A few more buildings in the New Bedford, MA, Historic District
Good morning, TGOF. Get through today, and the weekend is upon us. Have a good one:)
Today I will share a few photos I took on a walk through the historic district; well, the proper name is the Whaling City Historic District, here in New Bedford, MA
Now, in a previous post, I posted a view from the top of the Elm Street Parking garage of a building I thought was the old Telecom building here, but it seems I got it wrong; that was actually a health center.
But with the Verizon sign on this building taken from ground level in front of the Parking garage, I am fairly confident I have the right building this time.
Originally built for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, the facility served as New Bedford's primary telephone exchange and was completed in 1925
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Next up is a view of the City Hall, built around 1855 and it has an interesting history.
It was initially constructed to serve as the New Bedford Free Public Library. However, in 1906, a major fire severely damaged the city's original City Hall building located right across William Street. Instead of just rebuilding, city officials decided to swap the locations of the two institutions. Following the fire, the building was extensively reconstructed and expanded between 1906 and 1912 to accommodate municipal offices. It officially opened its doors as the new New Bedford City Hall on July 3, 1912
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And next up is the Visitor Center for the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park which is also known historically as the Old Third District Courthouse or the former New Bedford Institution for Savings and was built in 1852.
I do like how the visitor center is located in a historical building it just seems fitting, I havent been inside yet, but plan to on the 21st, as I will be going to the area for a meeting I have been invited to talk about my photography, and have to be there at 5:45 PM, so my plan is to head to the area at around 4:30 or so and visit a couple of places there prior to heading to the meeting. And why do I want to go in there when I know a lot of the history here, well there is always more to learn, and apparently they have printed forms from the Local Preservation Society available with lots of info about many of the historic areas and properties here.
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Now, as far as historic goes, although this building is probably historic, of more interest to me is what is in this building, which is Spinner publications.
IT was founded in 1981 by Donna Huse (a professor at UMass Dartmouth) and Joseph Thomas (a freelance photographer). Their core purpose is to preserve and promote the history, culture, and stories of the people, cities, and towns across southeastern New England.
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And to finish off this post, this is the Andrew Robeson House, a historic 1821 Federal-style landmark, which I don't know too much about; maybe I would if I had already been into the visitors center :)
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