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
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
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
Boston City Hall Conservation Management Plan
Boston City Hall is a building people tend to either love or hate, and often love to hate.
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.
What we’ve done
2006
award winner
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…
2015
award winner
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston, Mattapan Teen Center
Mattapan
Completed
The Mattapan Branch Library building was built in response to the rapid growth of the Mattapan…