If you travel down North Harvard Street in Allston, you’ll encounter the Hill Memorial Baptist Church, a rare wooden frame ecclesiastical building that combines Shingle and Late Gothic Revival styles of architecture. Sheathed in wood shingles with a 58’ bell tower and a gable roof,...
Architect Chris Scovel, a guest blogger from MASS Design Group, lends his expertise to illuminate the architectural history of the Old Corner Bookstore. MASS Design Group has been contracted to lead HBI's rehabilitation of the OCB complex, and the answer to "What should the Old...
Historic Boston Inc. has been working with the branding firm Other Tomorrows to understand the public’s perception of the 1718 Old Corner Bookstore as HBI prepares for a new generation of rehabilitation and interpretation of the four historic buildings that make up the complex we...
Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) and MASS Design Group recently met with the non-profit organization HEET, a climate solutions incubator in Boston with a mission to cut carbon emissions through systems change. As HBI plans a significant rehabilitation of the 1718 Old Corner Bookstore, we are...
It’s the end of an era; Historic Boston Inc.’s longtime Chief Financial Officer, Pat Tietbohl of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, is retiring this spring. Pat has worked with HBI for over ten years. She has shepherded our non-profit through the acquisition and sale of our project properties, yearly...
Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) was in Nubian Square on March 12th to celebrate Franklin Cummings Tech’s groundbreaking for its new campus building next door to the historic Eustis Street Fire House – HBI’s home from 2011 to 2021. When HBI moved to the firehouse in...
As Women's History Month unfolds, we direct the spotlight to one woman whose work has preserved many historic buildings right here at Historic Boston Inc. (HBI). Over the last 15 years, Lisa Lewis, HBI’s Senior Project Manager has played a pivotal role in the conservation...
Contact HBI's Director of Real Estate, Tony Lopes at: 617-604-6897 or tony@historicboston.org Unit 302 Flyer with Floor Plan Ver 2.2824...
The restoration of St. Luke's Chapel, a historic gem nestled within the campus of St. John St. James Episcopal Church in Roxbury, is a testament to the commitment of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and the parish of St. John St. James to preserving history...
City of Boston Archaeologist Joe Bagley’s book Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them lists the Charles Tileston House in Mattapan as one of the 50 oldest houses in Boston, and the oldest house in the Lower Mills neighborhood. Passersby might not take note...