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The Times Building, also known as the Slocum or Evans Building, stands at 908–912 Purchase Street, and was built in 1897 to a design by Nat. C. Smith. Originally a furniture store, it was home to the New Bedford Times until the 1950s. [2] The Olympia Building stands next door; it was designed by Mowll & Rand of Boston and built in 1921. It is ...
In 2004 a non-profit company, O.R.P.H. (Orpheum Rising Project Helpers) Inc, announced plans to bring back the theatre and revitalize New Bedford economy. [2] [4] [5] However, the group was unable to raise the necessary funds, and the theater was placed for sale in 2012. [5] The building was sold in 2017, then placed for sale again in 2019. [6]
Whaling City Festival. Date: July 11-14. Exciting rides, mouthwatering food, and endless fun await at the Whaling City Festival.From July 11 to July 14, bring the whole family to experience 15 ...
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 ]
NEW BEDFORD —The SouthCoast's only stand-up comedy festival, Whale City Comedy, is back for a second year from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, showcasing over 30 top-notch comedians from Comedy Central ...
Buttonwood Park is a roughly L-shaped public park located west of downtown New Bedford. The northernmost section of the park is wooded, and is separated from the rest of the park by a 7-acre (2.8 ha) pond. The southern edge of the pond is dammed, and a road, part of the park's circulation, passes east–west across the dam.
The County Street Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Acushnet, Page, Middle, and Bedford streets (both sides) in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. The district was a fashionable residential area populated by the city's elite from 1780 to about 1890, and includes the city's major civic buildings, including City Hall, the ...
January 3, 1985 (Steamship Wharf: 10: Fire Station No. 4: Fire Station No. 4: July 24, 1975 (79 S. 6th St. 1867 building was oldest fire station in state when closed; now home of New Bedford Fire Museum