In response to the Plan Nubian Square Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Owen Nawn Factory, Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) recently submitted a fresh vision for the historic building as home to the Wellness Collaborative and a Roxbury History and Orientation Center. HBI proposes to transform...
In 2011, when HBI moved to the restored Eustis Street Fire House, one of our proudest supporters was Clarence "Jeep" Jones. Historic Boston was saddened to learn of his passing earlier this month at the age of 86. Born and raised in Roxbury, and devoted to...
The Hyde Park Historical Society is working with the Friends of the Hyde Park Branch Library to recognize Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the United State’s first African American female physician. Dr. Crumpler practiced and lived in Boston and is buried in Hyde Park. There is...
Born in 1915 to Lithuanian immigrants, renowned artist Jack Levine grew up in Roxbury during the early 20th century, a neighborhood that exemplified the American melting pot of Jewish Eastern European, German, and Irish settlers. In his years as a professional artist, Levine earned a...
HBI is pleased to support Comfort Kitchen partners, Biplaw Rai, Nyacko Perry, and Kwasi Kwaa, as they launch a Mainvest Campaign to raise funds for the interior build-out of the 1912 Upham’s Corner Comfort Station. Mainvest is an investment platform that connects brick & mortar...
Francine Trester, a Professor of Composition at Berklee College of Music, and Mary Smoyer, a founding member of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, recently alerted HBI to a new musical composition by Francine about five Dorchester women, including the early 20th century animal rights advocate...
HBI and architects Spencer, Sullivan & Vogt are advising the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts on historic preservation strategies for Ionic Hall and St. Luke’s chapel (1901), two important Roxbury buildings that make up the parish of St. John St. James. Mindful of the havoc winter...
HBI asked Scott Winkler, an envelope consultant from Wessling Architects to summarize his assessment of 50 Cedar Street as HBI prepares its preservation. Read below to see Scott's report on the state of the building and some of its required repairs...
HBI recently visited the historic Dudley House at 167 Centre Street in Roxbury as part of the State’s current RFP process for the building’s long term lease and re-use. Closed for nearly a decade, the circa 1825 Federal Period mansion has endured considerable deterioration and...
From the Boston Globe, HBI Advisors Alex Krieger and Matthew Kiefer share their thoughts on Boston’s development and planning process in what they dub "Boston’s new gilded age" . Alex Krieger is a professor of urban design at Harvard, and Matthew Kiefer is a Boston-based...