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Cottagers Acquire an Old Town Hall and Many Annals of Old Cottage City and Oak Bluffs

Dorothy West | Friday, October 25 1968 - 3:42pm

On Aug. 26, 1869, the Oak Bluffs Land and Wharf Company, an energetic corporation which had bought up acres of the lovely woods and meadows and shore front stretches of what is now Oak Bluffs, sold one of those lots, 69 Pequot avenue, to Lydia B. Smith of New Bedford.

The Cottagers
Dorothy West
Oak Bluffs town hall
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Commission Wrestles With Historic House Dilemma

Noah Asimow
As Stop & Shop mulls redevelopment plans for a new Vineyard Haven store, it wants to demolish the Caleb Prouty House.
Saturday, October 19 2019 - 11:28am
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Historic District Keeps Stories Alive

Holly Pretsky
Standing in front of a whaling-era captain’s house in the William street historic district, Harold Chapdelaine explained how he looks at old properties.
Thursday, May 23 2019 - 4:16pm
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Demolition of Historic House Comes Under Scrutiny   Article updated

Holly Pretsky

The demolition of a house believed to be one of the oldest homes in Vineyard Haven has stirred shock and confusion.

Monday, May 6 2019 - 9:46pm
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Through the Years of the Vineyard Trust

The history of the Vineyard Trust comes to life this week on the Time Machine, the Gazette’s online display of Vineyard history.

Thursday, December 6 2018 - 3:06pm
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Historic Davis Lane House Began Life as a Private School

Mary Jane Carpenter
The Reston family recently ended almost 50 years of ownership of the iconic house at the corner of Davis Lane and School street in Edgartown.
Sunday, February 18 2018 - 8:31pm
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History of a Home Lies in Family Ties and Talent

Mary Jane Carpenter
As readers may have noticed, I am often attracted to unusual houses. The house at 32 Planting Field Way in Edgartown is certainly unusual for the Vineyard.
Tuesday, December 19 2017 - 2:53pm
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