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The Power of Nature

Drawing its energy from the sun and wind, this newly built off-the-grid cottage combines the charm of old Nantucket with state-of-the-art sustainable design.

Water came from a brackish well; a polluting generator powered lights. But the cottage’s family-friendly configuration—bedrooms grouped around a central gathering place—charmed Alan.

Photographer Annie Schlecter, Writer Susan Heeger, Stylist Olga Naiman

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Central Perch

Nevertheless, they perched atop a small island between Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic, surrounded by 50 wild acres and only two other summer homes. Water came from a brackish well; a polluting generator powered lights. But the cottage’s family-friendly configuration―bedrooms grouped around a central gathering place―charmed Alan.