Historic Nantucket Mansion Sale: 1840s home fetches $15.25 million; underscores value of preserved architecture

A historic mansion on Nantucket's Main Street has changed hands for $15.25 million, more than tripling the price it fetched in 2014. The Greek Revival-style residence, known as the Hadwen-Wright House or the Two Greeks, dates back to the 1840s and is among the island's most distinctive examples of historic residential architecture.

The sale was reported by Mansion Global and the Nantucket Current, while local publication Nantucket Current and property records provide further details about the home's history and ownership. The 6,106-square-foot property was sold on October 27, 2026, after being listed for $15.5 million in August.A mansion built during Nantucket's whaling eraKnown as the Hadwen-Wright House, the property at 94 Main Street was designed by local architect and builder Frederick Brown Coleman for wealthy whale-oil merchant William Hadwen.

It was completed in 1847, during a period when Nantucket's whaling industry was beginning to decline.The mansion is part of a pair of neighbouring Greek Revival residences known as the Two Greeks.