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protecting places. promoting vibrancy. preserving character.
39 Stanhope Street
Back Bay
Proposed
Actively Engaged
The quirky brick building at 39 Stanhope Street was originally constructed as a stable, but its evolution in use illustrates the changing dynamic of its vibrant neighborhood.
Amrheins
South Boston
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged
Amrheins bar and restaurant is threatened with demolition.
The Emancipation Group
Downtown/Financial District
Actively Engaged
The statue known as The Emancipation Group was a gift to the city from a local politician named Moses Kimball, installed in 1879. The piece is a replica of a statue in Washington D.C.
Boston City Hall and Plaza
Downtown/Financial District
Brutalism/Heroic
Pending Landmark
Under Construction
Actively Engaged
Boston City Hall, a building a shrinking number of Bostonians love to hate, is one of the most significant examples of Brutalist (Heroic) architecture in the world.
2012
award winner
Isabella Stewart Gardner…
Fenway/Kenmore
Revival Styles, New Construction
Completed
Isabella Stewart Gardner was an American philanthropist and patron of the arts. In 1903, Mrs.
2003
award winner
Walter Baker Lofts
Dorchester
Revival Styles
National Register Historic District
Completed
The Walter Baker Chocolate Factory Administration Building in Dorchester’s Lower Mills…