protecting places. promoting vibrancy. preserving character.

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.

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.
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2023 award winner
Pierce Building
Dorchester
Revival Styles
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2023 award winner
The Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell Dome Rehabilita…
Beacon Hill
Art Deco
Boston Landmark
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2023 award winner
Huntington Theatre
Back Bay
Revival Styles
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NEWS & EVENTS

Now Accepting Nominations for 2025…
Each year the Boston Preservation Alliance presents the…
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Event: Touring the Modernist Gem - Tent City
“Love is showing the important things that they matter.” A…
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What we’ve done

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2005 award winner
Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge
Charlestown
New Construction
Completed
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2012 award winner
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Renovation and Expansion
Fenway/Kenmore
Revival Styles, New Construction
Completed

Isabella Stewart Gardner was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts. In 1903, Mrs.
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“The quality of our architectural heritage, its pedestrian scale—we have some of the greatest streets in this nation.”
— Howard Elkus —
“We all want progress in Eastie, but we do want to see history preserved.”
— Meg Grady, East Boston resident —
“There’s a reason why this bridge is still here. It means something to Bostonians.”
— Greg Galer —
Thank you to all our corporate members, including: