Nantucket Historic District, comprising all of Nantucket Island in
Nantucket, MassachusettsNantucket is an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the...
was designated as a
National Historic LandmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance. All NHLs are listed in the National Register of Historic Places...
on December 13, 1966. It is the largest conventional historic district in the U.S., and the largest National Historic Landmark District in the
contiguous U.S.The term contiguous United States refers to the 48 U.S. states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada, plus the District of Columbia....
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Nantucket Historic District, comprising all of Nantucket Island in
Nantucket, MassachusettsNantucket is an island 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the...
was designated as a
National Historic LandmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance. All NHLs are listed in the National Register of Historic Places...
on December 13, 1966. It is the largest conventional historic district in the U.S., and the largest National Historic Landmark District in the
contiguous U.S.The term contiguous United States refers to the 48 U.S. states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada, plus the District of Columbia....
.
National Register listing
- Nantucket Historic District
- (added 1966 - District - #66000772)
- Nantucket Island, Nantucket
- Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
- Architectural Style: Federal
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Commerce
- Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
- Owner: Private , Local Gov't
- Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction
- Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water Works
- Current Function: Domestic
- Current Sub-function: Camp, Single Dwelling
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