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A Finding Aid to the Historic Homes and Streets Collection, 1728, 1751, 1855-2000, undated

Descriptive Summary

Repository Martha's Vineyard Museum Gale Huntington Research Library
59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508) 627-4441
Call Number RU 537
Title Historic Homes and Streets Collection
Date [inclusive] 1728, 1751, 1855-2000, undated
Extent 1.5 boxes (0.756 cubic feet)
Language The materials are in English.
Abstract The artificial collection contains materials related to the history of the homes, land plots, streets, and public buildings on Martha's Vineyard.

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use and Reproduction Restrictions

Requests to reproduce material from this collection should be directed to the library's staff. Reproduction fees may apply.

Preferred Citation

Martha's Vineyard Museum, RU 537, Historic Homes and Streets Collection

Acquisition Information

  • Gift of Janet Swift in 1972 (Accession no. 1972.012).
  • Gift of Donald Rogers in 1975 (Accession no. 1975.023).
  • Gift of Abigail E. Butler in 1988 (Accession no. 1988.077).
  • Gift of Ted Berry in 1991 (Accession no. 1991.068).
  • Gift of Anthony Van Riper in 1999 (Accession no. 1999.051).
  • Gift of Sally Scott Cook in 2000 (Accession no. 2000.104).
  • Gift of Faith Brown in 2003 (Accession no. 2003.026).

Individual folders are labeled with accession numbers when known. The immediate source of acquisition and date of accession for the rest of the material is unknown.

Publication Information

Martha's Vineyard Museum

Gale Huntington Research Library
59 School Street
P.O. Box 1310
Edgartown, MA 02539
(508) 627-4441

Processing Information

Finding aid prepared by and machine-encoded by Clint Johnson in July 2015. Collection inventory and survey prepared by Lara J. Ullman in 2015.

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Related Materials

Related Materials

  • See also, Photograph Collections.
  • See also, RU 132, Deeds Collection.
  • See also, RU 547, Daggett House Collection.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Advertisements
  • Architectural drawings (visual works)
  • Articles of agreement
  • Blueprints (reprographic copies)
  • Booklets
  • Brochures
  • Clippings (information artifacts)
  • Drawings (visual works)
  • Floor plans
  • Estate records
  • Menus
  • Notes
  • Pamphlets
  • Registers (lists)
  • Research (document genres)
  • Specification writing

Geographic Name(s)

  • Chappaquiddick Island (Mass.)
  • Chilmark (Mass.)
  • Dukes County (Mass.)
  • Edgartown (Mass.)
  • Homes Hole (Mass.)
  • Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)
  • Tisbury (Mass. : Town)

Personal Name(s)

  • Butler, Abigail E.
  • Doughty, Robert F.
  • Dunham, Edward R.
  • Norris, Howes
  • Mayhew, Joseph
  • Murray, Virginia F., 1907-
  • Stachiw, Myron O.
  • Norton, Constant
  • Pent, William
  • Scott, Henry Edwards, 1900-
  • Shurtleff, Charles F.
  • Stoddard, Doris
  • Wimpenny, Mary
  • Yentsch, Anne E.

Subject(s)

  • City planning--United States--History--19th century
  • Dukes County (Mass.)--History
  • Martha's Vineyard (Mass.)--History
  • Oak Bluffs (Mass.)--History

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Scope and Content of Collection

The artificial collection contains advertisements, architectural drawings, articles of agreement, blueprints, booklets, brochures, newspaper clippings, drawings, floor plans, estate records, menus, notes, pamphlets, registers, research, and specifics for the purchase, construction and maintenance of historic homes, streets, and public buildings on Martha's Vineyard.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by relevant location on Martha's Vineyard.

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Contents of Collection

Box folder

Butler's Guest House lodging register, 1942-1972 
 1988.077
Author/Creator:  Butler, Abigail E.

Note

Includes time tables for the railroads, ferries and airlines of the period.

 1 1

Chappaquidick estate records, undated 

 1 2

Forty Sea Captains Sprang from the Soil of Chappaquiddick newspaper clipping, 1938 May 27 

Note

Published in the Vineyard Gazette.

 1 3

Chilmark Houses estate records, 1983-1984, undated 
Author/Creator:  Scott, Henry E.

 1 4

An Up Island Cruze, 1894, 1898 

 1 5

Cooke family and Cooke House research papers, circa 1976 
Author/Creator:  Stoddard, Doris

1 6

Daggett House brochure, circa 1962 

 1 7

Doughty Family and Providence House Research, 1992, undated 
Author/Creator:  Doughty, Robert F.

 1 8

Eastville Inn advertisement, undated 
 2003.026

 1 9

Old Houses at Eastville, 1929 
Author/Creator:  Norton, Constant

 1 10

Edgartown Harbor drawings, 1855 
Author/Creator:  Mayhew, Joseph

 1 11

Edgartown Harbor lots, 1728 September 13 

Note

Includes lots belonging to the Newcomb family, John Butler, John Worth and Thomas Jernegan.

 1 12

Edgartown lot description, undated 

Note

Addressed to Edward W. Chadwick.

 1 13

They Seemed to Go Round like Turtles, 1979 January 
Author/Creator:  Shurtleff, Charles F.

Note

Regarding Edgartown houses.

 1 14

The Harbor View brochure, circa 1963 

 1 15

Vineyard Homes (Edgartown) historic notes, circa 1934 

 1 16

Historic Buildings in Edgartown notes, 1902-1938, 1979, 2000, undated 

 1 17

Edgartown lots and their owners list, 1751 

Note

Includes descriptions of 2 lots.

 1 18

Captain Howes estate records, undated 

 1 19

Theordor S. Wimpenny Whaling Captains Houses and Vessels, undated 
Author/Creator:  Wimpenny, Mary

 1 20

Samuel Norton demolition agreement, 1959 

Note

Regarding Edgartown.

 1 21

The Lots of Five and Twenty in Edgartown, undated 

Note

1 of 2.

 1 22

The Lots of Five and Twenty in Edgartown, undated 

Note

2 of 2.

 1 23

Holmes Hole Houses drawings, 1982 

 1 24

Captain Joseph Holley House specifications, 1843 

 1 25

Mansion House booklet, undated 

 1 26

Marks family estate records, circa 1959 

 1 27

Hotels on Martha's Vineyard brochure, undated 

 1 28

Dency Mudgett House construction specifications, 1894 October 1 
 1975.023.001
Author/Creator:  Dunham, Edward R.; Pent, William; Dunham, Edward R. Jr.

 1 29

Dency Mudgett House construction records, 1894 September 26, undated 
 1975.023.003

 1 30

Pease family estate records, 1916, undated 
 1991.068

 1 31

Genevieve Leonard estate blueprint, 1916 

 OS 5 21

Sea View House booklet, circa 1881 

Note

Booklet also includes advertisement for the Parker House in New Bedford, Mass.

 1 32

Burning of the Sea View Hotel and other Oak Bluffs notes, 1910 August 7 
Author/Creator:  Norris, Howes

 1 33

Opening of The Sea View House notes, 1872 or after 

Note

From the Vineyard Gazette.

 2 1

Shurtleff House floor plan, 1946 March 30 

 2 2

History of Summer Street House, circa 1941 
Author/Creator:  Murray, Virginia

Note

Regarding 615 Summer Street.

 2 3

Parsonage in Vineyard Highlands carpenter's specifics, circa 1888 

 2 4

Archaeology and Historic Preservation: The Vincent House, 1978 June 
Author/Creator:  Stachiw, Myron

Note

Folder 1 of 2.

 2 5

Appendix I: Inventory of Documents Relating to the Vincent Site, 1978 
Author/Creator:  Yentsch, Ann; Stachiew, Myron

Note

Folder 2 of 2.

 2 6

Vineyard Haven Houses newspaper clippings, 1921, 1968, undated 
 1972.012.022
Author/Creator:  Stoddard, Doris

 2 7

Old Houses in Vineyard Haven newspaper clippings, circa 1971 
 1999.051.003

 2 8

Old Houses in Vineyard Haven pamphlet, circa 1971 
 1999.051.003

 2 9

Vineyard Haven guest house listings, 1963 

 2 10

Sketches of Old Homes in Our Village, 1921 
 1999.051
Author/Creator:  Norris, Howes

Note

Includes 3 separate publications and original manuscript.

 2 11

The Wesley House breakfast menu, undated 

 2 12

The Wesley House brochure, undated 

Note

Includes photograph of the East Chop Beach Club.

 2 13

A History of William Street, undated 
 2000.104

Note

Includes map.

 2 14

Island Summer and Winter Grill Room, undated 

Note

Includes note to Carrie from Florence recommending the inn.

 2 15