Resources & Information | Boston Preservation Alliance

Resources and Information

What originated as an effort to stop the demolition of iconic landmarks has progressed into a movement focused on livability, sustainability, job creation, revitalization, and change. Preservation today promotes growth and evolution of the city based on thoughtful decision-making. Below are resources designed to inform, guide, and enhance that process.

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Easements as a Tool for Preservation

Here in Boston there are a few ways we can protect a building or other historic resource.

City of Boston Archives

201 Rivermoor Street
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 635-1195
Archives@boston.gov

Neighborhood Preservation Workshops

The Boston Preservation Alliance’s Neighborhood Preservation Workshop was a pilot program that ran from 2009 to 2012.

Inspectional Services Department (ISD)

1010 Massachusetts Avenue
5th Floor
Boston, MA 02118
(617) 635-5300

Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA)

One City Hall Square
Floor 9
Boston, MA 02201
(617) 722-4300

Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC)

City of Boston Departments and Commissions

“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 —

“Preservation is about more than old buildings. It's about creating spaces for people. ”

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