New Bedford, Massachusetts : its history, industries, institutions, and attractions . -, and erected by him in1834 t^^ mansion now occupied by Hon. William J. Rotch on thewest side of the street, between Union and Arnold streets; the resi-dence of the late Hon. Abraham H. Howland, an imposing structure ofgranite ; and the home of the late Hon. Joseph Grinnell, for manyyears the president and guiding spirit in the Wamsutta mills, and towhom the honor and credit of this great industry is largely are many more modern residences, which you will notice. Thecounty court house, a building o
New Bedford, Massachusetts : its history, industries, institutions, and attractions . -, and erected by him in1834 t^^ mansion now occupied by Hon. William J. Rotch on thewest side of the street, between Union and Arnold streets; the resi-dence of the late Hon. Abraham H. Howland, an imposing structure ofgranite ; and the home of the late Hon. Joseph Grinnell, for manyyears the president and guiding spirit in the Wamsutta mills, and towhom the honor and credit of this great industry is largely are many more modern residences, which you will notice. Thecounty court house, a building of brick, with wooden pillars, sets backfrom the street. In this building the registry of deeds is SEEING THE SIGHTS. 125 If we drop in here for a call on the register, Hon. George , he will give us some figures indicating a boom in realestate hereabouts. The registry includes New Bedford and the townsof Acushnet. Fairhaven, Dartmouth, and Westport. The first deedhere was recorded July i, 1837. The number of instruments recordedin the office have been as follows: 1838, 648: 1870, 1123; 1875,1265 ; 1880, 1482, and in 1887, 2396. At the southeast corner of County and William streets stands ahouse now occupied by George F. Bartlett, which was the residenceof Svlvia Ann Rowland. It was built for Thomas Rotch, a son of
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