Tag: preservation
Arrowstreet Gets Preservation Award
Boston – Arrowstreet, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, received the Cambridge Historical Commission Preservation Award for its work on 139 Main Street, a 40,000gsf multi-use office building and notable historic landmark serving as one of the city’s last remaining pieces of first-generation commercial construction. Formerly […]
2019 Preservation Award Recipients
Boston – Preservation Massachusetts recently introduced its 2019 recipients of the Tsongas, Menino, Eliot, Kuehn and Olmsted Awards. Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, recognizing people and projects that have displayed the highest level of commitment to historic preservation in the Commonwealth: The Longfellow Bridge, Boston/Cambridge Myles Standish Hall & Annex at Boston University, Boston Mount Greylock […]
Colantonio Project Receives Award
Holliston, MA – The Massachusetts Historical Commission recently honored the rehabilitation and restoration of the State House Senate Chamber with a 2019 Award at its annual ceremony. Colantonio was the general contractor for the project. Its team relied on the craftsmanship of many experts to perform the historic restoration work. Large-scale improvements were designed by […]
Alexander Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Boston – Finegold Alexander Architects announced that Senior Principal James G. Alexander, FAIA, LEED AP is the recipient of the Massachusetts Historical Commission 2019 Individual Lifetime Achievement Award. His 50-year career has influenced the historic preservation community in myriad ways. “Jim’s impeccable ability to discern what should be preserved and that which can be […]
Maugel/Russo Project Gets Award
Leominster, MA – The Ivory Keys Apartments, located at 140 Adams St., was recently recognized by Preservation Massachusetts. Maugel Architects and L.D. Russo transformed this once-vacant historic mill building that formerly housed a piano manufacturing facility into a 41-unit affordable rental housing complex. The new design pays homage to the building’s history by preserving and […]
Hastings Demonstrates the Power of Marvin Products
by Kelly McCoy Hastings, the exclusive representative of Marvin in New England and Eastern New York, recently held its second annual Commercial Summit, convening 16 dedicated commercial dealers throughout the region for a design thinking forum unlike any other in the industry. Hastings’ Marvin Commercial Summit was held at Hotel on North, one of the […]
2019 Preservation Award Recipients
Wednesday May 8, 2019 The Fairmont Copley Plaza, 138 St. James Avenue, Boston 6:00 PM Preservation Massachusetts is delighted to introduce the 2019 recipients of its Tsongas, Menino, Eliot, Kuehn and Olmsted Awards! These projects, people and organizations will be celebrated on May 8 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston. Stay tuned for […]
NEI to Renovate Historic Buildings
Springfield, MA – NEI General Contracting, an award-winning general contractor and construction management firm, has been retained by First Resource Development Corporation LLC for the historic rehabilitation of an existing 55,000sf mill building and adjacent 15,000sf firehouse in Springfield. Located in the McKnight National Historic District of Springfield at 837 State Street, the existing historic building […]
How One Nonprofit is Preserving Boston’s Story
by Emily Langner Boston is one of the oldest cities in the U.S. and is central to many of the events that have shaped the nation’s history. The city’s historic buildings play a vital role in telling that story, and preserving them is an important part of keeping the political and cultural history of Boston […]
PPS Releases Most Endangered Properties List
Providence, RI – The Providence Preservation Society (PPS) announced the 2019 Most Endangered Properties (MEP) List recently at the organization’s annual meeting. The list is comprised of architecturally and historically significant properties in Providence threatened by neglect, deterioration, or demolition. For 25 years, PPS has worked with concerned neighbors, owners, and activists to develop the […]
