Announcing our 2025 Preservation
A nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that protects and improves the quality of Boston’s architectural heritage. Through advocacy and education, we bring people and organizations together to influence the future of Boston’s historic buildings, landscapes, and communities.
protecting places. promoting vibrancy. preserving character.
What we’re doing
Buckminster Hotel
Fenway/Kenmore
Revival Styles
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged
Hotel Buckminster represents the development of Kenmore Square at the turn of the 20th century, and today remains the oldest historic building at the western end of the square.
17-23 West Street
Downtown/Financial District
New Construction
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged
17-23 West Street in the historic Ladder Blocks of Downtown Boston is currently an empty parcel used for surface parking.
What we’ve done
2012
award winner
1801 Paul Revere Bell at Old South Meeting House
Downtown/Financial District
Georgian
National Historic Landmark
Completed
Old South Meeting House’s historic clock had been silent since the building’s…
2016
award winner
The Godfrey Hotel
Downtown/Financial District
Revival Styles
National Register Listed
Completed
Downtown Crossing has experienced many highs and lows since the city of Boston first took shape.