Historian and preservationist Sally Zimmerman prepared this step-by-step guide to researching the history of your house. Boston is rich in on-line and archival resources that are accessible to the public. Follow Sally's expert direction to discover who built your house, or lived in it over...
In honor of Valentine’s Day 2023, we highlight historic spots associated with five great Boston love stories of the past. Come explore the city through rosy heart-shaped glasses! The Courting of Coretta Scott King (558 Massachusetts Avenue, South End) In 1952 the young Boston University...
For the next two months, scaffolding will cover the building at 277 Washington Street as roofing contractor WS Aiken LLC works to replace the 30+ year-old-roof at 277 Washington Street, part of the historic Old Corner Bookstore buildings. When it's complete, Historic Boston will have...
Historic Boston’s year-end 2022 was a great success, thanks to you! We received so many thoughtful and generous contributions that will be devoted to HBI’s preservation projects throughout the city’s neighborhoods, and will help us to be prepared to act quickly when HBI’s services are...
HBI staff recently toured the former Shara Tfilo Synagogue at 9-19 Otisfield Street in Roxbury, known for the last 62 years as Mount Calvary Holy Church. Designated a Boston Landmark in 2022, the building has been vacant for the last ten years, although it remains...
In these coldest months of the year, the interior of the historic St. Luke’s Chapel in Roxbury is warm enough to support a crew working on the building’s restoration. Construction is underway in the tiny chapel on the campus of the Episcopal Church of St....
At long last, the doors to Comfort Kitchen opened to the public on Wednesday the 25th of January, unveiling the long-awaited café and restaurant that features the flavors of the African and Asian diaspora in the newly rehabilitated Upham’s Corner Comfort Station. The 1912 building...
A plan by Pennrose Development that preserves and adapts the historic Blessed Sacrament Church in Jamaica Plain’s Hyde Square for affordable housing units was approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency in December. Working in tandem with the property’s owner, the Hyde Square Task...
A year's end, the City of Boston's newly created Office of Historic Preservation announced that the Boston Landmarks Commission designated eight new Boston Landmarks in 2022, including a new local historic district, the Highland Park Architectural Conservation District in Roxbury. These are the most historic...
Historic Boston purchased St. James African Orthodox Church in 2018 to prevent the building’s demolition by developer City Realty Group. Its future is now clear: the historic structure is under agreement to the long-time Highland Park community developer Roxbury Action Program (RAP) and Urban Achievers...