Historic buildings
Historic buildings
July 17, 2020
Following the Path of History at the Thomas Cooke House
For three years now, the museum has been hard at work restoring the historic Thomas Cooke house property, the site of its original campus, as a public green-space and satellite campus.
February 5, 2020
Federated Church Prevails in Intricate Case Over Parsonage
The Federated Church in Edgartown won a legal victory this week in a knotty case over its ownership of the South Water street parsonage that was willed to the church more than 60 years ago.
October 24, 2019
History Revisited
Tucked away off Cromwell Lane in downtown Vineyard Haven, the Caleb Prouty house is a vestige of a bygone era, one of the few survivors of the Great Fire of 1883 that destroyed most of downtown Vineyard Haven.
October 19, 2019
Commission Wrestles With Historic House Dilemma
As Stop & Shop mulls redevelopment plans for a new Vineyard Haven store, it wants to demolish the Caleb Prouty House.
May 6, 2019
Demolition of Historic House Comes Under Scrutiny
The demolition of a house believed to be one of the oldest homes in Vineyard Haven has stirred shock and confusion.
December 6, 2018
Through the Years of the Vineyard Trust
The history of the Vineyard Trust comes to life this week on the Time Machine, the Gazette’s online display of Vineyard history.
February 18, 2018
Historic Davis Lane House Began Life as a Private School
The Reston family recently ended almost 50 years of ownership of the iconic house at the corner of Davis Lane and School street in Edgartown.
December 19, 2017
History of a Home Lies in Family Ties and Talent
As readers may have noticed, I am often attracted to unusual houses. The house at 32 Planting Field Way in Edgartown is certainly unusual for the Vineyard.
January 24, 2017
Edgartown Pursues Plan to Rescue Yellow House on Main Street
Edgartown voters may be asked to decide this spring to spend $3 million to buy the so-called Yellow House, a run-down property on Main street owned by the Hall family.
October 11, 2016
From Sengie to Cooke Street
I have seen many people, both residents and tourists, checking out the excavation at 37 Cooke Street.
