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Jared Coffin House
Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States · White Elephant · Accessible Luxury
Whaling merchant Jared Coffin built Nantucket's first mansion in 1845, a three-story brick Greek Revival on Broad Street, and the brick-and-slate walls came through the Great Fire of 1846. The house later traded as the Ocean House. White Elephant Resorts now keeps 43 rooms in the main house and 13 more next door in the Daniel Webster House, at 29 Broad Street, a walk downhill to Straight Wharf and the ferries.
- 43 rooms
- Opened 1845
- Neighborhood: Downtown
About Jared Coffin House
- The Nantucket Historical Trust restored it in 1961. The Tap Room in the basement came back in 2020 after a long close.
- New England Development owns White Elephant Resorts. This is Broad Street in town, a walk to Straight Wharf.
History
Jared Coffin built the house in 1845. It survived the 1846 fire, later operated as the Ocean House, and was restored in 1961. White Elephant Resorts runs it with 43 rooms in the main building and 13 next door in the Daniel Webster House.
The setting
At 29 Broad Street in Nantucket Town. Straight Wharf and the ferries are downhill. Mika's Pond is a different cluster. This is the brick mansion on Broad, not a harbor cottage.
Restaurants and bars
- Nantucket Tap Room — Restaurant · American
Amenities
- Spa
- Pet-friendly
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