Before Ten Easy Street became a concept house for design lovers, it was a haven for one of Nantucket’s original tastemakers—Florence Schepp, an artist, patron, and pivotal figure in the island’s cultural renaissance. Built in 1933 as her personal residence, the house was a haven for creative exchange, a salon of sorts for the era’s burgeoning artistic elite. Florence was part of the vibrant circle that defined Nantucket’s artistic identity in the early 20th century. She was closely connected to the Easy Street Gallery, founded just a decade prior in 1924 by Florence Lang, whose pioneering vision helped transform the island’s wharf-front into a dynamic artist colony. Together, the Florence’s fostered a spirit of inclusion, experimentation, and beauty that pulsed through the island’s studios and streets.