The City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) issued a long-awaited Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Owen Nawn Factory on November 18th, pressing for the site to provide educational value to the community and interpretive information about Roxbury’s rich history. The Owen Nawn Factory...
Wedged between Washington and Eustis Street, the Eliot Burying Ground one of Boston’s oldest burial sites. The historic grave site is part of a larger collection of landmarks in the area known as The Eustis Architectural Conservation District. The district is comprised of the Eliot...
Since 1960, HBI has redeveloped dozens of Boston’s historic buildings. As 2020 approaches, we re-visit the last 10 years of projects and transformation that our projects have brought to Boston's neighborhoods. From chipped paint, to cracked walls, and crumbling ceilings, HBI has tackled the challenges...
With the start of each HBI project, we are careful to collect objects left behind that help tell the history of the property. So far we have found no pots of gold, but we have discovered papers and items that enhance our understanding of the...
With the winter fast approaching, historic buildings need shoring up for the challenges that cold weather brings. HBI called Sally Zimmerman, the Senior Preservation Services Manager at Historic New England, to fill us in on the tips and tricks for preparing your home for the...
HBI is pleased to announce that Julie Paul Brown will succeed Henry Moss as chair of the organization’s Project Review Committee. Julie is a registered architect in MA, CT, NH and VT and a LEED Accredited Professional. She manages operations at North Bay Construction Consultants and...
We feature a guest post here from Earl Taylor, President of the Dorchester Historical Society and the owner/creator of content for the Dorchester Athenaeum website (www.dorchesteratheneum.org). He shares with us research he has been compiling on Boston’s many extant mile markers from the 18th and 19th...
In recent years, breweries have started to repopulate the Boston landscape, often in unused industrial spaces. The long-vacant the Roslindale Substation (1911) has become one such place. The station was originally home to Boston Elevated Railway Company’s then revolutionary alternating electric current power system, but...
Chances are you have walked or driven right past one of Boston’s oldest cemeteries without even knowing it! The Eliot Burying Ground (formerly known as Old Roxbury Burying Ground and Eustis Street Burying Ground) is the oldest burying ground in Roxbury and one of the...
Built between 1786 and 1806, the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm remains among the earliest intact, vernacular examples of an agricultural property in the Commonwealth’s cities. The original farmhouse is located on land that was once part of a large Dorchester estate encompassing over 330 acres....