The Charlestown Savings Bank is the neighborhood’s only commercial building with an individual landmark designation with the City of Boston. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A five-story addition to the Charlestown Savings Bank at 1-2 Thompson Square was approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals pending review by the […]
Dear Neighbors, As many of you know, over the last several years, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has been developing a comprehensive planning initiative to shape the future of our neighborhood: PLAN: Charlestown. The Charlestown Preservation Society (CPS) has supported the process and goals of the PLAN from the beginning. The release of the final draft is […]
34 Winthrop Street was built in 1855, and is notable for its occupancy by one of Boston’s most famous Irish-American families composed of John Boyle O’Reilly, his wife, Mary Murphy, and their four daughters. All six led amazing lives of heroism, advocacy, leadership and literature that helped transform the city of Boston and the Nation. […]
Click here to see slide presentation for CPS annual Meeting. Click here to see Annual Meeting Minutes.