WHALE offering monthly programs during AHA! Nights
Join WHALE the second Thursday of each month for AHA! Night activities in downtown New Bedford. We’re opening doors to some of the city’s most historic buildings, arranging behind-the-scenes tours of some buildings being transformed, and presenting talks and walks on a host of New Bedford history and preservation topics. We’re even organizing programs especially […]
National Trust grants available for historic interiors, cultural diversity and community livability
The application deadline for some of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s most popular grant programs is May 1st, 2013. Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic Interiors, awarding grants for the planning phases of interior restoration projects. Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000 and require a dollar-for-dollar match. Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation, funding […]
Save Money; Save Energy with a Home Energy Assessment
One of the biggest annual costs for any homeowner – any property owner – is the cost of energy . . . the monthly heating, cooling, and lighting costs. There’s a very good, free program available to help Massachusetts residents save energy – and, save money! Learn about a no-cost Mass Save® Home Energy Assessment […]
Planning for new Custom House Square park
Mayor Jon Mitchell is hosting a community input session for the redesign of Custom House Square on Tuesday, December 18th, 5:30 p.m. at the National Park’s Corson Building, 33 William Street. Stoss Landscape Urbanism and CDM Consultants will present concept drawings for the park’s redesign. The City is welcoming citizen input regarding the […]
Here’s an Idea for Your Gift List
Are you stuck on what to give a friend or family member? Someone who doesn’t need one more thing, but, you have to do something? We have an idea for you. Instead of just going for another trinket or knickknack, consider making a donation in your friend’s or family member’s name to WHALE. […]
WHALE receives grants from 3 distinguished sources
WHALE is delighted to share some good news. We have recently received funding from three very distinguished sources: the Island Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and the NationalTrust for Historic Preservation. Each of these organizations carefully vetted WHALE’s proposals, and they each responded YES! Their funds will support WHALE’s work in New Bedford, as well […]
Transformation at County & Allen streets
For travelers along County or Allen streets in New Bedford, the transformation of the long-moldering James A. Tripp House has been remarkable. Day by day, the 1881 double-turreted house has been taken apart and is now being put back together. Scaffolding now encases the street sides of the property, as new clapboards are being installed […]
City Council Honors WHALE at 50
New Bedford City Council gave special recognition to WHALE for its 50th Anniversary. Councilor Jane Gonsalves presented a citation, signed by all members of the Council. The award praised WHALE for having “saved much of New Bedford’s architectural past” and noted that “their achievements in the field of historic preservation will be recognized by generations […]
Homeowners Take Note: Retrofit, Don’t Replace, Your Windows
To replace my windows. Or, to retrofit? How is a homeowner to decide? Preservationists have long encouraged property owners to keep the original windows in their homes. Yet, with the barrage of advertising from new window manufacturers and their promises of great energy savings, it’s hard to know what to do. A recent study demonstrates […]
Pictures through time
Interested in seeing what New Bedford looked like before WHALE got started 50 years ago? Board member Jay Avila of Spinner Publications has produced a ‘slide show’ of historic images of New Bedford pre-WHALE and of WHALE projects through the decades. To view the show, click here: https://waterfrontleague.org/2012/10/whales-first-half-century-in-pictures/
