In New Bedford, Massachusetts, historical homes, such as the Nathan and Polly Johnson House, where Frederick Douglass lived, stand as a testament to the city’s rich past. Herman Melville's description of New Bedford highlights the town's patrician-like houses set amidst opulent gardens. The city has evolved, accommodating immigrant workers with multifamily homes in the early 20th century, and is now modernizing with new single-family homes and apartments. Residents, like Christopher Silva, appreciate the small-town feel and strong sense of community tied to the city’s significant history.
Nowhere in all America will you find more patrician-like houses; parks and gardens more opulent, than in New Bedford, Herman Melville wrote in his 1851 sea odyssey, Moby-Dick.
The city has expanded and modernized to include tracts of single-family homes in the north end and apartment buildings downtown, where much of the new residential development is taking place.
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