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Preservation takes many forms and requires many hands.
Boston Preservation Alliance stands united with the voices decrying the murder of George Floyd and the long-standing history of racism this tragedy demonstrates.
The Boston Preservation Alliance offers internships to graduate and undergraduate students to help train the next generation of preservationists by providing hands-on experience in the…
Let’s come together to create a wave of generosity for the organizations that help Boston thrive.
Have a preservation question? Want to hear updates about any of the preservation projects we're monitoring?
An Environment Notification Form (ENF) has been filed with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office.
May is National Preservation Month which gives us a perfect excuse to show off our beloved historic city.
Written by Alison Frazee, Assistant Director, Boston Preservation Alliance.
Join us for our Annual Meeting of Members
When: Postponed. New date is TBD
In light of concerns with COVID-19, we have postponed several of our upcoming events.
Rudolph is no stranger to Boston and New England. He's been spotted in Dartmouth, New Haven, Wellesley, and three separate locations in Boston proper.
Is there a preservationist in your life? Or maybe you love architecture, history, and unique Boston stories as much as we do. If either of these is the case, then this is THE gift guide…
With the proposed redevelopment of the Hurley Building, we thought this is a good time to…
Preservation advocates are imploring Massachusetts General Hospital to reconfigure its expansion plans to avoid demolition of three historic West End buildings, reports Dan Murphy of the…
The Boston Preservation Alliance Board of Young Advisors presents:
Libations for Preservation
When:
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Karen McFeaters is a Boston-based painter whose work features locations around the city that highlight…
Roger Webb was the founder of the Architectural Heritage Foundation and…
Save the date for Beer + Mortar, a walking tour through Dorchester and Roxbury led by Matthew Dickey of the Alliance and HBI.…
The City of Boston invites you to a Community Meeting on the Northern Ave Bridge
Monday, June 3, 2019
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM…
Neighborhoods are living things. They evolve to the changing needs of their inhabitants. Rural farms become streetcar suburbs. Carriage lanes become roads. Thriving businesses fade.
In partnership with Massachusetts Historical Society and Fenway Alliance.
The state gets a $98M cut of GE's sale of its property in Fort Point. Where should that money go? Shirley Leung at the Boston Globe says the obvious answer is rebuild the Northern Avenue…
May is National Preservation Month which gives us a perfect excuse to show off our beloved historic city.
Advocacy needed to OPPOSE a rule change to undercut the National Register of Historic Places
Please join us for our Annual Meeting | Registration is closed, but walk-ins welcome!
Boston Design Week Event
Boston Design Week March 27-April 7 2019
The Alliance's Young Advisor's Board is seeking new board members for 2019! Every year, the YA's get together for mid-winter cocktails and this year you're invited!
The Boston Preservation Alliance is now accepting nominations for our 2019 Preservation Achievement Awards!
The closing of Durgin Park (1827) following upon Jacob Wirth (1868) last year reminds us that Boston’s unique character comes from more than just architecture.
"An icon of the Boston skyline was very nearly protected against the city's current rapacious development culture- but then the mayor stepped in."
"An icon of the Boston skyline was very nearly protected against the city's current rapacious development culture- but then the mayor stepped in."
Mayor Walsh, Citgo, Related Beal (the developer of the site), and Boston University release a statement:
Mayor Walsh, Citgo, Related Beal (the developer of the site), and Boston University release a statement:
The City of Boston invites you to a
Community Meeting on the Northern Ave Bridge
The Young Advisors is a board of developing professionals whose role is to expand and amplify the Alliance’s mission of protecting places, promoting vibrancy, and preserving character.…
On Monday, October 22, the Boston Preservation Alliance hosted the 2018 Preservation…
Opening Remarks: Chris Scoville, Board Chair
Preservation Achievement Awards and 40 30 10 Celebration
October 22, 2018 at 60 State Street, Downtown Boston…
To celebrate our 40th Anniversary year, the Alliance launched a special social media campaign: The Preservation Bucket List photo competition.
This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the Alliance, the 30th Anniversary of the Awards, and the 10th Anniversary of our Young Advisors Board.
Join the Alliance Young Advisors for a stroll through Mount Auburn Cemetery, the oldest rural cemetery in the US.
The debate over the future of the Citgo sign is still quietly grinding on.
The debate over the future of the Citgo sign is still quietly grinding on.
Boston has an estimated $20 million in annual funds to support capital projects in historic preservation, affordable housing, and parks and green spaces.
Thank you for your overwhelming interest and support for preservation in Boston! This event is sold out.
Developer Related Beal on Tuesday went before the Boston Civic Design Commission to submit its updated plans to redevelop buildings on Commonwealth Avenue near Deerfield Street.
Developer Related Beal on Tuesday went before the Boston Civic Design Commission to submit its updated plans to redevelop buildings on Commonwealth Avenue near Deerfield Street.
Developer Related Beal on Tuesday went before the Boston Civic Design Commission to submit its updated plans to redevelop buildings on Commonwealth Avenue near Deerfield Street.
Boston's urban planners and placemakers have an opportunity to make the Northern Avenue Bridge, now a rusting relic in Fort Point Channel, a postcard-worthy destination that draws in…
It has been nearly four years since anyone could walk across the old Northern Avenue Bridge, and two decades since you could drive across it.
The Boston Preservation Alliance was included in a 2018 national report regarding best practices for public outreach and education to build a knowledgeable, engaged, and activated…
As neighborhoods change over generations, it's important that touchpoints to their past both remain in place and sensitively evolve to maintain their relevance.
As neighborhoods change over generations, it's important that touchpoints to their past both remain in place and sensitively evolve to maintain their relevance.
As neighborhoods change over generations, it's important that touchpoints to their past both remain in place and sensitively evolve to maintain their relevance.
As neighborhoods change over generations, it's important that touchpoints to their past both remain in place and sensitively evolve to maintain their relevance.
As neighborhoods change over generations, it's important that touchpoints to their past both remain in place and sensitively evolve to maintain their relevance.
As neighborhoods change over generations, it's important that touchpoints to their past both remain in place and sensitively evolve to maintain their relevance.
Boston was once home to 31 breweries, enough to bestow this storied city with the title of "most breweries per capita." A majority of the city's breweries are clustered around Stony…
The Boston Preservation Alliance offers internships to graduate and undergraduate students to help train the next generation of preservationists by providing hands-on experience in the…
Boston City Council voted on Thursday, June 21, to approve the first batch of Boston Community Preservation funding requests.
Boston City Council voted on Thursday, June 21, to approve the first batch of Boston Community Preservation funding requests.
You’re invited to a special preview for Alliance and Boston By Foot members. The Ladder Blocks Walking Tour will take place on Sunday, May 20, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Boston has a wonderful mix of historic buildings and sites, from stately row houses to 3-deckers, churches to commercial blocks.
The Young Advisors of the Boston Preservation Alliance are hosting a PechaKucha night on Tuesday, May 15 at The Algonquin Club of Boston.
The Alliance had an impressive showing at Preservation Massachusetts’s 30th Annual Paul & Niki Tsongas Awards Dinner held on May 9 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston.
May is Preservation Month. To mark the occasion, Boston Architecture Diary tapped Greg Galer to share recommendations for preservation events happening around the city.
Alliance Executive Director Greg Galer was a moderator for "Preserving Affordability, Affording Preservation," an April 27th conference hosted by Historic New England.
The Boston Preservation Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Scoville as a new Board Chairman and the election of Sean Geary to the Board of Directors.
The Boston Preservation Alliance is hosting its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 21 at historic Old South Church at Copley Square.
From old fire departments to post offices that succumbed to the demise of snail mail, buildings across the country have fallen prey to shifting markets and the rise of technology.
Last week, the National Trust for Historic Preservation…