Everett Square Theater, 1915, Hyde Park, MA According to 1915 building department records, the Everett Square Theatre was built as a moving picture house. It also hosted live vaudeville, musical, and other performances. In fact, comic actor Milton Berle's signature on a backstage wall after his...
Eliot Congregational Church, 1873, Roxbury, MA The Eliot Congregational Church, named after the well known missionary John Eliot, was built in 1873 and designed by the architect J. Williams Beal. The church was constructed with Roxbury Puddingstone and has Tiffany studio-designed stained glass windows. Historic Boston has...
Eliot Burying Ground, 1630, Roxbury, MA Also known as the Eustis Street Burying Ground and the Old Roxbury Burying Ground, this burying place was established in 1630. It is one of the three oldest of Boston's historic burying grounds and the oldest in Roxbury. Near the...
Edward Everett Hale House, 1841, Roxbury, MA The Edward Everett Hale House was constructed in 1841 and designed by the architect Benjamin Kent. The Greek Revival Mansion was named after its most famous occupant Edward Everett Hale, an American author and Unitarian minister, who owned the...
Austin Block, 1827, Charlestown, MA Constructed in 1827 by General Nathaniel Austin of Charlestown, Austin Block is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Charlestown. It was also home to Charlestown's first regular newspaper The Bunker Hill Aurora. In 1984, HBI financed and managed structural stabilization and...
Zakrzewska Medical Building, 1872, Roxbury, MA The Zakrzewska Medical Building was constructed in 1872 as the New England Hospital for Women and Children. It was the first hospital in New England to be run by women doctors. HBI raised $562,000 in grants towards a $2,000,000 rehabilitation project...
Old Corner Bookstore, 1718, Boston, MA HBI was incorporated in 1960 to save this building via direct acquisition and restoration. In 1985, HBI redesigned interior circulation to utilize long-abandoned space on upper floors for commercial office space, and upgraded fire, safety, and mechanical systems. Today, the...
Alvah Kittredge Park Rowhouses, c.1875, Roxbury, MA The four brick rowhouses at the northern edge of Alvah Kittredge Park are typical of the dense residential developments that were built in parts of Roxbury Highlands in the latter half of the 19th century. Benjamin F. Bean, a...
The Golden Building, 1890s, Dorchester, MA This highly visible Fields Corners commercial structure located at 1510-1514 Dorchester Avenue was built in the mid-1890s. It was significantly altered over the years, most notably through haphazard changes to its storefronts and the application of metal siding to its...
The Hayden Building, 1875, Boston, MA The Hayden Building is the only remaining commercial building designed by renowned 19th century American architect Henry Hobson Richardson in Boston. It was purchased by HBI in 1993 when the building was threatened with condemnation after a fire devastated the...