Hadwen House of the Nantucket Historical Association

96 Main Street
Nantucket, MA,
Phone: 508-228-1894 Museum Shop: 508-228-5785 Fax: 508-228-5618
Category: Nantucket - Attractions
Description:
Located at 96 Main Street, The Hadwen House is a Greek Revival mansion built in 1845 by whaling merchant and silver retailer William Hadwen.

The building and its twin Greek Revival mansion at 94 Main Street were the most ostentatious private dwellings the island had ever seen, and a symbol of the wealth and prosperity of the island's leading citizens.

Click to Tour the East Parlor


The first floor parlors display the opulent furnishings and grand lifestyle that had come to replace the island's once dominant sober Quaker aesthetic. The imposing structure was donated to the Nantucket Historical Association in 1965 by Jean Satler Williams.

Visitors are also invited to enjoy the ground's Victorian gardens, which are carefully maintained by the Nantucket Garden Club.

Source: NHA

General Information - NHA Administrative Offices
Location: 15 Broad Street
Telephone: 508-228-1894
Museum Shop: 508-228-5785
Fax: 508-228-5618
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