Massachusetts - Dukes County
Dukes County Massachusetts has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Flying Horses, Gay Head--Aquinnah Town Center Historic District, Wesleyan Grove, Cape Poge Light and East Chop Light.

Several famous people are associated with these Dukes County historic places including Dr. Harrison Tucker and Captain Thomas Bradley.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dukes County places including Dare,Charles W.F.,Co., Herbert C. Hancock, Lester J. Millman, Samuel Freeman Pratt, Hartwell & Swasey, James Norton, Samuel Pratt, John S. Hammond, Hugh Tallant and Woodbury & Stuart. Prominent architectural styles found in Dukes Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Federal and Gothic.

Arcade, The (added 1994 - - #94000813)
134 Circuit Ave. , Oak Bluffs
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pratt, Samuel
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store
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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
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Cape Poge Light (added 1987 - - #87002040)
Also known as Cape Pogue Light
Chappaquiddick Island , Edgartown
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
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Cunningham Site (added 1972 - - #72001623)
Address Restricted , Tisbury
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East Chop Light (added 1987 - - #87001480)
Lighthouse Rd. , Oak Bluffs
Marcbela, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
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Edgartown Harbor Light (added 1987 - - #87001465)
Off N. Water St. , Edgartown
Sir James, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
More Information:
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
More Information:
Flying Horses (added 1979 - - #79000342)
Also known as Oak Bluffs Carousel
33 Oak Bluffs Ave. , Oak Bluffs
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fair
More Information:
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
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Gay Head Light (added 1987 - - #87001464)
Lighthouse Rd. , Aquinnah
CsIswim, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
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
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Hornblower II Site (added 1972 - - #72001625)
Address Restricted , Gay Head
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Howland No. 1 Site (added 1972 - - #72001626)
Address Restricted , Chilmark
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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
More Information:
Old Mill (added 1984 - - #84002303)
Edgartown-West Tisbury Rd. , West Tisbury
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Bradley,Captain Thomas
Significant Year:
1848
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Education
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Research Facility
More Information:
Peterson Site (added 1972 - - #72001628)
Address Restricted , Chilmark
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Ritter House (added 1977 - - #77000169)
Also known as Jireh Luce House
Beach St. , Vineyard Haven
Cbaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
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Tarpaulin Cove Light (added 1987 - - #87001505)
Naushon Island , Gosnold
Jameslwoodward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Maritime History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
More Information:
Tashmoo Springs Pumping Station (added 2008 - - #08001126)
Also known as Tisbury Waterworks Spring Building
325 W. Spring St. , Tisbury
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Public Works, Sport Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Tucker, Dr. Harrison A., Cottage (added 1990 - - #90000678)
42 Ocean Ave. , Oak Bluffs
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hartwell & Swasey, Hammond,John S.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Tucker,Dr. Harrison
Significant Year:
1877, 1872
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
More Information:
Union Chapel (added 1990 - - #90000677)
Also known as Oak Bluffs Christian Union Chapel
Bounded by Circuit, Kennebec, and Narragansett Aves. and Grove St. , Oak Bluffs
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pratt,Samuel Freeman
Architectural Style:
Octagon Mode, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Vanderhoop, Edwin DeVries, Homestead (added 2006 - - #06000784)
Also known as Vanderhoop Homestead
35 South Rd. , Aquinnah
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Native American, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
Wampanoag Tribe Of Gay Head, Aquinnah
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Vincent Site (added 1972 - - #72001630)
Address Restricted , Tisbury
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Wesleyan Grove (added 2005 - - #05000458)
Martha's Vineyard , Oak Bluffs
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Owner:
Private
More Information:
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
More Information:
West Chop Light Station (added 1987 - - #87001506)
W. Chop Rd. , Tisbury
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Transportation, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Institutional Housing, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
More Information:
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
More Information:
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