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...
More than 65 city leaders were hosted by Mayor Thomas M. Menino for a festive spring reception at the Parkman House on May 7th. The evening was meant to engage new friends in HBI?s preservation mission and encourage contributions to the Trilogy Fund, the $1...
An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, June 4th from 6 ? 8PM. ConnectHistoric Boston is an initiative between the National Park Service and the Boston Transportation Department to promote improved access for visitors and workers in the downtown historic area. It will make...
HBI is pleased to present architect, Chris Brown of b architecture studio, who is currently working on the Vertullo Building in Hyde Park. Chris has written a guest blog post on how he went about recreating the storefronts on this project.As we know, the buildings...
Proposals are now being accepted by the Departmentof Conservation and Recreation (DCR) for the rehabilitation and reuse of the 1899 CharlesRiver Speedway Building. Having submitted a reply to the previously issued Request for Expressions of Interest earlier this year, HBI is closely following the recently...
HBI is pleased to present the next installment in actor, and Greek Revival enthusiast, Bronson Pinchot's blog series. It is clear from this and his last post that Pinchot is a passionate lover of Greek Revival architecture, and an outspoken advocate for its restoration. His...
Kathy Kottaridis, Executive Director of Historic Boston Inc., has been awarded the Preservation Massachusetts' 2013 Paul E. Tsongas Award for making significant contributions to preserving the Commonwealth's historic resources.PreservationMassachusetts (PM), a statewide non-profit historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving the Commonwealth's historic and cultural heritage, presented...
If you have not yet seen the interior of the newly redesigned Hayden Building, now is your chance to see the newest images of these hip new apartments. All photos courtesy of John Horner Photography. Furniture courtesy of Design Within Reach, and paintings courtesy of...
On Saturday, May 11th, from 11 am-4 pm, discover why 8,000 people call Downtown Crossing home during our inaugural "Downtown: Home Where The Heart Is" home tour. Residents at ten different homes will open their doors to showcase the best of living downtown. Stops along the self-guided tour,...
