The true story of William D. Howland-New Bedford, MA

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Discover the true story of the people who once called Howland Place in New Bedford, Massachusetts "home". Explore the lasting legacy of William D. Howland, a forward-thinking mill owner who met a tragic end and the many stories of service to humanity that took place here.
If you would like to contribute to organizations like those that were served by this home, please consider donating to:
www.habitat.org/
afsp.org/
www.redcross.org/
www.stjude.org/
Photo Credits:
"Wampanoag Homesite" by Reizigerin is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
"Statue of Massasoit" by midgefrazel is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"The Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, 1620" by Joseph Andrews is marked with CC0 1.0.
"Inside a textile mill, London, Ontario / Intérieur d’une usine de textile, London (Ontario)" by BiblioArchives / LibraryArchives is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Pilgrim exiles, Plymouth, Mass." by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"The National Park Service Visitors Center in the New Bedford New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park" by leewrightonflickr is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Child Labor: A barefoot girl works in a New England textile mill, 1910." by Kelly Short6 is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.
"File:Triple-decker - Arlington, MA - DSC02910.jpg" by Daderot is marked with CC0 1.0.
"New Bedford Working Waterfront" by Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.
"Whitakers - North Conway" by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

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@leoschick1269 5 күн бұрын

As of July 2024, this house will soon be available at public auction for anyone interested in a beautiful historic house.

@cheryljoseph787 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Incredible history

@howyoucametobe3787 Жыл бұрын

It is. I thought the connection between Howland, Hadley's death and Dr. Prescott was interesting with how their lives intersected with this house.

@irish1209 7 ай бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏

@daviddaniel2198 Жыл бұрын

Just saw this home listed on Zillow

@howyoucametobe3787 Жыл бұрын

I'm a little surprised it's still listed. It is amazing how every house has a history.

@leoschick1269 6 күн бұрын

The house was bought by an out of town developer in 2023, who has turned it into a sober house for recovering addicts of all sorts. It was still a single family home when I lived across the street from it for over 43 years. The area in which the house sits was the last surviving zoned residence A with no commercial buildings. Sadly that has now changed unfortunately. I also have to comment on the information given in the video that the house served as a hospice for terminally ill children in 2001 to 2004. The woman who established the hospice was defrocked as a charlatan and someone who defrauded the public and used the money raised for her own benefit and never helped any dying children as stated in the video. The author is relying on initial newspaper articles. It was never made pubic in the papers or in the news that the charity was a sham but it was, and all the charity's donors pulled away after looking at her financial statements which are publicly available online. The author of this video did not do her homework about the charity whose name was "Hearts and Hands".

@howyoucametobe3787 6 күн бұрын

I find it interesting that the home continues to shelter those who are struggling. I do rely on public information from newspapers and local articles, but I do appreciate your local perspective.

@leoschick1269 5 күн бұрын

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@leoschick1269 5 күн бұрын

@@howyoucametobe3787 The house will not be sheltering anyone it seems as I have just learned that the new owner has defaulted on his mortgage after owning it for one year, and the lender has foreclosed on the house for non payment of the mortgage. There will be a public auction to satisfy the bank loan. It would seem that the prospective new owner never had the funds to carry this off successfully. Group homes for recovering addicts are a good thing as long as they are not forced into Class A Residence Zoned areas of a city where they will only create hard feelings from the neighbors who have maintained their historic houses for many years. There are many other venues for shelters. This area of the city was zoned a national historic neighborhood and should not have sober houses. Did you know that New Bedford currently has 27 sober houses? How many does a city need? They are shipping people with addictions into New Bedford from all over the state. Not a great way to keep historic New Bedford a vibrant city that depends on tourists who visit the city every year. There are currently recovering addicts living in the house and I could post a picture of them smoking cigarettes outside the house and tossing their cigarette butts on the sidewalk. They are not properly supervised as they elect one of the addicts to become the manager of the house.