island, Nantucket, MA
Coordinates41.2832° N, 70.0976° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Nantucket Historic District listed on the National Register?

Nov 13, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Nantucket Historic District?

Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000772. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.