Vineyard Trust

May 27, 1977

Historic Preservation Society Will Restore Vincent House

George W. Adams
A home has been found for what may well be the Island’s oldest house. Within a matter of months the old Vincent house which now stands on the MacKenty property on Edgartown Great Pond will be moved to the back yard of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House at the entrance to Edgartown proper.
Vineyard Trust
Vincent House Museum
July 18, 1980

Preservation Society Gains Historic Whaling Church

Hollis L. Engley
The trustees of Edgartown’s stately, pillared Methodist Church have voted to transfer ownership of the building to the Martha’s Vineyard Historical Preservation Society.
Old Whaling Church
Vineyard Trust
May 27, 2021

Flying Horses Reopening Friday

The historic platform carousel in Oak Bluffs whirls again beginning this weekend, and daily once Island schools are out.
Flying Horses
Vineyard Trust
June 4, 2021

Town Stalls Funding for Whaling Church Restoration

Noah Asimow
Public funding for a project to repaint and restore the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown is on hold after the discovery that a work estimate from the Vineyard Trust had been altered.
Old Whaling Church
Vineyard Trust
Community Preservation Act

1999

July 2, 1999

An Old Library Gains New Life In West Tisbury

Julia Wells
Vineyard Trust
John Alley
The small, handsomely detailed 129-year-old building that housed the West Tisbury Free Public Library for a full century was purchased from the town this week by the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust.
 
With its mahogany trim and mansard roof, the two-story, 600-square-foot former town library will now be restored and returned  to active community use. The building is tucked along Music street near the West Tisbury town center.
 

1997

January 31, 1997

Preservation Trust Hopes to Restore Old Agricultural Hall to Its Full Glory

Jason Gay
Vineyard Trust
Grange Hall
With $300,000 cash and the unified support of town leaders and residents, the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust today purchases the old agricultural hall on State Road in West Tisbury.
 
The deal, which had been expected for several months, allows the Edgartown-based trust to acquire the 138-year-old hall from the town and begin restoration work.
 
Once considered on of the Island’s most important and recognizable buildings, the hall now suffers from considerable disrepair and is no longer a center of local activity.
 

1993

December 10, 1993

Historic Transaction: Alley’s Store is Sold

Julia Wells
Alley's General Store
Vineyard Trust
The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust formally took ownership of Alley’s General Store yesterday, ushering in the beginning of a new era for the renowned Dealers in Almost Everything in the heart of West Tisbury.
 

1992

November 13, 1992

An Institution Gets New Life in New Role

Julia Wells
Vineyard Trust
It began with a gift some 17 years ago, a donation of money and at once an act of philanthropy and preservation.
 
The 1975 gift from Fairleigh S. Dickinson Jr. rescued and restored the historic Dr. Daniel Fisher house on Main street in Edgartown. It was also the beginning of the Martha’s Vineyard Historical Preservation Society.
 

1986

June 20, 1986

Preservation Society Launches Effort to Buy Flying Horses

Vineyard Gazette
Flying Horses
Vineyard Trust
Oak Bluffs history
The Martha’s Vineyard Historical Preservation Society Inc. this week formally announced the launching of its campaign to raise $740,000 by Dec. 8 to purchase the land, building and business of the historic Oak Bluffs carousel, the Flying Horses.
 
As part of its agreement with the present owner of the carousel, James Ryan of Osterville, the society has managed the Flying Horses since its opening on the Memorial Day weekend. It is open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
 
April 25, 1986

Historic Sale Will Protect A Landmark

Mark Alan Lovewell
Vineyard Trust
Nathan Mayhew Schoolhouse
Tisbury History
An Island museum and landmark changed hands on Patriots Day. The museum of the Sea Coast Defense Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a little white building on upper Main street in Vineyard Haven, has turned over to Martha’s Vineyard Historical Preservation Society. The museum is a repository of memorabilia going back generations, to the Island’s whaling days.
 

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