HBI's Shaurya Batra returned from vacation in Rome, a trip which got him thinking about historic preservation in ancient cities. With the ever-present threat of degradation of the ancient structures, upkeep and the preservation of architecture is a constant (and costly) necessity. But when it...
On April 4th HBI met with neighbors and residents of the Highland Park neighborhood to discuss planning for the rehabilitation and re-development of the former St. James African Orthodox Church. A group of about 30 people gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry’s Putnam Chapel...
Jenny Nathans is a public health professional, a burgeoning preservationist and a resident of Jamaica Plain. She recently published a version of this research on the historic house at 197 Green Street in Jamaica Plain for the Jamaica Plain Historical Society. In it she tells...
Spring has sprung, and there is change in the air at HBI. As new projects like the church at 50 Cedar Street take shape, and we near completion of the Upham’s Corner Comfort Station, HBI welcomes new faces to its Board of Directors and Council...
In recognition of Women’s History Month, we spent some time reviewing primary source documents and secondary readings to learn more about literary icon, Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved West African child turned educated woman and author. Whether you have read her published poems or walked by...
Spring has arrived and with it has comes the unveiling of the Upham’s Corner Comfort Station (almost). The building that was once a convenience station (read: public restroom) is finally starting to shed its decrepit outer shell. Hidden for months under plywood, staging, and snow,...
Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) will host the first of several neighborhood meetings on Thursday, April 4th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. to plan for the preservation and re-use of the historic St. James African Orthodox Church at 50 Cedar Street in Roxbury. The meeting...
Historic Boston Incorporated (HBI) is very pleased to announce Hacin + Associates’ selection as the lead architect for its new project, the former St. James African Orthodox Church at 50 Cedar Street in Roxbury. The 50 Cedar Street project will involve the restoration and rehabilitation of...
HBI is pleased to welcome Kathleen Ustas to the organization as a research intern for the St. James Orthodox Church project. Kathleen brings a keen interest in real estate development, architecture, and Boston’s history to her internship. Currently, Kathleen attends Northeastern University and will graduate...
Kit Haggard is the Director of the Boston Literary District - a collection of 87 historically significant literary sites spread throughout Boston’s Downtown, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Theater, and South End neighborhoods. Kit earned her BA from Sarah Lawrence and her MFA from Emerson College....