History of the Thomas Macy House, 99 Main Street, Nantucket

In this presentation, explore the history of the Thomas Macy House, located at 99 Main Street, Nantucket.
Built around 1800 by Valentine Swain as a typical three-bay house, the house passed to Thomas Macy during the prosperity of Nantucket’s whaling days. Macy enlarged the house, embellishing it with Federal ornamentation, and it stayed in his family for generations. In the twentieth century, Jacqueline Harris and her family owned the house for decades before donating it to the Nantucket Historical Association.
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Presented by Amelia Holmes, Director of Collections & Research Services, Nantucket Historical Association.