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February 2, 1995 (812 Gorham St. 8: Chelmsford Glass Works' Long House: Chelmsford Glass Works' Long House: January 25, 1973 (139–141 Baldwin St. 9: City Hall Historic District
United States historic place New Bedford Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark District View along North Water Street, 2008 Show map of Massachusetts Show map of the United States Location New Bedford, Massachusetts Coordinates 41°38′7″N 70°55′27″W / 41.63528°N 70.92417°W / 41.63528; -70.92417 Area 19.6 acres (7.9 ha ...
The city of New Bedford began as an agrarian community in the 17th century, and rose in the late 18th century to become the preeminent center of the whaling industry. This focused urban development near its waterfront, an area that is now represented by the New Bedford Historic District, a National Historic Landmark. When whaling began to ...
The remark drew applause from the crowd gathered under a tent at 242 Herman Melville Blvd. on the New Bedford waterfront Tuesday to celebrate the completion of the North Terminal Extension Project.
The Waterfront Historic Area LeaguE, also known as WHALE, is a non-profit historic preservation organization located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Its mission is: "to promote the value and reuse of greater New Bedford's historic structures through preservation, education and advocacy". [ 1 ]
About the Port of New Bedford. According to the Port of New Bedford website, it is home port to more than 500 commercial scallopers and fishermen and a thriving working waterfront home to dozens ...
New Bedford Ship Supply was put in the national spotlight when Tommy Lee Jones wore a blue hat with the name of the store on it in the movie The Finestkind.. According to store personnel, the ...
Also included is the stone counting house (also known as the Durant Sail Loft) built by Edward Merrill, the last surviving stone waterfront structure from New Bedford's heyday as a whaling center. (It does not include the long pier built by Merrill that is now called Homer's Wharf, which no longer retains historic integrity.) [ 2 ]