The thing about history is that sometimes information gets lost or misconstrued. That seems to be the case for the residence at 26 Morse Street in Edgartown. The real estate listing and the Massachusetts Historical Commission dub it the Uriah Morse House. A sign above the front door and assessors’ records, meanwhile, call it the Pease-Simpson House. What is agreed upon is that it was built in 1840 and completely renovated in 2016. It recently sold for $3,800,000.
A quirky octagonal home sits hidden in the woods of West Tisbury.
Legend has it that the home was once located on Chappaquiddick and relocated to the “mainland” after being floated “across ice in the harbor.”
Sometimes buying the least-expensive house on the Island at the time can get you a dream home.
The Island’s first “affordable” housing was built nearly fifty years ago, but we seem further away than ever from a solution to the problem. Where do we go from here?
Beth Edwards Harris
You’ve undoubtedly caught a glimpse of the home at 1 Pondmark in Chilmark during a leisurely drive up-Island.
Where have all the winter rentals gone? And what does it mean for the Vineyard if the “Island Shuffle” is shutting down?
Maia Coleman
With little fanfare, a group of dedicated Islanders is close to breaking ground on a new kind of nursing home for the Vineyard.
Mary Breslauer
