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
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.
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
Huntington Theatre
Back Bay
Revival Styles
The Huntington Theatre was built in 1925 as America’s first nonprofit playhouse.
2023
award winner
Upham's Corner Comfort Station
Dorchester
Revival Styles
Boston Landmark
Have you ever had dinner in a bathroom? You have if you’ve dined at the Comfort Kitchen in Dorchester!
What we’ve done
2016
award winner
The Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Center
Roxbury
Beaux Arts Classicism
National Register Historic District
Completed
When the City of Boston decided to relocate the 500 employees of the School Department into one…
2017
award winner
Four51 Marlborough
Back Bay
New Construction
Boston Landmark District, National Register Historic District
Completed
Marlborough Street, with its rows of brownstones, brick sidewalks, and wrought iron fences, has…