Nantucket MA
2009

Nantucket, a tiny, isolated island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is a summer destination with dune-backed beaches. It’s marked by unpainted cedar-shingled buildings, many surrounded by manicured privets. The wharves and cobblestoned streets of the Town of Nantucket are lined with restaurants, high-end boutiques and steepled churches. The town’s Whaling Museum recounts the island’s role as a 19th-century whaling hub.

Gothic windows are often uniquely shaped with pointed arches and are a defining feature of the home. The pointed arch design is also usually carried out through the home's exterior doors as well. Steeply pitched roofs, prominent chimneys, and decorative gables are also defining exterior gothic features.