17 Nov HISTORIC BOSTON INC. WELCOMES TRILLIUM BEER TO ROSLINDALE
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HISTORIC BOSTON INC. WELCOMES TRILLIUM BEER TO ROSLINDALE
Winter Garden Comes to Handsomely Renovated Former MBTA Power Substation
ROSLINDALE, MA – Historic Boston Inc., a partner in the redevelopment of the historic Roslindale Substation, a former electrical power facility for the MBTA transit system, today welcomed Trillium Brewing Company’s announcement that it will open a winter seasonal beer garden in the renovated and restored brick structure at Roslindale Square.
The Trillium Winter Beer Garden at the Substation is scheduled to open late this month and will remain open through the winter season. It will be an indoor facility, open five days a week and serving a variety of rotating draft options. The location accommodates open seating, community space, and a limited number of private event opportunities.
Boston-based Trillium will be the first occupant of the handsome main floor of the redeveloped property, located at 4228 Washington St., across from Roslindale Square.
The $4.8 million Substation project was conceived and undertaken by Historic Boston Inc., Roslindale Village Main Street, and Peregrine Group, LLC of Rumford, RI. Prellwitz Chilinski Associates of Cambridge was the architect.
“Trillium’s arrival shows the value of renewing our historic buildings,” said Kathy Kottaridis, Executive Director of Historic Boston Inc. “The revitalized Roslindale Substation is the perfect space for a winter beer garden. Here’s hoping it becomes a permanent arrangement.”
The building functioned as part of the Boston Elevated Railway Company’s then revolutionary alternating electric current power system. Designed by architect Robert Peabody of Peabody and Stearns with Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation, the Substation is one of six nearly identical converter substations built in and around Boston at that time.
Until the renovation, it had been vacant since the 1970s, and the Substation is the latest addition to an increasingly vibrant and active Roslindale Square, reviving a prominent corner and restoring some of the historic fabric of the neighborhood. The lower level of the Substation is the current home of the Craft Beer Cellar, which opened in January 2017. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
“Beer aficionados will have the unique opportunity to drink Trillium’s award-winning beer in the Substation’s awe-inspiring space, with its 34 foot ceilings, 18-foot copper clad doors, 250-ton capacity gantry crane, and six two-story windows,” said Alia Hamada Forrest, RVMS’s Executive Director.
“Where Trillium goes, its fans follow,” she said. “I’m eager to welcome the newcomers that will discover Roslindale’s existing mix of vibrant restaurants and retail options, and hope that these types of creative partnerships continue to spark across all Boston Main Street districts. We know when you visit — you will want to return.”
Trillium co-owner Esther Tetreault said in a media release: “We had a killer time with the Garden on the Greenway this summer, so we jumped at the chance to bring Trillium to another Boston neighborhood. Our goal has always been to build a strong community and share what we do. The Substation is such a unique and iconic space, in a welcoming neighborhood, making Roslindale a perfect winter home for the Trillium Garden.”
An exact opening date for the Trillium Winter Garden will be announced soon.
ABOUT TRILLIUM BREWING COMPANY
Trillium opened in March 2013 with the support of family, friends, community, and three employees. That small brewery has since developed into an exciting venue of collaboration and creativity. Trillium is grounded in the concept of a New England farmhouse brewery, using local ingredients whenever possible. From wild ales, fermented with their native New England mixed microbe culture, to more hop-forward offerings, Trillium aims to produce beer that is both approachable and engaging. For more information, please go to www.trilliumbrewing.com .
ABOUT HISTORIC BOSTON INC.
Historic Boston Incorporated is a nonprofit preservation and real estate organization that rehabilitates historic and culturally significant properties in Boston’s neighborhoods so they can become useable parts of the city’s present and future. HBI works with local partners to identify and invest in historic buildings and cultural resources whose re-use will be catalysts for neighborhood renewal. HBI acquires and redevelops historic structures and provides technical expertise, planning services and financing for rehabilitation projects. HBI projects demonstrate that preserving historic properties is economically viable and that they can be functioning assets in a community. For more information, please go to www.historicboston.org .
For more information, please contact:
Kathy Kottaridis, Executive Director of Historic Boston, Inc.
m617.799.5256
Or
Tom Palmer
Tom Palmer Communication
m617.755.7250
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