The Ferdinand Building isn?t the only Roxbury structure with construction cranes around it this summer. A little further south, the Cochituate Standpipe, or the Fort Hill Tower, is undergoing considerable preservation repairs to the 144-year-old structure. The City of Boston will soon complete the Tower project...
Our guest blogger this week is restoration carpenter, Bill Rainford. Bill is an esteemed alumnus of the North Bennet Street School's Preservation Carpentry Program, and the owner of Rainford Restorations. Recently he wrote an article for FineHomebuilding about his experience reproducing moldings from the Alvah...
You may recall that The National Trust for Historic Preservation named the Malcolm X-Ella Little-Collins House one of Americas?s11 Most Endangered Historic Places in 2012. The designation, as ?national historic treasure? was an important stepping stone in the efforts to restore the house on Dale...
Guest Blogger, Mirko Kruse is a senior at Boston College majoring in Economics. He is currently a Marketing Assistant at Argopoint LLC, and Chairperson for the Quality of Student Life Committee at Boston College. Take a casual stroll through Boston?s neighborhoods and you are likely to...
On June 18th HBI celebrated the long awaited start of construction at the 1836 Alvah Kittredge House in Roxbury. A crowd of more than 75 friends and neighbors braved the evening?s rainy weather and enjoyed a barbeque, tours of the Kittredge House and good company...
Inspired by the original Brook Farm community (1841-47) and by the natural beauty of the site, a group of local citizens is working with Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation(DCR) to launch ?New Brook Farm,? a community farm growing organic vegetables and fruits on the...
The most elusive story of recent HBI projects is that of the original occupant of the Alvah Kittredge Housein Roxbury?s Highland Park: Alvah Kittredge himself. We know from Kittredge genealogies that he was born in 1798 in New Hampshire and came from humble beginnings. We...
In the wake of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals? Boardwalk decision, which denied the allocation of federal historic tax credits to the project?s corporate investor, a chilling effect descended over the historic tax credit market. The deal structure utilized in Boardwalk, which was consistent...
Mark Tuesday, June 18th in your calendar and join HBI, Mayor Menino, and the Highland Park Community for groundbreaking ceremonies at the historic Alvah Kittredge House at 10 Linwood Street in Roxbury. Festivities get underway at 5:30 p.m. followed by a neighborhood barbeque until 7:30...
Tickets are on sale now!Friday, June 144th Annual Governor's Tea & An Abolitionist Meeting Re-enactment4 pm - 6 pm Shirley-Eustis House33 Shirley Street, RoxburyTickets $25 Join us at our 4th Annual Governor's Tea, as we harken back to a time in history when folks, like you, the enlightened citizens of...
