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protecting places. promoting vibrancy. preserving character.
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
The Dahod Family Alumni Center
Fenway/Kenmore
Revival Styles
Boston Landmark District
"The Castle" was completed in 1915 as one of the first residences along Bay State Road. The BU campus developed around the home and it became the residence of BU Presidents. It is now an…
2019
award winner
240A Newbury Street
Back Bay
Boston Landmark District
240A Newbury Street was originally built in 1880 as two residential brownstones at 39 and 41 Fairfield Street. The two homes were combined in the 1960s with an insensitive infill project.…
2012
award winner
1801 Paul Revere Bell at Old…
Downtown/Financial District
Georgian
National Historic Landmark
Completed
Old South Meeting House's historic clock had been silent since the building's previous bell was…
2017
award winner
101 Beacon Street
Back Bay
Revival Styles
Boston Landmark District, National Register Historic District
Completed
The grand 1862 house at 101 Beacon in the Back Bay met a sad fate when, in 1952, a remodel…