Meet Your Merchant: The Outermost Inn at 25

The Inn and restaurant at the western tip of Marthas Vineyard boasts fine dining and water views from every room.

Jeanne and Hugh Taylor opened the Outermost Inn as a seven-room Inn in March of 1989 and soon opened a restaurant to feed the guests. Holy shamoly! Has it been that long? I havent even thought about it, said Mr. Taylor, brother of musicians James, Livingston, Kate, and the late Alex Taylor, when asked whether there would be an anniversary celebration.

In 1971, the Taylors built the house that is now the Inn on family land near the westernmost point of Marthas Vineyard, right near the Gay Head Cliffs, in the town of Gay Head, now of course known as Aquinnah.

Kristfer Rabasca

Jeanne and Hugh Taylor, on a recent spring day, getting ready for the season.

The Taylors restructured the house in 1988 to create a bright, clean and airy seven room Inn. The Outermost has a large covered porch overlooking a north facing view of land and sea. All the rooms feature great views and private baths. The restaurant boasts fine dining and patrons sometimes make reservations months in advance. Chef Jason Borajkiewicz returns for the summer.

Mr. Taylor talked about the Inn with the Times from the Bahamas, where he and Jeanne spent the winter recovering from last summer.

Howd you get your start?

Originally we only had the notion to open an Inn. The restaurant part came quickly after we opened.

Back in the 60s Jeanne and I were asked by Clarissa Allens mother to open the Chilmark Store, which hadnt been open for almost fifteen years. It had been run by her uncle.

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Meet Your Merchant: The Outermost Inn at 25