Revitalizing New Bedford through historic preservation

WHALE Projects In Just The Last Five Years Have A Value Of More Than $15,000,000
WHALE Projects In Just The Last Five Years Have A Value Of More Than $15,000,000
WHALE Projects in just the last five years have a value of more than $15,000,000
WHALE Has Partnered To Save More Than 60 Historic Structures
WHALE has partnered to save more than 60 historic structures
WHALE Led The Charge To Establish New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
WHALE led the charge to establish New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

“If you bulldoze your heritage, you become just anywhere.”
Sarah Delano, WHALE President 1966-1982

N E W S

Mass Development grant for Co-Creative Center

October 31, 2018

WHALE is pleased to announce that it has received a Collaborative Workspace grant of $14,000 from…

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Legacy Dinner Photos

October 19, 2018

Congratulations to the family of Sarah Delano, Ben Baker, John Markey, and John Bullard! They…

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First Baptist Steeple Removal

October 11, 2018

On October 10th, a little after 9 AM, the steeple atop historic First Baptist Church…

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Fixing First Baptist’s Steeple

September 18, 2018

Thank you, Representative Cabral and Secretary of State Galvin! $75,000 in emergency funds awarded to restore and protect…

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