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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Neighborhood advocates and ciytwide preservationists proclaim that "This Place Matters!" in 2009The long-vacant Alvah Kittredge House in Roxbury faces better prospects after the Boston Redevelopment Authority voted to take the property by eminent domain at its March meeting, determining that the requirements of a preservation...
In the coming weeks, masons will seal up walls at the Fire House, which is prompting us put together a time capsule to be inserted in one of the walls, which we hope one day will discovered by future occupants. But what do we put...
The Eustis Street Fire House on the day of the GroundbreakingWhen you ask an expert to explain New Markets Tax Credits, expect that you might leave more confused than you were before you asked. New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) are notoriously complicated and just examining this...
