NPT offers: A free, hour-long Nantucket House Consultation, where preservationists, contractors, and architects will visit your home for a walk-through. We’ll talk about the history of your house, its architectural style, its special features, details, and materials. We can offer recommendations about renovation and additional considerations. House Markers: recognizing island structures 50 years or old that have retained their historic appearance. NPT will research the history of your house to determine the date of construction, and original owner or builder. House Histories : NPT offers three “levels” of house history to choose from: a Brief History, a House Genealogy, and a Comprehensive House History. These histories ranged from six to eight pages to 75 pages, depending on the history selected. House histories are an important way to document your historic home, and include deed research, photographs, history of Nantucket, history of the neighborhood, and information about the historic inhabitants of your home. Preservation Deed Restriction Easements: Easements protect the exterior and often the interior of your historic home and run with the deed of your house in perpetuity. This is a legal agreement made between the owner of a historic property and NPT, a qualified easement holding organization. Easements are an essential tool in our preservation toolkit. Preservation Awards: NPT annually recognizes individuals and organizations that advance the cause of historic preservation on Nantucket. NPT Preservation Awards emphasize proper preservation, showcase the island’s craftspeople, and reveal the foresight of owns who care about our historic structures and landscapes. Mary Helen and Michael Fabacher Scholarship: This scholarship for Nantucket high school graduates was established to encourage and promote traditional building methods essential for the preservation of Nantucket’s historic architecture and to provide educational opportunities to increase knowledge of these important crafts. Events: NPT presents a semi-annual preservation workshop or symposium; lectures with noted architects, preservationists, and historians; tours of historic homes; and other educational programs throughout the year.