Boston Preservation Alliance

CONTACT:

Old City Hall, 45 School St.
Boston, MA 02108
617-367-2458
bostonpreservation.org

Sarah D. Kelly, Executive Director

DESCRIPTION:

Boston's architectural heritage is a national treasure, as well as crucial to our municipal economy. It is also highly vulnerable to innumerable, scattered, random acts of carelessness, in the guise of "Progress." BPA is a watchdog with a constructive spirit.

Formed in 1978 as an alliance of 50 historic-preservation and related organizations, BPA provides a single, strong, authoritative voice to preserve and enhance Boston's unique and irreplaceable historic buildings and other features, and to increase public awareness of their values.

In addition to assisting individual high-profile projects like Fenway Park, BPA provides technical assistance to neighborhoods who wish to preserve a part of their heritage -- projects have included Dorchester, Mission Hill, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, Beacon Hill and the North End.

BPA derives 20% of its budget from charitable donations; it relies heavily on volunteers for both special needs and routine activities. Your support is needed.

(1998: CULTURE: Education: Informal: Historic Preservation)