A nonprofit 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.
The Emancipation Group
Downtown/Financial District
Actively Engaged
The statue known as The Emancipation Group was a gift to the city from a local politician named Moses Kimball, installed in 1879. The piece is a replica of a statue in Washington D.C.
Boston City Hall and Plaza
Downtown/Financial District
Brutalism/Heroic
Pending Landmark
Under Construction
Actively Engaged
Boston City Hall, a building a shrinking number of Bostonians love to hate, is one of the most significant examples of Brutalist (Heroic) architecture in the world.
Doyle's Cafe
Jamaica Plain
Proposed
Monitoring
Media reports in September 2019 suggested that the iconic Doyle’s Cafe in Jamaica Plain would soon be closing.
2020
award winner
Parkside on Adams - Substation
Roslindale
National Register Listed
Completed
Film made by Padriac Farma
2020
award winner
The Whitney Hotel
Beacon Hill
New Construction and Renovation
Boston Landmark District
Completed