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
2023
award winner
Pierce Building
Dorchester
Revival Styles
The Pierce Building is an anchor of Dorchester’s Upham’s Corner, which was first settled in 1630 and annexed to the City of Boston in 1870.
2023
award winner
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.
2023
award winner
Atlascope Boston
Historians are excellent at discovering information about the past.
2023
award winner
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
2018
award winner
316 Shawmut Avenue
South End
Revival Styles
Completed
Located at a prominent corner in the South End Landmark District, this project site required a…
2018
award winner
George Robert White Memorial Fountain
Back Bay
Completed
The George Robert White Memorial Fountain, the “angel” in the northwest corner of the Boston…