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
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…
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.
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.
2023
award winner
Huntington Theatre
Back Bay
Revival Styles
The Huntington Theatre was built in 1925 as America’s first nonprofit playhouse.
What we’ve done
2010
award winner
ZUMIX Engine 40 Firehouse
East Boston
Completed
Built in 1923, the Engine 40 Firehouse originally serviced the Jeffries Point neighborhood of…
2003
award winner
Paige Academy
Roxbury
Revival Styles
National Register Historic District
Completed
Built in 1859, this 3-story Italianate double house is a contributing