The historic St. James African Orthodox Church is on its way to becoming the new home for the long time African American organization Roxbury Action Program, and space for a variety of other community-serving organizations in Roxbury’s Highland Park. Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) completed the sale...
The tiny chapel of St. Luke on the campus of St. John St. James Church in Roxbury finally secured a building permit on May 31st for the interior’s complete rehabilitation. The nearly $1 million scope of work is being undertaken by the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts...
Historic Boston and the City of Everett are recipients of a $200,000 grant from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to conduct a preservation and re-use feasibility study for the historic Alford Street Pumping Station. The tiny sliver of the Charlestown neighborhood that extends over the Mystic River...
News out of the historic Upham’s Corner Comfort Station keeps getting better and better. This week Comfort Kitchen was chosen Best New Restaurant for 2023 by Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston. Noted for its menu of comfort food with flavors from the African and Asian diasporas,...
Historic Boston, Comfort Kitchen, and the Upham’s Corner community joined Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on June 26th to celebrate restoration of the old and a grand opening of the new, as they cut the ribbon on the revitalized former MBTA trolley system Comfort Station and...
At its annual awards reception on Friday May 5th, Boston Design Week presented Historic Boston Inc. with the 2023 Social Impact in Design award at Boston Architectural College. Hosted by WGBH Arts Editor Jared Bowen, the awards event honor five individuals and organizations for their contributions...
Historic Boston Inc. recently secured a $250,000 loan from the Architectural Heritage Foundation for the recently restored Upham’s Corner Comfort Station in Dorchester, home to the new Comfort Kitchen restaurant. Historic Boston, which purchased, re-envisioned, and oversaw the $1.9 million redevelopment of the Comfort Station from...
When HBI was formed in 1960 to save the Old Corner Bookstore from demolition, the founders considered options for the rehabilitated buildings’ reuse and determined that the complex should continue to be commercial office and retail space, to demonstrate that historic buildings can evolve to...
In case you missed them, we're sharing links to Comfort Kitchen's recent profiles on the PBS NewsHour, and on WCVB's Chronicle, both of which aired on Thursday, April 27th. Both feature the unique story of the Upham's Corner Comfort Station's transformation and Comfort Kitchen's innovative...
We were recently challenged to look at Historic Boston's projects through a wider lens -- to see what stories might surface about women and their role in each building's history. We found interesting stories just waiting to be uncovered...