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Boston’s unique historic character and the creative ways Bostonians embrace and adapt their historic resources have been essential to the city’s vitality and success for generations. Here are the projects we are working on now, projects we’ve recognized in recent years, and a sampling of projects we’ve touched in our four decades of advocacy.  
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2015 award winner
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bost…
Mattapan
Completed

The Mattapan Branch Library building was built in response to the rapid growth of the…

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2016 award winner
Burnham Building
Ladder Blocks
Beaux Arts Classicism
Boston Landmark, National Register Listed
Completed

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2016 award winner
Carleton, Cooper, and Walnut H…
Roxbury
National Historic Landmark
Completed

Since 1892, the Home for Aged Couples has stood stately over Franklin Park near…

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2016 award winner
Carriage House
Dorchester
Revival Styles
Completed

In 1894 when this charming carriage house was constructed, ancillary buildings like it…

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2020 award winner
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
South End
Revival Styles
Boston Landmark District
Completed

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross, built in 1866, stands in the South End like a…

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Charles River Esplanade
Back Bay
Boston Landmark, National Register Historic District

The Alliance has a long, successful history working alongside concerned citizens and…

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Charles River Speedway Complex
Brighton
New Construction and
Boston Landmark
Under Construction
Monitoring

The Charles River Speedway Headquarters was built as a complex of buildings for the…

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Citgo Sign
Fenway/Kenmore
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged

The Alliance’s most recent efforts to protect the Citgo sign began in early 2016…

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Commonwealth Pier
Seaport
Revival Styles
National Register Listed
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged

Commonwealth Pier includes a neo-classical headhouse, completed in 1914, attached to…

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Community Preservation Act
Citywide
Approved by City
Actively Engaged

In November 2016, 74% of Boston voters approved the Community Preservation Act to…

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“The quality of our architectural heritage, its pedestrian scale—we have some of the greatest streets in this nation.”
— Howard Elkus —
“We all want progress in Eastie, but we do want to see history preserved.”
— Meg Grady, East Boston resident —
“There’s a reason why this bridge is still here. It means something to Bostonians.”
— Greg Galer —
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