New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . cture and proportion, but the overshadowing elms, green lawns, andblooming gardens particularly arouse admiration. Among the hand-somest of the older residences is the house on the east side of Countystreet, between Pearl and Willis streets, which was the palatial resi-dence of John Avery Parker, a prominent merchant who was identi-fied with the prosperity of the whale-fishery, and erected by him in1834 ^^^ mansion now occupied by Hon. William J. Rotch on thewest side of the street, between Union and Arnold str
New Bedford, Massachusetts; its history, industries, institutions and attractions . cture and proportion, but the overshadowing elms, green lawns, andblooming gardens particularly arouse admiration. Among the hand-somest of the older residences is the house on the east side of Countystreet, between Pearl and Willis streets, which was the palatial resi-dence of John Avery Parker, a prominent merchant who was identi-fied with the prosperity of the whale-fishery, and erected by him in1834 ^^^ 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 registrv 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 Sylvia Ann Rowland. It was built for Thomas Rotch, a son of
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