SEA CAPTAIN'S HOUSES AND ROSE COVERED COTTAGES: THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE OF NANTUCKET ISLAND
By Margaret Moore Booker
2003 Hardcover

With beautiful new photography, illustrative line drawings, and engaging stories, this book captures the fascinating architectural history of Nantucket Island, an American treasure on the East Coast. From its days when the Quakers gained a stronghold on the island, distinguishing their homes with an aesthetic of simplicity and superb craftsmanship, Nantucket has been shaped by the character and tradition of those who have designed and inhabited the tiny island. Today, Nantucket's significant cache of historic buildings—from simple lean-to houses to Federal-style mansions to clapboard Victorian summer cottages—are the subject of an important preservation movement that serves to protect the island's rich cultural tradition for generations to come.

Written by authors with extensive knowledge of the island's architectural history, the book draws upon primary sources, diaries, oral histories, and archived photographs to examine the rich architectural heritage of this designated national treasure. Sea Captain's Houses is a definitive study of the homes that have come to characterize this charming and culturally rich island, making this book appealing to not only Nantucket homeowners but also visitors to the island and all those who admire America's architectural heritage. (213 pp/162 ill)