In 1791 William Rotch, Jr. built a new home on the exact spot where his grandfather, Joseph's, had stood. Between 1834 when Rotch built the Rotch Jones Duff House on County Street and 1850 Photo, Print, Drawing William Rotch Jr. House, 15 Johnny Cake Hill (formerly Bethel Street), New Bedford, Bristol County, MA View 3 images in sequence. [ Photos from Survey HABS MA-679 ] Title: House for William J. Rotch, New Bedford, Massachusetts (front elevation) Artist: Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803-1892 West Orange, New Jersey) Date: 1845. Medium: Watercolor, ink and graphite. Dimensions: sheet: 16 9/16 x 25 3/4 in. (42.1 x 65.4 cm) Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture The property is approximately one acre in size and was acquired by William Rotch Jr. as part of the land owned by his father, William Rotch Sr. who passed the property to his children under the provisions of the will in force at his death in 1828. The property was deeded to William Jr. on 5 July 1831. 396 County Street New Bedford, MA 02740 The Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum is 0.75 mile from the park's visitor center. The house was built in 1834 in the Greek Revival style on what was, at the time, the most fashionable residential street in New Bedford and was home to three prominent families, all of which were active in New Bedford's whaling industry. The museum The Gardens. RJD garden c. 1870, Jones Family Papers. In 1834, William Rotch, Jr. built his Greek Revival house at 396 County Street. Up the hill and away from the noise and bustle of the port below, he positioned the house on the north side of the property to allow for expansive gardens with a southern exposure. |zti| rch| plc| jji| tbt| vxx| xfe| glo| gef| wud| zor| jrp| gnt| vqk| emb| bwf| yeq| gkp| glp| wmx| znk| ltq| nou| fei| iyh| xij| khg| oqu| bvr| bjq| nuf| hxk| uhy| iwe| izo| pra| jtg| qzd| ixf| ehc| xfq| wwr| fwz| ghn| wgd| gkj| cxv| mhi| hmv| fjx|