Here, our Senior Project Manager, Lisa Lewis, provides some insight into the process of identifying new windows for the Old Corner Bookstore complex that would be both historically appropriate and increase the buildings energy efficiency. Historic Boston Inc. has been working with Mass Design Group...
For the past 5 years, HBI’s office has been the unofficial home of 18th-century verdure tapestries that were removed from the Cushing Endicott House at 163 Marlborough Street in Boston’s Back Bay in 2020. 163 Marlborough was built by mason and builder James Devine from 1871-1872...
Partners in Preservation is a new blog series in which Historic Boston Inc. welcomes our 2025 Corporate Partners to share why Historic Preservation is important to them. Here, Michael Feldman, CEO of Feldman Geospatial, shares why he’s partnered with HBI to help save Boston’s historic...
Follow us on Instagram to keep up with our weekly Office Artifact Fridays, while we cover our monthly favorites here. An original Greek Revival ionic capital from the 1834 Alvah Kittredge House has been a longtime feature in our office since the 2011-2014 rehab of the...
We are thrilled to announce that Historic Boston Incorporated has appointed Dr. Rebecca F. Kemper as its next Executive Director. Dr. Kemper has over a decade of nonprofit leadership experience and holds a doctorate from Ohio State University’s Knowlton School. She is a dedicated community...
The City of Boston’s Archaeology Program has been hosting a pop up at the Old Corner Bookstore complex for the past month. The temporary exhibit demonstrates how the lab processes “field fresh” artifacts from a Charlestown dig that is part of the city-wide initiative, Boston...
Stephen Wilkes was appointed as a Director of Historic Boston Inc. at our last Quarterly Board Meeting. Stephen is the Chief Innovation Officer and Vice President at Feldman Geospatial, a land survey firm that HBI regularly calls on to help assess the feasibility of developing...
Historic Boston is proud to announce that the Old Corner Bookstore will serve as a canvas for a temporary, but significant UnMonument art installation later this year. On May 14th, the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture announced the selected artists and temporary public art...
On May 13th the Boston Landmarks Commission voted to designate the Old Corner Bookstore and adjacent Cunningham House a Landmark. The designation now awaits final approval from the Boston City Council and Mayor Michelle Wu. While we often reference historic and cultural heritage sites as “landmarks”...
In 2024, Historic Boston Inc (HBI) announced that we would be working in collaboration with Fort Point Associates on a feasibility study to rehabilitate the Charlestown Pumping Station on Alford Street, which is located on the Everett/Boston line. Much progress has been made on the...