The sky didn’t give me the colors I wanted, but the calm, overcast light at Delano’s Wharf in Kingston, turned out to be the perfect counterpoint, making this historic scene feel timeless.

Merchant Benjamin Delano and his brother-in-law, sea captain Peter Winsor, founded this waterfront site in 1802.The structure you see served as their warehouse at Rocky Nook, becoming a critical part of the town’s maritime trade.This historic house remains a powerful fixture on the stone pier. It is arguably the most intact merchant-era structure of its kind in the region, with an exterior profile that has visually endured since the 19th century.