Built in 1672 near Edgartown Great Pond on Martha’s Vineyard, Vincent House is the oldest unaltered house in the area. It was occupied by descendants of the original Vincent family for 250 years. Around 1977 it was donated to the Martha’s Vineyard Historic Preservation Society and moved and restored. It is now a museum.
Documentation
Vincent House: Artifact Inventory Sheets
Vincent House: Baker Letters to Jerry Mackenty, June 15 and June 23, 1977
Vincent House: Baker Letter to C. Stuart Avery, December 29, 1978
Vincent House: Baker Letter to C. Stuart Avery, May 10, 1979
Vincent House: Baker Letter to Edward W. Vincent, Edgartown Conservation Commission, April 2, 1977
Vincent House: Baker Letter to Jerry MacKenty, June 7, 1977
Vincent House: Baker Narrative
Vincent House: Dukes County Intelligencer, August 1978. Special Edition on the Vincent House
Vincent House: Letter from Baker to C. Stuart Avery, August 31, 1978
Vincent House: Letter from Baker to C. Stuart Avery, October 27,1978
Vincent House: Letter from Baker to Paul Anderson, MVHPS, October 15, 1979
Vincent House: Letter to Selectman concerning Vincent House Move
Vincent House: Massachusetts Historical Commission Form B
Vincent House: Newspaper Articles May - August 1977
Vincent House: Paintwork Procedure
Vincent House: Restoration - Procedures and Estimate
Vincent House: Stage III Schedule of Work
Drawings and Plans
Vincent House Drawing 001: First Floor, Early Floor Boards
Vincent House Drawing 002: First Floor, Top Floor Boards
Vincent House Drawing 003: First Floor, Floor Frame
Vincent House Drawing 004: Second Floor, Floor Framing
Vincent House Drawing 005: Kitchen Ell
Vincent House Drawing 006: North and East Walls
Vincent House Drawing 007: South and West Wall
Vincent House Drawing 008: Midsection Looking South
Vincent House Drawing 009: First Floor Profiles
Vincent House Drawing 010: First Floor Profiles
Vincent House Drawing 011: Second Floor, Floor Plan
Vincent House Drawing 012: First Floor, Floor Plan
Vincent House Drawing 013: Window Frames
Vincent House Drawing 014: Window Casing
Vincent House Drawing 015: Plot Plan
Vincent House Drawing 017: Framing and Structure
Vincent House Drawing 018: Exterior Rendering
Vincent House Drawing 019: Hardware
Vincent House Drawing 020: West Side of the First Floor Layout
Vincent House Drawing 021: Dovetails for Framing
Vincent House Drawing 022: Post and Beam - Lamb's Tongue and V-Check Design
Vincent House Drawing 023: Cape Style Exteriors
Vincent House Drawing 024: Paneled Doors
Vincent House Drawing 025: Board & Batten Door
Vincent House Drawing 026: Types of Posts
Vincent House Drawing 027: Limits of Excavation
Vincent House Drawing 028: Depth of Excavation
Vincent House Drawing 029: Plan of Excavation for Rooms D and E
Vincent House Drawing 030: Plan of Stone Paving
Vincent House Drawing 031: Plan of Interior and Exterior Trenches
Images
Vincent House 001: Postcard Print
Vincent House 005: Meeting House Way
Vincent House 021: Stone Paving
Vincent House 022: Stone Paving
Vincent House 023: Stone Paving
Vincent House 035: Ceiling at Corner
Vincent House 065: Restoration Work
Vincent House085: Moving the House
Vincent House 095: Roof Restoration
Vincent House 100: Roof Restoration
Vincent House 125: Siding Restoration
Vincent House 140: Windows Front A
Vincent House 160: Siding finished, Side
