Nantucket Historic District
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Nantucket Historic District, comprising all of Nantucket Island in Nantucket, Massachusetts
was designated as a National Historic Landmark
on December 13, 1966. It is the largest conventional historic district in the U.S., and the largest National Historic Landmark District in the contiguous U.S.
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Nantucket, Massachusetts
Nantucket is an island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket...
was designated as a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
on December 13, 1966. It is the largest conventional historic district in the U.S., and the largest National Historic Landmark District in the contiguous U.S.
Contiguous United States
The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
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National Register listing
- Nantucket Historic District
- (added 1966 - District - #66000772)
- Nantucket Island, Nantucket
- Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
- Architectural Style: Federal
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Commerce
- Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1700–1749, 1750–1799, 1800–1824, 1825–1849
- Owner: Private , Local Gov't
- Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction
- Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water Works
- Current Function: Domestic
- Current Sub-function: Camp, Single Dwelling