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
Huntington Theatre
Back Bay
Revival Styles
The Huntington Theatre was built in 1925 as America’s first nonprofit playhouse.
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
Atlascope Boston
Historians are excellent at discovering information about the past.
MGH Clinical and Campus Services Building
West End
New Construction
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) proposes expansion of its West End campus across two blocks on Cambridge Street.
What we’ve done
2020
award winner
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
South End
Revival Styles
Boston Landmark District
Completed
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross (1875) stands like a monument to the history of the Catholic…
2014
award winner
Walgreens
Downtown/Financial District
Mid-century Modernism
Completed
In 1972, the architectural firm of Kallman, McKinnell, & Knowles (the same firm responsible…