Preserving the Past
Building the Future
The Barnes family, new owners of the WHALE restored two-family house at 305-307 Pleasant Street.
2022 Annual Appeal
Please give generously! Your contribution is an investment in a stronger, more prosperous city that can take pride in its heritage and have hope for its future.
Places that Matter New Bedford
WHALE and the Trust for Public Lands are mapping Places that Matter in New Bedford. People from around the city are nominating special historical and cultural assets to include on a citywide map of Places that Matter to them.
“If you bulldoze your heritage, you become just anywhere.”
Sarah Delano, WHALE President 1966-1982
Upcoming Community Conversation on WHALE’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program
February 23, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Community Conversation on WHALE’s Neighborhood Revitalization Program MEDIA CONTACT – Teresa Willander,…
WHALE awarded $100,000 from The 1772 Foundation
February 23, 2021
THE 1772 FOUNDATION NEWS RELEASE Pomfret Foundation Awards Historic Preservation Grants The 1772 Foundation announces…
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