Mayor Martin J. Walshrecently unveiled a series of free events scheduled throughout 2015 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Boston Landmarks Commission. TitledBLC XL, this anniversary series, features four seasonal programs celebrating Boston?s historic places and the progress made during the past four decades...
There?s no finer place in which to make a presentation than Dorchester?s Strand Theater, and that?s where HBI, The American City Coalition (TACC) and bicycle entrepreneur Noah Hickspresented their partnership proposal for rehabilitation of the 1922 Uphams Corner Comfort Station to an audience of about...
This mural in the living room of the Fowler Clark Farm depicts an artists interpretation of the farm in earlier days Those who regularly read HBI?s blog have probably seen historic photos of all of our projects. Finding historic images can be a bit of...
Preserving significant historic homes and the stories they can tell is important work in the field of historic preservation. House museums, however, are one of the great challenges of the field because they introduce funding challenges not experienced when a home is in continued...
This blog post was contributed by Gerald Robbins, Executive Director of Hyde Jackson Square Main Streets in Jamaica Plain.Hyde Jackson Square Main Street (HJSMS) is one of the first pilot communities in the United States to participate in America Saves!,a national effort to improve the...
The Jamaica Plain Historical Society announced last week that it has purchased a cache of 900 photographs of the public life of legendary Boston Mayor James Michael Curley. See some of them here and visit the web site of the Society here In...
Rosanne Foley of Dorchester was recently named Executive Director of the Boston Landmarks Commission. A long time neighborhood activist in Dorchester and a friend to history and historic preservation, Rosanne was most recently executive director of Fields Corner Main Street, advancing the revitalization and management...
While the completion of the exterior rehabilitation of the Vertullo Building in Hyde Park is on hold until spring when it will receive its final coats of paint, we think the recent addition of window shutters has made a huge impact in its appearance. ...
John Horner PhotographyJohn Horner PhotographyHBI?s Hayden Building in downtown Boston currently has one apartment available to rent. There are only four residential units in the building ? one per floor. The available apartment is on the 4th floor, which was the first to rent when the...
Join the preservation staff of the City of Boston as it presents the 2014 accomplishments of the Boston Landmarks Commission, Local Historic District Commissions and the City Archaeology Program, and hear about our plans and priorities for 2015.This public event will be held in the...
