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Welcome to Spinnaker Island

Spinnaker Island is a condominium community located on the south shore of Massachusetts, an island in Boston Harbor's outer harbor chain. Spinnaker features award winning architecture, townhouses and apartment style island living. A quarter mile off shore (accessible via bridge), Spinnaker boasts an interesting history, amazing views and well appointed facilities. Check out the links on the site to view a variety of island information.

 

Media Mentions - New York Times

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From the media vault, Spinnaker Island was featured in this article in the New York Times. 

The units are designed to blend with houses in the neighboring towns of Boston Harbor's South Shore region. Their sharply sloped roofs, paned bay windows and gray, weathered-looking shingles are part of an effort to match traditional New England styles, according to Joseph F. Grazado of Grazado Velleco Architects, one of the project's two architects. Mr. Grazado said he was able to turn the island's fortresslike appearance and high-pitched terrain to advantage by modeling the design on an Italian hill village. This way, he said, ''auto and pedestrian spaces are the same, and every unit has a terrific water view.''

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 October 2008 01:06 )
 

The Island as Thoreau saw it

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Spinnaker island, then Hog Island was described by Henry David Thoreau in his book Cape Cod.  While trekking to visit the wreck of the St. John off Cohasset, Thoreau stopped on a nearby hill and offered these observations of Hull and of Hog Island.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 29 October 2008 02:29 ) Read more...
 

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