Much like the historic rehabilitation tax credit, private donations of historic preservation easements have been an effective federal-level historic preservation initiative. The Internal Revenue Service, however, launched a broad investigation into perceived abuses of the easement program over the last few years. One such investigation...
Historic Roxbury Mural RelocatedPatrick RossoTown CorrespondentBoston.comAugust 26, 2013The mural that adorned the foyer of the Alvah Kittredge House will now call the National Center for Afro-American Artists home, after it was relocated so it wouldn?t be damaged during the restoration of the historic house.Read the Rest of...
Frozenyo Expands into Boston with High-Profile Downtown Crossing Space August 26, 2013By Jon ChestoManaging EditorBoston Business JournalWhen Matt Coombs started looking for a space in Boston to open a Frozenyo franchise two years ago, the concept of self-serve frozen yogurt was still a relatively new one...
As the nation remembered the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom this weekend, CBS News featured a slideshow of historic landmarks related to the important people and events of the American Civil Rights movement, including the Malcolm X-Ella Little Collins House in...
HBI welcomes Washington D.C.-based frozen yogurt franchise, FroZenYo, to its first Boston location, at HBI?s Old Corner Bookstore at 277 Washington Street, downtown. Opening day on August 16th featured a ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Thomas Menino and Attorney General Martha Coakley, and free yogurt...
Anyone who has stepped inside the Alvah Kittredge House over the past 30 years will likely recall the colorful mural hanging directly across from the front door. Entitled ?Building a Model Black Community,?the mural has graced the front hall of the house since it was...
City Seizes Control of Historic Mattapan Farm By Nikita LalwaniGlobe CorrespondentThe Boston GlobeAugust 11, 2013Fowler-Clark farm, possibly the oldest remaining farmhouse in the city, was once one of many dotting a fertile Boston countryside, a rich ecosystem of arable land, orchards, and livestock. The area was,...
Restoration of Kittredge House in Roxbury Recieves Financial BoostBy Patrick D. RossoTown Correspondent Boston.comThose behind the restoration of the historical Kittredge House in Roxbury received a financial boost this week to support the redevelopment of the early-19th century structure.The Lynch Foundation, based in Massachusetts, awarded Historic Boston, the...
Wright as a Boston Red Stocking.Last month, the HBI checked out the home of baseball's first superstar, George Wright, at 24 Grampian Way. Located on a ridge in Savin Hill that overlooks Dorchester Bay, the stick-style house has a truly unique and impressive view of...
We were saddened to learn this week of the passing of long-time HBI board member William Osgood on July 25th at his home in Vermont. Bill was the last surviving member of HBI?s founders, among those who worked together in 1960 to save the Old...
