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
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.
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…
Buckminster Hotel
Fenway/Kenmore
Revival Styles
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged
Hotel Buckminster represents the development of Kenmore Square at the turn of the 20th century, and today remains the oldest historic building at the western end of the square.
17-23 West Street
Downtown/Financial District
New Construction
Under Review By City
Actively Engaged
17-23 West Street in the historic Ladder Blocks of Downtown Boston is currently an empty parcel used for surface parking.
What we’ve done
2003
award winner
Walter Baker Lofts
Dorchester
Revival Styles
National Register Historic District
Completed
The Walter Baker Chocolate Factory Administration Building in Dorchester’s Lower Mills…
2014
award winner
Walgreens
Downtown/Financial District
Mid-century Modernism
Completed
In 1972, the architectural firm of Kallman, McKinnell, & Knowles (the same firm responsible…