When Historic Boston (HBI) moved its headquarters back to our original office space at the Old Corner Bookstore a little over a year ago, we took advantage of the opportunity to reacquaint ourselves with the site, which had been HBI’s headquarters from its founding in...
The restaurant fit out for the new restaurant Comfort Kitchen is about to begin at the historic Upham’s Corner Comfort Station, and if reviews of the restaurant’s current pop-up at Jamaica Plain’s Little Dipper are a hint of what’s to come, Dorchester’s in for a...
The Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry (UUUM) is offering a series of webinars about its historic Meetinghouse – the 1804 First Church Roxbury. The series, Treasures of the Meetinghouse, offered in collaboration with Roxbury Historical Society, will explore the site’s archaeology, the church building's historic Hook...
Historic Boston was pleased to learn that developer Travis Lee plans to purchase and redevelop the O’Hearn Storage Building and the 18th century Isaac Newcomb Field house in Fields Corner for affordable housing. The site’s buildings – the O’Hearn Storage Building, the Dorchester Music Hall and...
Earlier this year, with assistance from the East Boston Community Development Corporation (EBCDC), the East Boston Museum and Historical Society entered into a purchase and sale agreement with the owner of the historic Donald McKay House at 80 White Street in East Boston. The Museum is...
Historic Boston is sad to learn of the passing of architect Robert Verrier in August. A member of HBI’s Council of Advisors for the last decade, Bob was a pioneer in the rehabilitation of historic buildings for new uses, and was a booster for HBI...
Boston’s Architectural Heritage Foundation (AHF) dedicated the renewed Charles River Speedway in Allston on September 9th with a festive display of the variety of spaces, businesses and activities the complex will host. The historic property, located at 525 Western Avenue, was built in 1899 to support...
Historic Boston bid farewell to Gabrielle Chapman, HBI’s Office Manager and Social Media Coordinator, in September as she departed for a new position at MIT in Cambridge. Gabrielle joined Historic Boston in 2018 as she completed a graduate degree in Public History at Northeastern University. She...
Sammy Nabulsi is a Partner at Rose Law Partners LLP and Treasurer of Historic Boston, Inc.’s Board of Directors. He is outside permitting and litigation counsel to the City of Boston on the Long Island Bridge superstructure replacement project and advises on compliance with federal,...
Preservation Massachusetts (PMI) presents the two-day virtual Massachusetts Historic Preservation Conference this year on Thursday and Friday, September 23-24, 2021. The event includes live speakers and panel discussions, along with on-demand presentations from partner organizations across the Commonwealth. To see the program and register, visit...