With funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Mystic River Watershed Association has begun a three-year air quality study: Community-led Improvement of Air Quality and Health in the Lower Mystic (CLEANAIR). The CLEANAIR project aims to monitor air quality at community-identified locations in Charlestown, East Boston, Everett, and Malden; some of the most burdened communities […]
The Apollos Field House is historically and architecturally significant as one of the oldest surviving dwellings in the Union/Washington Streets section of Charlestown. The Apollos Field House predates many of the extant nineteenth-century homes on the surrounding streets. The home serves as an illustration of the process by which Charlestown was rebuilt, following its destruction […]
Join the Charlestown Preservation Society and the Friends of the Charlestown Library in welcoming author, Mark Pasnik, for a discussion of his book Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston. On June 6, Mark will lead a lively discussion at the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library celebrating the iconic concrete structures that shape […]
“The greenest building… is one that is already built.” ~Carl Elefante, FAIA, FAPT As the Charlestown Preservation Society works to preserve the neighborhood’s history through the built environment, we also look to building the future. That includes taking measures to minimize our collective impact on the environment by advocating for the conservation, reuse and retrofit of […]