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Zeiterion Theatre

Places that Matter

In partnership with the Trust for Public Lands (TPL), WHALE is creating a Greenprint of New Bedford. A Greenprint is a map of places that matter to a community, and creating one starts with community input and leads to state-of-the-art computer models and maps developed using Geographic Information System (GIS) software. The final interactive map […]
Co-Creative Center

For over 10 years, the vacant “Barker’s Lane Block” was an abandoned hole in New Bedford’s historic district.
Breaking Ground This Year
In 2023, WHALE will begin construction on THREE new projects. This is incredibly exciting for us since we’ve been working on these projects for years.
Places that Matter: New Bedford
Places that Matter: New Bedford project will identify and map places that are historically and culturally important, and we need to learn what places matter to you.
Some Projects Return
It’s hard to describe the conditon of the Zeiterion Theater when WHALE undertook it’s restoration in 1981. After years of neglect, it was derelict, decrepit, and in shambles. Demolition was likely.
Year End Appeal
2022 Annual Appeal – Make Your Gift Today!
Hillman Firehouse – Press Release
WHALE is honored to receive a $1.05 million grant from City of New Bedford’s Housing Expansion Initiative, announced April 1, 2022.
First Baptist Church: Home of “Robert’s Rules of Order”

Constructed in 1829, the Greek Revival style 3-story white clapboard church was an expansion of the Tiverton Baptist Church established in 1685 by Mayflower passenger, John Cooke.