Nantucket Historic District National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation)
Chase-Harrell P and Pfeiffer B. 2012. Nantucket Historic District National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation). National Historic Landmark Nominations. 66000772_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is updated National Historic Landmark (NHL) documentation for the Nantucket Historic District National Historic Landmark in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. The updated NHL nomination for the Nantucket Historic District documents its national significance under NHL Criteria #1 and 4 for its association with American whaling history and subsequent tourism, which replaced the whaling industry as the island’s economic mainstay. The updated documentation also recognizes Nantucket’s Native American and African American communities and the important roles that they played in the whaling industry and the social history of the island. The period of national significance is 1659-1975.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Chase-Harrell, Pauline; Pfeiffer, Brian
- Date of Issue
- 2012-10-16
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Massachusetts, Nantucket, National Historic Landmark