Starbuck Neck in Edgartown is now the site of many grand houses, but this was the first “cottage” built there, around 1872. Our renovation, which doubled the size of the house, required the addition of steel reinforcement to old and new portions of the structure for dimensional stability. Original features were carefully preserved and others were added, including narrow side verandas, wind vanes, wainscoting, screen porches, craftsman cabinetry and simple mantles.