Description:
During Nantucket's most prosperous years, whaling merchant Joseph Starbuck built the "Three Bricks" (nos. 93, 95, and 97 Main St.) for his three sons. His daughter married successful businessman William Hadwen, owner of the candle factory that is now the Whaling Museum, and Hadwen built this grand Greek Revival home across the street from his brothers-in-law in 1845. Although locals (mostly Quakers) were scandalized by the opulence, the local outrage spurred Hadwen on, and he decided to make the home even grander than he had first intended. The home soon became a showplace for entertaining the Hadwens' many wealthy friends. The Historical Association has done a magnificent job of restoring the home and furnishing it with period furniture, fabrics, porcelains, wallpapers, and other decorative accessories thought to be original. The gardens are maintained in period style by the Nantucket Garden Club.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 508/228-1894
Address:
- 96 Main St
- At Pleasant St., a few blocks southwest of the town center
- Nantucket, MA 02554
Hours:
- June-Sept Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm; call for off-season hours
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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