Posted on December 1, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
Preserving and protecting Westport’s most significant historical property for the benefit of our entire community Overview of the Project The Westport Historical Society faces an exciting challenge: the opportunity to purchase and preserve – for the benefit of the entire community – one of Westport’s most significant colonial-era houses. Known as the Cadman-White-Handy House (and […]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 10, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
The Cadman-White-Handy House has attracted the attention of the local press for many years. Included here are links to recent articles and some from several years ago! http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/01-05/01-04-05/a07lo437.htm http://www.heraldnews.com/highlight/x1005403248/Westports-historic-Handy-House-put-on-the-market http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x1794936149/Historical-Society-wants-to-make-this-very-old-house-its-new-home
Continue ReadingPosted on November 10, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
The Cadman-White-Handy House is on both the state register for historic places and the National Register. The State Register listing provides detailed information about the unique architectural features of the house, includes photographs of many of these features, as well as a summary of the significance and history of the property. You can download the document WSP.52 as a PDF.
Continue ReadingPosted on November 1, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
Eleanor Tripp (Mrs. Louis H. Tripp) Interviewed by Mary Giles October 13, 1976 Eleanor, could you tell about the ‘Handy House’ and you. Louis and his wife, Florence, were just riding around Westport and they had in mind buying a boat, and when they came down ‘Handy Hill,’ they saw a sign in front of […]
Continue ReadingPosted on November 1, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
William Almy, Jr. Interviewed by Mary Giles October 25, 1975 William Almy – “According to the early records of the Almy family here in Westport, William Almy, the sone of Captain Christopher Almy and Elizabeth Cornell, was born October 27, 1665 and died on July 6, 1747. Job, the son of William Almy and Ezra […]
Continue ReadingPosted on October 9, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
Handy House National Register nomination part 1 Download file Description Located in the southern part of Bristol County the Cadman-White-Handy House includes the three part, seven bay dwelling built in three stages from ca. 1710 to 1825, related out buildings and approximately two acres of a larger parcel.Situated in the Town of Westport in the […]
Continue ReadingPosted on September 24, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
This project was supported by Community Preservation Act funds granted by Westport Community Preservation Committee http://www.westport-ma.com/cpc/index.html Project work completed by Christa M. Beranek and Katharine M. Johnson Fiske Center for Archaeological Research, University of Massachusetts Boston Introduction The Waite-Kirby-Potter House has long been considered important as one of Westport’s oldest buildings, and it is depicted […]
Continue ReadingPosted on July 16, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
The Historical Society has discovered an old weekly newspaper from 1896 called Westport News but can’t find any other information, such as who published the paper and for how long. http://www.wickedlocal.com/fall-river/news/x41629578/Westport-Historical-Society-finds-old-newspaper-seeks-information-on-its-origin
Continue ReadingPosted on June 16, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
Temperance – the campaign to curtail the consumption of alcohol – was an important reform movement in the 19th century. Westport had a number of active temperance groups, and one of the most effective and controversial was the Washingtonians, who shot to prominence in 1840, only to be crowded out by competing abstinence groups by […]
Continue ReadingPosted on May 26, 2010 by Jenny ONeill
The following articles were found in copies of the New Bedford Evening Standard. Topics include the Civil War, fishing at Westport Point, fox hunting, summer activities at Westport Point and much much more. Enjoy the oddities! The Lobster trade July 7 1863 Thomas Mayhew letter on the British and Confederate “pirates” December 30 1863 A […]
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