Some of the most beautiful boats ever built are those by Herreshoff's, Bristol, R.I.
Here's a Fisher's Island 23, the Hornet.
A few others, all at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol.
http://www.herreshoff.org/frames/bulldog.htm
http://www.herreshoff.org/frames/trivia.htm
More.
http://www.herreshoff.org/frames/mmvtboatsframe.htm
They're restoring them as they have funds, all private as far as I know. Too bad they don't have anyone making production drawings of them, so that others could build new ones.