Every year, students from the Roxbury Latin School visit the Eliot Burying Ground, and pay tribute to their school?s founder, John Eliot. Eliot arrived in Roxbury in 1631 after having crossed the Atlantic aboard The Lyon, the same boat that carried the wife and children...
For nearly 10 years now, the blighted and boarded-up Ferdinand Building (1895) and the hole in the ground behind it were Dudley Square?s equivalent to downtown Boston?s Filenes site. Many plans have repeatedly raised and dashed this community?s hope that a long-vacant building in the very heart...
On Friday, October 19, 2012, Ira Kantor of the Boston Herald reported on the BRA approval of funding for the Alvah Kittredge house in Roxbury. Read the article here; The BRA Grants $200G for Historic Roxbury Home Conversion...
HBI is happy to announce the arrival of a new tenant in the Vertullo Building on Fairmount Avenue in Hyde Park. In mid-November, Green Paws?an independent pet supply store that will sell pet food and accessories that are healthy for pets and the environment?will open...
Mr. E. Barry Gaither and Ms. Dayenne Walters Smith reading poetry in the Eliot Burial Ground for Roxtoberfest.Last week was a big week in Dudley Square. Here is a quick recap of some of the festive events. Last week, October 2-8, Roxbury celebrated Roxtoberfest! Roxtoberfest is a restaurant and...
Historic Boston is working with structural engineers John Wathne and Stephanie Davis of Structures North Consulting Engineers on the rehabilitation of the Alvah Kittredge House in Roxbury. Specialists in historic structures, we asked Structures North to write about their approach to identifying the structural repairs...
HBI is pleased to welcome Fro.Zen.Yo to the Old Corner Bookstore, replacing long-time tenant, The Body Shop. Fro.Zen.Yo is a self serve frozen yogurt store with a plethora of options. There are healthy options like Non Fat Frozen Yogurt, No Sugar Added Frozen Yogurt or...
Evelyn Darling, executive director for Fields Corner Main Street, in front of the Golden Building. Photo courtesy ofThe Boston Herald and photographer Dominick ReuterOn Sunday, October 7, The Boston Herald featured a lengthy story about the revitalization of Dorchester?s Fields Corner, one of Historic Boston?s...
The annual Boston Preservation Alliance, Preservation Achievement Awards were held this past Wednesday at the beautifully restored Paramount Center in downtown Boston. This year HBI was proud to be among the winners. HBI projects were recognized in two categories. The Eustis Street Fire House won in...
Chris Johns on the scaffold Pam Bailey with HBI Board President Matthew Kiefer HBI is in the midst of rehabilitating the H.H. Richardson?s landmark Hayden Building into four residential apartments and one ground floor retail space. Our architect is CUBE design + research and our contractor is...
