The Fiske Center for Archeological Research at UMass Boston is performing a geophysical survey to identify any hidden and buried archaeological remains on the Fowler-Clark farmstead in Mattapan, potentially the oldest surviving farmstead in Boston. Our guest blogger is Dr. John Steinberg, who is...
HBI was featured in a new documentary on non profit preservation revolving funds that premiered in November at the National Preservation Conference in Savannah.Prepared in 2014 by graduate students at the Savannah College of Art and Design, for the 1772 Foundation and the National Trustfor...
Even as the cold sets in, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department?s Historic Burying Grounds Initiative has been proceeding with a important upgrades to the 17th century Eliot Burying Ground. Over the last several days, workers have been pulling up slabs and pieces of...
For this year?s Thanksgiving week blog post, we thought it would be fun to offer a recipe or two. Historians tell us that wild turkey was indeed one of the many meats served at the first Thanksgiving (in addition to shellfish, venison, duck, goose,...
HBI and The American City Coalition (TACC) have teamed up on a proposal to the City of Boston Department of NeighborhoodDevelopment (DND) for a community-oriented redevelopment and reuse plan for the historic Comfort Station at 611 Columbia Road in Upham?s Corner -- adjacent to the Dorchester...
In July, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed House Bill No. 4363 which prepares the State-owned Parcel 8 in Roxbury for transfer to the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the city of Boston for disposition for development. Among other things, the bill requires that an archeological...
HBI is grateful to Feldman Land Surveyors for providing pro-bono laser scans of the 1785 Fowler Clark Farm in Mattapan. Stephen Wilkes of Feldman wrote this article to share how it?s done and why it?s so valuable to the preservation of historic buildings.Constructed towards the...
HBI's rehabilitation of the Alvah Kittredge House is featured in the new November/December edition of Design New England in an article written by Maria Karagianis. It features beautiful photographs of the new residential units by photographer Greg Premru, and highlights the extraordinary...
Historic Boston Incorporated grieves the loss of former Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who passed away on Thursday. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife, Angela, and their family.Mayor Menino was a champion of HBI?s work and provided the public leadership that made so many...
Writer Matthew J. Kiefer is President of HBI and a partner at law firm of Goulston and Storrs. You sometimes find treasure in unlikely places. An electric substation is not the first place you?d ordinarily look to help redefine a neighborhood, but the Roslindale Substation...
