Massachusetts - Dukes County - Historic Districts
Dukes County Massachusetts (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Gay Head--Aquinnah Town Center Historic District, Wesleyan Grove, Edgartown Village Historic District and Martha's Vineyard Campground and Edgartown Village Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dukes County places including Lester J. Millman, Herbert C. Hancock, James Norton, Woodbury & Stuart and Hugh Tallant. Prominent architectural styles found in Dukes Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Barn House (added 2011 - - #11000920)
451 South Rd., Chilmark
Michaelsavoy, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Edgartown Village Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003967)
Also known as Downtown Edgartown
Bounded by Water St. (North and South) and Pease's Point Way(North and South) , Edgartown
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Gay Head--Aquinnah Town Center Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000187)
South Rd. and Church St. , Aquinnah
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hancock, Herbert C., Millman, Lester J.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Native American, Exploration/Settlement, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Library, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Church School, City Hall, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure
Gay Head--Aquinnah Town Center Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2001 - - #01001060)
South Rd., Totem Pole Way and Jeffers Way , Aquinnah
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Native American, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Martha's Vineyard Campground (added 1978 - - #78000439)
Also known as Wesleyan Grove
Roughly bounded by Cottage Park, Quequechan, Clinton, Dukes, County, Siloam, Lake, and Central Aves. , Oak Bluffs
PHansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Religious Structure
Wesleyan Grove (added 2005 - - #05000458)
Martha's Vineyard , Oak Bluffs
PHansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Owner:
Private
West Chop Club Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001104)
Iroquois Ave. , Tisbury
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tallant, Hugh
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Clubhouse, Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Post Office, Restaurant, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Clubhouse, Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Post Office, Restaurant, Sport Facility
William Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000571)
Williams St. from Wood Lawn Ave. to 24 Williams St. , Tisbury
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Norton,James, Woodbury & Stuart
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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