Preserving the Past
Restoring New Bedford's Architectural Treasures
Building the Future
Economic growth for local businesses
Fostering Community
Adapting historical buildings as neighborhood housing
Strengthening Arts & Culture
Restoring architectural gems as venues for arts and culture
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Create a stronger, more prosperous city that understands its past and has hope for its future.

Save the Date

2025 Annual Meeting

June 25 at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House at 5:00 pm.

Join WHALE for our 2025 Annual Meeting and Preservation Awards! For details, click here. 

Not Just Anywhere

New Self Guided Tour Now Available!

“Not Just Anywhere: WHALE and Downtown New Bedford” is a tour of some of WHALE’s downtown projects, from the 60’s through the 2010’s. Powered by the AWEgmented app, this free tour is now live. Click for more details. 

Current Projects

Past Projects

Community Impact

Soundings: April/May 2025

Our latest edition of “Soundings” is now available! Click here to read and see what we’ve been up to the past month.  

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Not Just Anywhere: New Tour App!

  In the words of Sarah Delano, WHALE president from 1966 – 1982, “If you bulldoze your heritage, you become just anywhere.” For the past …

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Soundings: March 2025

  Our latest edition of Soundings is now available! Click here to read about an exciting update to the Hillman Firehouse, some cool apps to …

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Soundings: February 2025

Our latest issue of Soundings is now available. Click here to read. 

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2025 Preservation Awards

  Do you know someone who is passionate about preservation, restoration, history and place? Do know someone who is a great advocate, a champion for …

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Soundings: January 2025

We are revving some WHALE history with our January newsletter! Click on the link or visit our website to read our latest updates and some …

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