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.
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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.
MGH Clinical and Campus Services Building
West End
New Construction
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) proposes expansion of its West End campus across two blocks on Cambridge Street.
125 Lincoln Street
Downtown/Financial District
New Construction
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged
125 Lincoln Street is a 1955 parking garage, formerly home to the popular Hei La Moon restaurant and other commercial spaces, situated along the Greenway in the Leather District…
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 Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Center
Roxbury
Beaux Arts Classicism
National Register Historic District
Completed
When the City of Boston decided to relocate the 500 employees of the School Department into one…