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 The Double Bank - New Bedford, MA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 41° 38.138 W 070° 55.388
19T E 339821 N 4611108
This building housed two banks-Merchants Bank on the right and Mechanics Bank on the left. Located on Williams Street just west of Waters Street, New Bedford, MA.
Waymark Code: WMMJBB
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2014
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Seeing Double
As you gaze across Water Street toward the eight-pillar institution, compare closely what you see in the photograph with what stands here today. Built in 1831, the building was designed by architect Russell Warren. For 61 years the building housed two banks-Merchants Bank on the right and Mechanics Bank on the left. The prosperous whaling elite walked their money through the right door, while humble shopkeepers and skilled tradespeople marched their money through the left.
Water Street … Was the Wall Street of New Bedford. Practically all the banks, insurance offices, brokers’ offices, lawyers’ offices and telegraph offices were concentrated within these limits.
Henry H. Crapo, 1917
Agency Responsible for Placement: National Park Service
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): N/A
County: Bristol
City/Town Name: New Bedford
Year Placed: Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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