New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . eais the beloved sup-erintendent of schools, IS The o. considered a goodspecimen of thebest class of schoolaichitecture. There areth 1 ee parochialschools, two of\\ h 1 c h are con-nected with theIrish Catholicpaiishes and onewith the FrenchCatholic parish of the city. The buildings are of brick, three stories in height, and are well proportioned edifices. 90 NEW BEDFORD. Friends academy, located between Morgan and Elm streets, westof County, is a sightly building of brick with a tower. This build-ing was dedic
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . eais the beloved sup-erintendent of schools, IS The o. considered a goodspecimen of thebest class of schoolaichitecture. There areth 1 ee parochialschools, two of\\ h 1 c h are con-nected with theIrish Catholicpaiishes and onewith the FrenchCatholic parish of the city. The buildings are of brick, three stories in height, and are well proportioned edifices. 90 NEW BEDFORD. Friends academy, located between Morgan and Elm streets, westof County, is a sightly building of brick with a tower. This build-ing was dedicated in 1857, but was subsequently enlarged and remod-elled. It may be of interest and not generally known, that the oldschool house erected by William Rotch in 1810 was sawn in two andforms two dwelling houses, which are located on Elm street, west ofthe present school house. The old portico is an outbuilding on thepremises of one. There are unusually good facilities, the visitors were told, forpolice and fire protection. The police department numbers sixty-threeofficers and employes, as follows: One chief, two captains, sixlieuten
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