Today the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm stands on a half acre of land, seemingly small for a farm plot, but a rarity in an urban setting such as Mattapan. Sandwiched between tightly packed triple-deckers and apartment complexes, it is a wonder that the farm that...
This week Historic Boston Incorporated attended Preservation Massachusetts' 2016 Paul and Niki Tsongas Awards. This year Preservation Massachusetts celebrated the successes and accomplishments of women in preservation, honoring over fifty women. HBI's President Kathleen MacNeil and HBI's Executive Director Kathy Kottaridis were among the honorees...
May is National Historic Preservation Month and this year in particular is special as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Passed in 1966, the National Historic Preservation Act is a landmark piece of legislation that has served as the...
Since purchasing the Vertullo Building on Fairmount Avenue in Hyde Park, HBI has been pursuing a five-year historic preservation and redevelopment strategy for the building. Now, with only a few "hiccups" along the way, it is with great pleasure (and some relief) that we announce...
Efforts by a coalition of historic preservation, open space and affordable housing advocates to approve the Community Preservation Act for Boston were bolstered this week by Mayor Martin J. Walsh's endorsement of the measure that will likely appear on the November ballot. This is an important...
At noon on Tuesday, April 6th HBI previewed the restored timepiece behind the spectacular clock face of Boston's historic Custom House Tower. Marriott Vacation Club, which has stewarded this extraordinary building as a timeshare property since 1997, made this occasion a very special day this...
Historic Boston is pleased to announce the expansion of its Council of Advisors, a select group of forward-thinking urbanists committed to historic preservation and the work of HBI in Boston's neighborhoods. Eleven new members have joined the Council, expanding the group from 15 to 26. New...
We agree with the Boston Globe's opinion : The Community Preservation Act will be good for Boston. Read their editorial here. ...
Each time we visit the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm, we discover something that we never noticed before. Sometimes we find photos, magazines or other remnants from previous occupants. And because the property was last owned by Jorge Epstein, an architectural salvage dealer who brought home...
More than 160 representatives of historic preservation, affordable housing and open space organizations squeezed into the Boston City Council's chambers this week to advocate for the Community Preservation Act (CPA) to be placed on the November 2016 ballot. CPA is a tool designed to help Massachusetts...