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2019
award winner
2101 Washington Street
Roxbury
Revival Styles
Since its construction, this commercial building has played a central role in the culture of Dudley Square. It was built in stages starting in the 1880s. Madison Park Development…
2019
award winner
Boston Volvo
Allston
Revival Styles
International Harvester sold farm equipment and motor trucks at their headquarters on Boston’s Auto Mile. Boston Volvo revived the automobile history of the area by restoring the IH…
2019
award winner
State Senate Chamber
Beacon Hill
Boston Landmark District
Located directly below the Gold Dome of the Massachusetts State House, the Senate Chamber was preserved based on the 1868 period of significance. The 1500 wooden panels were removed,…
2019
award winner
Longfellow Bridge
West End
National Register Historic District
The Longfellow Bridge (originally called the Cambridge Bridge) was built in 1901 to replace the 1793 span. It was designed by Edmund Wheelwright (with inspiration from the 1893 Columbian…
2008
award winner
Liberty Hotel-Charles Street…
Beacon Hill, West End
National Historic Landmark
Completed
Completed in 1851 and designed by architect Gridley James Fox Bryant, the Charles Street Jail…
2011
award winner
Museum of Fine Arts
Fenway/Kenmore
Beaux Arts Classicism
Completed
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) has a rich…