Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum

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historic house historic house museum

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum is a historic 19th-century whaling merchant’s mansion in New Bedford, Massachusetts, preserved as a museum with period furnishings and formal gardens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house ⓘ
historic house museum ⓘ
architect Richard Upjohn NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ
area approximately one city block ⓘ
associatedWithCityHistory New Bedford whaling era ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry whaling industry ⓘ
builtFor William Rotch Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ
completionYear 1834 ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1834 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
formerOwner Duff family NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jones family NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rotch family NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCollection 19th-century decorative arts ⓘ
historic furniture ⓘ
historic textiles ⓘ
whaling-era artifacts ⓘ
hasFeature monumental colonnade ⓘ
period furnishings ⓘ
wraparound veranda ⓘ
hasGarden boxwood parterre ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ
rose garden ⓘ
woodland garden ⓘ
hasGardenFeature arbor ⓘ
brick walkways ⓘ
carriage house ⓘ
fountain ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
locatedIn Bristol County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
location New Bedford, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
material wood ⓘ
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear 2005 ⓘ
numberOfStories 2.5 ⓘ
offersProgram educational programs ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
public events ⓘ
school programs ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operatedBy Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalOwnerOccupation whaling merchant ⓘ
ownedBy Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ
roofType hipped roof ⓘ
streetAddress 396 County Street ⓘ
use historic site ⓘ
house museum ⓘ

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New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park → contains → Rotch-Jones-Duff House and Garden Museum ⓘ