Edgartown voters may be asked to decide this spring to spend $3 million to buy the so-called Yellow House, a run-down property on Main street owned by the Hall family.

I have seen many people, both residents and tourists, checking out the excavation at 37 Cooke Street.

Picking up on efforts that began more than 40 years ago, Edgartown voters will decide next week whether to more than double the size of their historic district, which includes about 250 homes in the heart of the village.

Around the Island, where some towns showcase three centuries of architectural history, historic preservation is a topic for discussion and debate.

A historic house thought to have been a British headquarters during Grey’s Raid in 1778 may soon be torn down.

Aquinnah is not the place to go looking for interesting houses without trespassing. Interesting stories, yes, but the houses visible from the road are few and far between. The exception of course is the Vanderhoop homestead.