This month, we give you a copy of a 1964 paper from the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine (today's Boston Globe!) featuring the then newly restored Old Corner Bookstore! Thomas Boylston Adams, then President of the Massachusetts Historical Society, wrote: "But why should we refer to the noble...
Here, HBI’s Passion for Preservation series shares your preservation story with our readers. This entry was submitted by Michael Manning, chair of Friends of the Boston Harborwalk. My name is Mike Manning and I lead an all-volunteer group called "Friends of the Boston Harborwalk." Several years ago,...
Historic Boston was pleased to welcome our Board of Directors and community partners to the beautifully restored Roslindale Substation on July 29th. The night was a great success with friends and community partners, raising over $11,000 for saving 1896 Phillips Brooks Memorial Reading Room in Hyde...
The restoration of St. Luke’s Chapel in Roxbury continues to be recognized by our local preservation organizations, this time from the Boston Preservation Alliance! Fresh off recently winning the Paul and Niki Tsongas Award from Preservation Massachusetts, the combined efforts of HBI, the Episcopal Diocese of...
In honor of America's 250th, we give you HBI's copy of a 1976 pamphlet circulated by Samuel Narcus Stationery -- then tenants in the 1728 Cunningham House who were inspired to restore the 277 Washington Street building for the nation's Bicentennial after witnessing Historic Boston's...
On July 1st, Historic Boston Inc. was honored to support Revolutionary Spaces’ 2026 People’s House Party and the launch of their new immersive historical experience Ruckus! at the Old South Meeting House. It was a spectacular evening to be a part of, with the ribbon-cutting premiere...
Come America’s 250th Independence Day this July 4th, the Old Corner Bookstore will put its history into words and historic images once more. Historic Boston staff and board members have been working with MASS Design Group on signage to interpret the site's history, a four...
This month, we give you Historic Boston's commemorative "before" and "after" photo of the Old Corner Bookstore following HBI's restoration in the 1960s! The photo was signed by our founders, partners at The Boston Globe, and craftsmen involved in the project at a dinner at The...
As the nation looks to its 250th anniversary of independence in the coming weeks, it’s a timely moment for us to spotlight our latest Partners in Preservation, Revolutionary Spaces! Revolutionary Spaces is the nonprofit organization that stewards two of Boston’s most visited historic sites along...
Here, Frank O'Brien, member of the Hyde Park Historical Society, shares a brief history of the 1896 Phillips Brooks Memorial Reading Room in Hyde Park. Historic Boston Incorporated and the Hyde Park Historical Society together with the wider community continue to explore opportunities for reviving...