March 17, 2014 Coming Soon-May is Preservation Month
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March 14, 2014 New Faces and New Roles for HBI Board Members
At its March meeting, HBI voted two new additions to its board of directors. Felicia Jacques, Roxbury resident and Vice President of Development at Maloney Properties, and David Hacin, South End resident and principal of David Hacin and Associates, are HBI?s two newest board members. ...
February 28, 2014 Federal Historic Tax Credits in Jeopardy in House Tax Reform Proposal
Preservationists and Rep. Blumenauer Urge Chairman Camp to Keep Historic Tax Credit in Reformed Tax CodePosted February 26, 2014House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released a discussion draft today of his vision for comprehensive tax reform, and it eliminates the federal historic tax credit. The...
February 28, 2014 HBI’s Eustis Street Fire House Featured in PreservationNation Blog
From Fire House to Office Space: Boston's Eustis Street Fire HousePosted on: February 27, 2014By: Lauren Walser When your office is located in an old firehouse, chances are you?re going to get a lot of questions about the fire pole.Sadly, Kathy Kottaridis, executive director of Historic Boston,...
February 28, 2014 Save the Date: Alliance Forum 2014 on Thursday, March 20th
February 28, 2014 Nathaniel Philbrick to Speak at Shirley Eustis House
February 21, 2014 How to Create a Preservation Restriction: A Primer
Historic Boston manages several Preservation Easements on properties around the city, and we have found that there is a great deal of confusion concerning what an easement is and how it is created and maintained. Brian Pfeiffer, of Preservation Advisory Services, consultant to HBI on easement...
February 14, 2014 The Second Empire Strikes Back: HBI?s Vertullo Building Project Rehabs a Prime Example of Hyde Park?s Predominant Early Building Style
Former long-time HBI staffer Jeffrey Gonyeau helped acquire the Vertullo Building and plan for its rehabilitation when he ran the Historic Neighborhood Centers Program for HBI. Jeff is now an independent historic preservation and fundraising consultant in Boston. He has agreed to share some of...
February 14, 2014 State Prepares $2 Million Investment in the Roxbury Heritage State Park?s Dillaway Thomas House
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts will direct $2 million in improvements to the Roxbury Heritage State Park?s historic Dillaway Thomas House in Roxbury?s John Eliot Square. One of Governor Patrick?s Signature Park Projects, the Dillaway Thomas House and its surrounding open space will be upgraded with...
February 7, 2014 Video: A look inside the historic Kittredge House in Roxbury
By Patrick D. Rosso, Boston.com StaffRestoration efforts at the historic Kittredge House in Roxbury are progressing, as crews work to bring the Linwood Street home back to its original glory.The three-story structure was constructed in 1836 by Alvah Kittredge, a Roxbury alderman, famed furniture maker,...