Historic places in Aquinnah, Massachusetts

Aquinnah in Dukes County has 4 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 districts, 1 structure, 1 building. The first was listed in 1987 and the most recent in 2006. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, native american, politics/government.

Every National Register listing in Aquinnah

  1. Gay Head-Aquinnah Town Center Historic District

    Listed February 26, 1999 · District · National significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitecturePolitics/GovernmentEducationNative AmericanExploration/SettlementReligion

    The Gay Head–Aquinnah Town Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the center of the American town of Aquinnah, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    South Rd. and Church St. · NPS record #99000187

  2. Gay Head Light

    Listed June 15, 1987 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringTransportationArchitectureMaritime History

    Gay Head Light is a historic lighthouse located on Martha's Vineyard westernmost point off of Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    15 Aquinnah Cir. · NPS record #87001464

  3. Gay Head-Aquinnah Town Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)

    Listed October 1, 2001 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentNative American

    South Rd., Totem Pole Way and Jeffers Way · NPS record #01001060

  4. Vanderhoop, Edwin DeVries, Homestead (also Vanderhoop Homestead)

    Listed September 6, 2006 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureNative AmericanSocial History

    The c. 1890s house is the first built by a member of the Vanderhoop family, which is prominent in the town politics of Aquinnah and in the tribal organization of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #06000784

Other towns in Dukes County

Chilmark1 listingEdgartown3 listingsGosnold1 listingOak Bluffs7 listingsTisbury5 listingsVineyard Haven1 listingWest Tisbury2 listings

Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.