May 27, 2011 Fields Corner Ribbon Cutting – Boston.com
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May 27, 2011 Golden Building Face Lift — boston.com
Historic Boston Inc. and Mayor Thomas M. Menino just celebrated the major rehabilitation and restoration of the Golden Building in Dorchester, Historic Boston said.The $320,000 project, which included giving the 116-year-old building a new facade, is designed to spur...
May 27, 2011 Second Historic Neighborhood Centers Project Begins in Fields Corner: The Lenox Building
Just as work is being wrapped up at the Golden Building at 1510-1514 Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner, we are very happy to report that another Historic Neighborhood Centers facilitated project is now well underway a block away at the Lenox Building. The lively, art...
May 19, 2011 Old Theory; New Theory: Student Research Sheds New Light on the 17th Century Roots of the Clapp House
The Clapp House in its modern configuration, fully built out with rear ellsThis past semester, I was somewhat of a history detective for HBI. There has long been speculation that 65 Pleasant Street was built on top of the foundation of an earlier house that...
May 5, 2011 Tour and Charrette Kickstart Dialogue about the Charles River Speedway Headquarters
In June, HBI will kick off its redevelopment feasibility study for the Charles River Speedway in order to assist the Mass. Department of Conservation with site disposition and stewardship planning. HBI participated in the Charrette hosted by the Boston Preservation Alliance and the Brighton Allston...
May 1, 2011 May is Preservation Month: This Place Matters!
HBI's Jeffrey Gonyeau and Michael Tilford hang a banner on the Old Corner Bookstore in downtown BostonHistoric Boston, Inc. is celebrating Preservation Month 2011 by taking part in a campaign to show the world a few of the places that matter the most to our...
April 29, 2011 Underneath it all: A Diamond in the Rough at 65 Pleasant Street
HBI's Jeff Gonyeau examines the new windows at the Anna Clapp Harris Smith houseOne of our board members (who shall remain nameless) thinks that the Anna Clapp Harris Smith house is ?terribly ugly.? While we disagree, we admit that, when we first came across the...
April 22, 2011 It?s Not Easy Being Green: The Benefits and (Soft) Costs of LEED Certification
When approaching a rehabilitation project, project planners inevitably ask: will it be green? Often this question is actually asking: will the project be LEED certified? While the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program is based on well thought out principals, LEED certification requires more...
April 13, 2011 Tracking Down Mr. Kittredge: Researching a Historic House
One of the only historic images we have of the Kittredge House- we hope to find othersWhile Alvah Kittredge?s name is connected to a house, a park, and a set of rowhouses in Roxbury, not much is known about him or his mansion at 10...
April 7, 2011 Stuff-We-Find-in-Historic-Buildings #2: On Preservation and Pornography at the Hayden Building
This is the second in an occasional series that chronicles HBI?s growing collection of found items in the historic buildings where we work. We launched this series in February with a focus on the Roxbury Action Program?s years at the historic Alvah Kittredge House. This post...