PM Minigrant Awarded to Howland House in New Bedford
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Preservation Massachusetts recently awarded the Waterfront Historic Area League of New Bedford a $2,500 Mini Grant for an engineering assessment of the Howland House, an 1830’s brick mansion in New Bedford. The following is an excerpt of an article in the Standard Times:
WHALE’s Purchase Paves Way for Historic Mansion’s Revival
By Charis Anderson | Standard Times | Apr. 13, 2010
NEW BEDFORD — Repair work on an 1830s brick mansion on South Sixth Street could begin within a month after the Waterfront Historic Area League closed on the property last week, saving it from demolition.
The house at 38 S. Sixth St., a two-story, brick mansion built in 1834 for members of the Howland family, was severely damaged in a fire in 2005, and water seeping in over the past five years has caused additional damage.
“Every day the building sits in this compromised condition, the building’s at risk,” said Lisa Bergson, WHALE’s executive director.
WHALE purchased the house from its prior owners, F&S Enterprises, a Rhode Island corporation, for $237,000.
F&S had applied to the city for permission to demolish the structure but withdrew the application when they accepted WHALE’s offer earlier this year.
For the full article, click here.
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