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.
protecting places. promoting vibrancy. preserving character.

What we’re doing
Huntington Theatre
Back Bay
Revival Styles
The Huntington Theatre was built in 1925 as America’s first nonprofit playhouse.
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.
Illuminating the Unseen
North End
The buildings and places that survive from our shared history are a small, curated collection of the breadth of the human experience on this land.
Upham's Corner Comfort Station
Dorchester
Revival Styles
Boston Landmark
Have you ever had dinner in a bathroom? You have if you’ve dined at the Comfort Kitchen in Dorchester!
What we’ve done
John Adams Courthouse
Downtown/Financial District
Revival Styles
Boston Landmark, National Historic Landmark
Completed
The restoration of John Adams Courthouse reinstates a historic courthouse, which is listed on…
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…