June 22, 2008 - 2 to 5 p.m.
House of Worship Tour: "Architectural Splendor - Built on Faith"
Several of the city's magnificent County Street houses of worship will be featured, with mini-concerts scheduled at various churches throughout the afternoon, a vintage wedding gown exhibit curated by the society at the Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, concluding with an old-fashioned ice cream social catered by A la Carte and The Artisan Kitchen on the porch of the Wamsutta Club (from 4 to 6 p.m.). The tour will wrap up with the calling of the Silent Auction and Raffle, which will be on display at the club during tour hours. Tour admission (payable at the door) is $20 with a $2 discount given to N. B. Preservation Society members.
The self-guided walking tour will step off from the Wamsutta Club, tour headquarters, at 2 p.m., where a pre-tour brunch ($15) will be offered from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Please call the club for brunch reservations 508-997-7431.
July and August, 2008 - Summer Walking Tours of historic New Bedford neighborhoods on Wednesday and Saturdays (1 to 3 p.m.) by reservation only for groups of five or more ($5/person);
December 6 and 7, 2008 -
17th Annual Holiday House Tour;
HOUSE AND GARDEN TOUR ~ JUNE 24, 2007
(read
about 2006's tour)
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday & Sunday, December 1st & 2nd
16th Annual Holiday House Tour
(read
about last year's tour)
Rediscover the charm of New Bedford as you
stroll through history, taking a nostalgic look back with the
Preservation Society on these self-paced walking tours which
offer a rare opportunity to visit a selection of private homes
in historic New Bedford. The houses selected represent
mid-to late-nineteen century architecture for which the city
is justly famous. Herman Melville recounted in "Moby-Dick"
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"The town itself is perhaps the dearest
place to live in, in all New England. . . nowhere in all America
will you find more patrician-like houses; parks and gardens
more opulent, than in New Bedford."
The Wamsutta Club at 427 County Street will be tour headquarters
for both June and December tours. Tourgoers should report to
tour headquarters at the start of each tour, where they will
exchange their tickets for a tour brochure which will provide
details about the properties and the tour route. During tour
hours a raffle of lovely gifts, antiques, handcrafts and gift
certificates generously donated by local artists and merchants
will be on display at tour headquarters.
TICKETS AVAILABLE:
New Bedford: Elaine's
T-Shirts at the Black Whale, The Surrey Shoppe & New
York Shoe Repair Store for credit card orders (call 508/997-0873);
Dartmouth: Baker
Books (open evenings), The Woodhouse Shop, Davoll's
General Store
& The
Ultimate Touch Nail Salon
Fairhaven: Periwinkles
Acushnet: Roseland
Nursery
Marion: Marion General Store
Single Tour Ticket - $14 (advance purchase);
Advance tickets only are discounted $3 for seniors (59+) and
Society members.
Single Tour Ticket - $16 (if puchased day of tour)
Combination Pre-tour Sunday Brunch and Tour ticket
- $28 (available only by calling the Wamsutta Club for reservations
at 508-997-7431 - no discounts on combination tickets)
Special discounted group rates for ten or more are available
by calling the office 508-997-6425.
PRE-TOUR BRUNCH
The Wamsutta Club, in cooperation with the New Bedford Preservation
Society, will offer brunch (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) prior to the
Sunday tours in December and June 2007. Brunch tickets may sell
out, so make your reservations by calling the Club at 508-997-7431.
DIRECTIONS TO WAMSUTTA CLUB:
From Boston: Take 128 south to 140 south to 195 east. Take exit
15 (Route 18 south) to the second set of traffic lights. Turn
right at the lights onto Union Street and travel to top of hill
to County Street. The Club is located at the southwest
corner of County and Union Streets.
From Providence: Take 195 east to exit 15 (route 18 south) to
the second set of traffic lights. Turn right at the lights onto
Union Street and travel to top of hill to County Street. The
Club is located at the southwest corner of County and Union
Streets.
From Cape Cod: Take 195 west to exit 15 (route 18 south) to
the second set of traffic lights. Turn right at the lights onto
Union Street and travel to top of hill to County Street. The
Club is located at the southwest corner of County and Union
Streets.
The Wamsutta Club, in cooperation with the New
Bedford Preservation Society, will offer brunch (11 a.m. to
1 p.m.) prior to the Sunday tours on June 11, 2006, and December
3, 2006.
Brunch tickets may sell out, so make your reservations by calling
the Club at 508-997-7431.
HISTORY OF JAMES ARNOLD HOUSE ~ 1821 - FEDERAL
(THE WAMSUTTA CLUB - TOUR HEADQUARTERS - 427 COUNTY STREET,
NEW BEDFORD)
James Arnold, a native of Providence, Rhode Island, and born
in 1789, came to this city and became wealthy with the rise
of New Bedford's whaling industry. Arnold constructed his home
on an estate that once stretched from County to Cottage Street
and from Union to Clinton Street. Arnold married the daughter
of William Rotch, Jr., one of most influential men in the city.
Arnold's greatest contribution to the city was his deep interest
in horticulture. He made several trips to Europe, during which
he collected a variety of trees, shrubs, and flowers that he
transplanted to his extensive estate. Upon his death in
1869 he bequeathed $100,000 to Harvard for botanical research.
This gift formed the basis for the Arnold Arboretum still located
today in Jamaica Plains. Herman Melville toured Arnold's
extensive grounds during a visit to New Bedford in 1857.
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