Where’d the Porch go?
318 Pleasant Street is in the final stages of restoration, and we expect to be wrapping up the project in the next several months. One of the biggest changes to the house was the removal of the 2 story enclosed…
WHALE Moment: Colors of the Strand
As the Strand Theater in the North End awaits its upcoming transformation, it is already revealing some secrets about what it looked like in its glory days. To aid in this, WHALE and the Cape Verdean Association commissioned a paint…
New Project Coordinator Teresa Willander!
Please join us in helping to welcome LISC AmeriCorps service member Teresa Willander to the WHALE team. Teresa is a recent Regis College graduate, hoping to pursue a career in advocacy and non-profit work. Immediately after graduation, she embarked on a 2000-mile…
WHALE Moment: The Plummer House
There are many unique features about the Plummer House on Hawthorn Street. One of them is the beautiful Dutch tile that borders three of its fireplaces. The distinctive blue and white tile was the most popular export during the Golden…
WHALE Director Teri Bernert on TownSquare Sunday
WHALE Executive Director Teri Bernert talks about the restoration of historic First Baptist Church on WBSM's TownSquare Sunday. http://wbsm.com/first-baptist-church-townsquare-sunday/
Martyn Family Bible found!
A Connecticut man recently found a bible with connections to the family of Henry Martyn Robert, creator of Robert's Rules of Order and member of New Bedford's Historic First Baptist Church! Click here to read more, or here to learn more…
Inside the Plummer House, 148 Hawthorn
WHALE's most recent project, the Leander Plummer House on Hawthorn Street, has seen some major improvements since WHALE took receivership several months ago. Want to see how the project is progressing? See below for your first glimpse at this beautiful,…
Mass Development grant for Co-Creative Center
WHALE is pleased to announce that it has received a Collaborative Workspace grant of $14,000 from Mass Development, to continue the fit-out of its new Co-Creative Center at 137 Union Street. The grant will be used to improve the Center with new…
Legacy Dinner Photos
Congratulations to the family of Sarah Delano, Ben Baker, John Markey, and John Bullard! They are the recipients of the 2018 Legacy Awards, a small token of WHALE's appreciation for the large debt that we owe them for their past…
First Baptist Steeple Removal
On October 10th, a little after 9 AM, the steeple atop historic First Baptist Church was removed from the building and brought safely down to ground level. This is to allow stabilization and restoration to proceed on the supporting posts.…