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...
As Historic Boston Inc. continues to evaluate opportunities at the Phillips Brooks Memorial Reading Room located at 12 Hamilton Street in Hyde Park, in partnership with the Hyde Park Historical Society and community partners, we wanted to spotlight the neighborhood’s history in honor of Juneteenth....
Historic Boston's newest Partner in Preservation is Anh55, a Boston-based atelier dedicated to beautifully designed and ethically crafted clothing. Here, Anh and Philip tell us what preservation means to them and why they have partnered with HBI to save Boston's historic spaces and places. But...
This month, we give you our set of trading cards, generously gifted to us by our friends at the Roslindale Substation! Built in 1911, the Roslindale Substation was part of the Boston Elevated Railway Company’s then revolutionary alternating electric current power system, and was one of...
Our very own Lisa Lewis has been selected by the Massachusetts History Alliance as a winner of the Star Award, given to those recognized for “outstanding contributions to the research and interpretation of the history of their communities.” We are honored to have Lisa on our...
May is National Preservation Month which means there is no better time than now to spotlight our latest Partner in Preservation: Spencer Preservation Group! Here, Doug Manley, Principal of Architecture, shares what preservation means to the Spencer Preservation Group and why they've partnered with HBI...
West of the Dillaway-Thomas House in Roxbury, the campus of St. John St. James quietly rejoices in the recent restoration of one of the two historic buildings that complete the site. Designed by renowned architect Ralph Adams Cram, the 1901 Gothic Revival St. Luke’s Chapel...