Historic Boston is beginning to explore the history and evolution of two related buildings at 149 Roxbury Street in Roxbury's John Eliot Square. Ionic Hall, Roxbury's oldest brick building, dates to 1800, and in form, exemplifies Federal Period style, a period of architecture inspired by...
After more than two years of planning, we're pleased to announce that we have started the first phase of construction of the rehabilitation of the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm in Mattapan. Our general contractor, M.J. Mawn, Inc., has begun much-needed structural and envelope repairs to...
2016 has been an exciting year for HBI. The historic Roslindale Substation is nearing completion, Mattapan's Fowler Clark Epstein Farm begins construction next month and Upham's Corner Comfort Station's rehabilitation begins in March. There's more to do and 2017 brings a new pipeline of historic places...
Visitors to Roslindale Village can expect to see big changes at the historic Roslindale Substation which is being redeveloped for Chef Chris Douglass' new concept restaurant, The Third Rail. The project, the result of five years of planning and collaboration between HBI, Roslindale Village Main Street...
More than 80 friends of Historic Boston gathered at the top of the new Millennium Tower on November 7th to celebrate the inaugural class of Boston companies to HBI's Corporate Support Program. Friends of HBI, old and new, made their way up to the 58th...
On Tuesday, Bostonians voted YES on Question 5 marking the passage of the Community Preservation Act in the City of Boston. This morning Mayor Martin J. Walsh, along with city officials and advocates of the Yes for a Better Boston gathered at the Owen Nawn...
Bostonians overwhelmingly approved the Community Preservation Act (CPA) for Boston last night. 73% of votes cast favored the measure -- an unprecedented level of support in the 15 year history of CPA in Massachusetts' municipalities. The coalition of preservation, housing and open space organizations and...
In early June, scaffolding went up on the First Church in Roxbury, marking the beginning of the exterior restoration of Boston's oldest surviving wood-frame church and home to the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry. Over the past five months a preservation carpentry team led by consultant...
HBI has commissioned the architectural firm Mass Design Group to conceive of design options and interpretive ideas for the long overlooked Owen Nawn Factory across from HBI's headquarters at the 1859 Eustis Street Fire House, and at the corner of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Washington...
If you are a voter in the City of Boston, there will be weighty decisions for you at both ends of the November ballot. HBI asks you to pay special attention to Ballot Question #5 and vote Yes for the Community Preservation Act (CPA). Since...