George Wright House, Savin Hill: potential Boston Landmark

UPDATE: The Boston Landmarks Commission designated the house as a Boston Landmark, and Mayor Menino signed off on it,  but the City Council voted to override the designation in mid-December 2013. The house was demolished in April 2014 - see Dorchester Reporter article.
Boston Landmarks Commission Study Report on the Kehew-Wright House, 24 Grampian Way, Savin Hill will be presented at a BLC public hearing on August 13, 2013 at 5:50 pm, Room 900, Boston City Hall. The house has several prominent owners, most famously George Wright (1847–1937) a pioneering sportsman and Baseball Hall of Famer with many, many outstanding sports accomplishments. In 1871 Wright founded the Boston Red Stockings, who became the Boston Braves, now Atlanta Braves "the oldest continuously playing team in major North American sports." The BLC study report link can be found at this link.

Development & Preservation: positive potential for Dorchester's historic commercial centers

The Historic Boston Inc.Neighborhood Centers program did great work in Fields Corner and pointed the way for future exciting projects, such as the O'Hearn Storage Building, pictured. HBI developed Commercial Casebooks for two other Main Street districts in Dorchester - Ashmont/Peabody Square (St Marks) and Upham's Corner - to highlight buildings that are significant locally and whose preservation may restore an important historic resource or expand economic opportunity in the neighborhood. The information in these documents guides the development of HBI’s pipeline of potential Historic Neighborhood Centers projects, and is intended to help neighborhood leaders and property owners identify opportunities for investment by the private and public sectors. Presented in light of major development potential and planning underway in these and other areas of Dorchester in time for May, which is Preservation Month.

historic beauty in unexpected places

A.C.H. Smith House: Before

I take delight in sharing unexpected local treats - such as the Anna Clapp Harris Smith House undergoing restoration on Pleasant Street near Uphams Corner in Dorchester. Historic Boston Inc and North Bennet Street School are doing an amazing job, take a look at HBI's blog about the project here.

successful facelift for fields corner building

1510 Dorchester Ave, Dec. 2010

What do folks think about the work that's being done on the Golden Building this winter by Historic Boston Inc. and Fields Corner Main Street? When you click on the link above you can see how work progressed even through all the horrible weather this winter. We've been watching the wonderful transformation with excitement!