The Century House has once again awakened to the new season.

Like the flowers springing up from the ground, so is the Century House blossoming. The grounds are more lush and Gerry's Berry Buffet more plentiful!!!

More hidden treasures to be discovered, more stories to be told, more memories to be made.

"Creativity takes courage." Claude Monet

One of the greatest virtues in life is courage. Courage to become who you are meant to be, courage to discover your talents and the passion to pursue them. Nantucket lovers share the desire to be free and to pursue hidden talents. Century House welcomes yet another talent!

Thomas William Heinsohn is a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and a part of the Boston Celtics team that won eight NBA titles in nine years. After his playing days were over, he became the Celtics' head coach for eight years and was named Coach of the Year. Nowadays, Tom enjoys painting, with Don Mosher, master painter and fellow artist, Bill Fein, all of whom stayed at the Century House early June, capturing a part of Nantucket on canvas. Of the Century House he said: "The hospitality was great! Gerry is a gifted conversationalist. The art in the inn is a measure of the fine people and artists who have stayed at the Inn. In short, you'll throughly enjoy your stay at the Century House."

Master Artist Don Mosher, a Century House artist-in-residence since the late '80's selected Tom Heinsohn and Bill Fein to accompany his Charrette early June. Pictured to the left are Don and Bill painting in Sconset. Don's work has been featured in several national publications including Yankee and American Artist Magazine.

Mosher's paintings hang in the permanent collections of large corporations, institutions, banks, and private homes throughout the United States and abroad including the Peabody Museum, Portland Art museum, and the State House in Boston. As adept with watercolor as he is with oils, Donald Allen Mosher moves freely between the two and his vivid expressive impressionist interpretations of New England in oils form a delightful counterpoint to his softer, gentler watercolor compositions.

The Century House, in partnership with noted island artist, who offers sketching classes during the season, Anne Baldwin Butler, celebrates the fourth season offering its Nantucket-In-A-Bucket-of-Sketching. The package offers a two or three week-night stay at the Inn, with mornings of art instruction with Anne.Both the Century House and Anne's Sketching Tours have been recommended by Fodor's Guides to Nantucket and The Boston Globe.

The Century House innkeepers have created the quintessential artist's inn with its fine collection of Nantucket paintings, enthusiasm for the arts and charming accommodations. Vast sketching opportunities await as you meander through the winding streets of Nantucket Town and 'Sconset. Anne's outdoor classroom will teach you how to reproduce the essence of a unique doorway, a perennial garden, or the historic architecture of a 17th century home.

This newsletter features Hydranga, a guest room with deep, artistic, historic roots...Craftsman Quille Cromie, called this room "home" during his years as Nantucket's last Island Blacksmith.

Quille maintained his shop by Macy's Warehouse on Straight Wharf. He came and went without notice by other guests because Hydranga features a street level garden entrance, complete with its namesake flowering bush.

The historic Century House dates back to the Cliff Road land purchase in 1833. According to research performed by Edouard A. Stackpole, renowned Nantucket historian and former director of the Peter Foulger Museum, a member of an old Nantucket family of Scottish roots, Captain Robert Calder, built the Century House. Over the years, Capt. Calder took part in several long, successful voyages to hunt whale, and eventually completed the construction of the house in the early 1840’s. It is said that Capt. Calder chose this site because of the privacy, the ocean breezes, the views, and the genuine serenity the location provided in the 1840’s and still exhibits today. According to Mr. Stackpole, the Century House is the oldest continuously operating guesthouse on Nantucket Island to date. Visit www.centuryhouse.com for details. Season begins May 15 and ends October 15.