While most Nantucket homes are clad in grey weathered wooden shingles, this gem is dazzling with all the wood detailing. Add the cute pooches at the front gate and you have yourself a charming Nantucket home.
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Salt Meadows Antiques
A charming antiques store located at 78 Union Street is one of Nantucket’s oldest and finest antiques shops. It is a favorite destination for both new and seasoned collectors. Adorn with lovely weathervanes in the front, vintage nautical flags, treasure chests and so much more. It is a delightfully intriguing antiques store that you won’t want to miss.
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Fresh Flowers to Brighten Your Day
During a recent visit to the beautiful ‘Sconset Village, we found this young lady selling flowers from the back of a truck in the center of the village. She made several stunning bouquets that could brighten anyones day. I’m sure that many of the locals as well as the visitors enjoy getting fresh flowers for their cozy cottages. Don’t you just love that you can get a bouquet of flowers so quickly?
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House of Buoys
This house is located next to the public boat access. We enjoy coming here in the early morning to walk along the waters edge when the tide is low.
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The Lion’s Paw
The Lion’s Paw carries an eclectic mix of fresh, summery home furnishing décor of the highest quality. They offer hand-painted furniture, tabletop treasures, hand blown glass, and luxurious table and bed linens, hand-woven rugs, and other fine home accessories. The Lion’s Paw is truly a haven for anyone making a home on Nantucket or living on the water. The store is beautifully curated with lovely color palettes of blues, greens, aquas, and whites. Perfect for that resort beachy feel! Located at 30 Main Street. The store is owned by Debbie Fraker, who runs the store along with her daughter Jillian. What do you think of this Nantucket shop? Have you found any inspirational furnishings at the Lion’s Paw?
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Monument Square (a.k.a. Four Corners)
Nantucket’s first encounter with combat was the Civil War, during which 73 of the 339 Nantucket men who enlisted were killed in action or by illness. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument honoring them (pictured above) is located on upper Main Street at a spot islanders commonly refer to as the “Four Corners.”
According to the Nantucket Historical Association, this neighborhood is known as Monument Square where Main, Upper Main, Milk, and Gardner Streets intersect. This was at one time the thriving civic hub of Nantucket. During the eighteenth century, the town gradually shifted closer to the harbor and in 1798, the town changed its name from Sherborn/Sherburne to Nantucket. During this time, Monument Square became the site of civic buildings, a meetinghouse, an early school, and the dwellings of some of Nantucket’s most prominent citizens.