The Textile Trust Building (Anthony S. Catojo Jr. Building) New Bedford Art Musuem

608 Pleasant Street, The Textile Trust Building (Anthony S. Catojo Jr. Building), c. 1918, Classical Revival

The Textile Trust Building is a neoclassical style designed by Thomas M. James and was constructed around 1918 by E. A. Abbott, Company. Among the founders of the Textile Trust was Charles S. Ashley (1858-1941), long time Mayor of the City and John Neild, President of the Neild Mill. In 1922 the Textile Trust merged with the Safe Deposit National Bank. In 1924 the building was remodeled and the Safe Deposit National Bank merged with the First National Bank of New Bedford. It is currently the home of the New Bedford Art Museum with the City New Bedford Hosing Department occupying office space on the second floor.