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Preservation of Fenway Park Rollins Square, South End Boston Athenaeum Emmanuel Church, Back Bay Jurys Boston Hotel, Back Bay The Opera House, Theater District Meonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge Old State House, Downtown Hibernian Hall, Roxbury David Anderson
2007 Preservation AwardsOld State House, Downtown
Old State House, Downtown

Owner: City of Boston, Managed by The Bostonian Society
Designer: Chris Ripman and Charles Walsh, Ripman Lighting 
Collaborators: Light Boston, Edward Ingersoll Browne  Fund, and Osram Sylvania

A complete new exterior lighting design has transformed the night time appearance of the Old State House, a National Historic Landmark and the oldest public building in the city of Boston. Through an initiative of Light Boston, funding was secured to enhance the appearance of the building and improve public safety through a comprehensive new illumination plan. The installation methods honored the historic fabric of the structure, reusing existing fixtures where possible and minimizing the alterations to the building. An energy audit and interior improvements resulted in no net increase in energy costs.

Courtesy of the Bostonian Society