Risen from the Ashes

Published on April 24, 2025

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n-magazine.com | Along the gallery wall of old black-and-white photos in the lobby of the new Veranda House, one image stands out. The shot was taken in 1881, the year island entrepreneur and eccentric inventor Nathan Chapman purchased the property as a house for him and his wife on the site of the 1684 home of mariner William Gayer, the first person to build on the lot. It happened to be the same year the Coffin family chose to throw a family reunion, bringing hundreds of family members to the island. With limited lodging options, a large group of them stayed at Chapman’s new house on Step Lane.

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