The Hayden Building is once more, making its presence known in the blogosphere. On July 31, Barbara Epstein, of the LoeBlog, (the blog that chronicles the work being done by past and present Loeb Fellows) just posted on it and the preservation of the building....
RoslindaleVillage Main Streets hosted HBI Board and Staff for a behind the scenes tour of the 1911 RoslindaleSubstation and an evening stroll around the village on July 26th. Both organizations were designated by the Boston Redevelopment Authority to identify a feasible re-use of the historic...
Historic Boston Inc. is pleased to announce allocations of Massachusetts Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits for two HBI projects, each for $300,000. The 1836 Alvah Kittredge House in Roxburyreceived its second allocation of credits, bringing that project?s total to $600,000 of the $814,000 for which it...
SummerFeast 2012, a gospel jamboree and jerk chicken cook-off, is almost upon us, and it is going to be a summer celebration to remember!Join in the Festivities August 18th, 2012 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at HBI's neighbor in Dudley Square, Haley House Cafe-12 Dade Street,...
It's been awhile since we reported on the status of HBI?s progress toward rehabilitating the 1836 Alvah Kittredge House, so an update is in order. From the outside of the building it might appear that nothing is happening, but solid progress in the quiet phase...
Photo source: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David P. Coleman, released via www.history.navy.mil/ussconstitutionBlog post by HBI's new Director of Real Estate Development, Jeffrey Morgan What did you do for the Fourth of July this year? I was one of 499 guests aboard the USS...
Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined the residents of Highland Park in unveiling the new Alvah Kittredge Park on Saturday, July 28th. The newly renovated park, located opposite HBI?s project at the historic Alvah Kittredge House at 10 Linwood Street, includes new walkways, granite walls, and other...
Historic Boston?s completion of H.H. Richardson?s Hayden Building is moving along nicely, with construction completion scheduled for early 2013. Each of the upper four floors will contain one very special apartment (available to reserve), with commercial retail space on the ground floor. HBI decided the...
Stacey Cordeiro, the new owner of the Anna Clapp Harris Smith House at 65 Pleasant Street, has started a blog! This first time home buyer is undertaking the project of a lifetime, working to transform her new-old house into a home. Stacey is currently the...
Blackstone Block circa 1722*Historic Boston board member, Emily Axelrod, a planner by training and former director of the Rudy Bruner Foundation, has been inquiring about Boston?s Blackstone Block, a hidden gem in downtown Boston between Government Center and the North End. She contributes some thoughts here...
