Recent Press Releases

1/14/2020

Somerset Village Historic District Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Jacob Thompson House in Monson Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Brayton Homestead in Somerset Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Fowler-Clark-Epstein Farm in Mattapan Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Rural Glen Cemetery in Hubbardston Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/17/2019

Secretary Galvin Announces 42nd Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

10/1/2019

Secretary Galvin Announces that October is Massachusetts Archaeology Month (PDF)

9/24/2019

Dale and Ethan Allen Streets Historic District in Worcester Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Dudley Hill Historic District in Dudley Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Jewett Piano Company Building Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Two Cemeteries in Lancaster—Middle Cemetery and Old Settlers' Burying Ground—Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Olney Cook Artisan Shop in Mendon Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

H.R. Reed House in Marion Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

7/9/2019

Ascension-Caproni Historic District in Boston Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Beverly Powder House Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Cataumet Schoolhouse in Bourne Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

The Duprey Building in Worcester Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

North Acton Cemetery Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Oakham Center Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

6/18/2019

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to The Longfellow Bridge (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to The Fowler-Clark-Epstein Farm in Mattapan (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to The State Senate Chamber of The Massachusetts State House (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to The Union At 48 Boylston Street (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to The Fitch-Hoose House in Dalton (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to The South Harwich Meetinghouse in Harwich (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award to James Alexander of Finegold Alexander Architects (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to The Plymouth Post Office Building (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to Maple Commons Apartments in Springfield (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to Topsfield Town Hall (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2019 Preservation Award to The Rosemary Brook Siphon Gatehouse Buildings in Wellesley (PDF)

5/8/2019

Secretary Galvin Announces Preservation Month (PDF)

4/4/2019

Cove Street Historic District in Duxbury Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

First Congregational Church in South Hadley Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Jonathan Keyes, Sr. House in Westford Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Nathan Warnick Aparments in Dorchester Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

The St. James Apartments in Springfield Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

The Wigglesworth Building in Springfield Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

1/8/2019

Secretary Galvin Announces 41st Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

Chinese Section of Mount Hope Cemetery in Boston Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Federal Square Historic District in Springfield Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

George Close Company Building in Cambridge Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Intervale Street–Columbia Road Historic District in Dorchester Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Samuel Edelman Apartments in Dorchester Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

William Sever House in Kingston Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

10/1/2018

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month October 2018 (PDF)

7/3/2018

Benjamin Silverman Apartments in Boston Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Cardinal Cushing Center Historic District in Hanover Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Columbia Road–Strathcona Road Historic District in Boston Approved for Nomination to National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

General John & Mary Fellows Farmstead in Sheffield Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Goshen Town Hall Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Hampden County Training School in Agawam Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

John & Ruth Rose House, Oldest House in Granville, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Leonard, Shaw & Dean Shoe Factory in Middleborough Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

The Pan Historic District in Bolton Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

5/22/2018

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award for Lifetime Achievement to Minxie and James Fannin (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to The Boston Chinatown Atlas (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to The Paul Revere House Education & Visitor Center in Boston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to The Essex Town Hall and T.O.H.P Burnham Library in Essex (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to The Fitchburg Yarn Works (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to The Eustis Estate and Museum in Milton (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to MASS MOCA Building 6: The Robert W. Wilson Building (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to The Joseph Simes House in Plymouth (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to Virginia Adams of Reading (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2018 Preservation Award to The Fire Alarm & Telegraph Building in Worcester (PDF)

5/1/2018

Secretary Galvin Announces Historic Preservation Month (PDF)

12/21/2017

Osgood Bradley Building in Worcester Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Fobes-O’Donnell House in Oakham Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Emerson Shoe Company Factory, Rockland, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Pomeroy Terrace Historic District in Northampton Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/15/2017

Secretary Galvin Announces 40th Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

11/1/2017

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to Amesbury Church (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the Old Chapel at University of Massachusetts/ Amherst (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the U.S. Customs House in Barnstable (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the Fisher Hill Reservoir Park Gatehouse in Brookline (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the Harvard Lampoon Building in Cambridge (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the Norfolk House in Dedham (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to Haverhill Building (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the Ames Chapel in Hingham (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the Howard & Onota 74 Buildings in Pittsfield (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the Merrick-Phelps House in Springfield (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2017 Historic Preservation Award to the Andrews Chapel in Swampscott (PDF)

10/4/2017

Secretary Galvin Announces October as Massachusetts Archaeology Month (PDF)

9/14/2017

Secretary Galvin Announces Release of Historic Places for Historic Parties (PDF)

3/21/2017

Columbia Road – Devon Street Historic District, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Boston Fish Pier Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Riverside Village Historic District, Gill, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Heath Center Historic District (Boundary Increase) Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Worcester State Hospital Farmhouse Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

2/1/2017

Sandy Pond School in Ayer Approved For Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Briggs Carriage Company, Amesbury, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Winter Street School, Haverhill, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Rockwood Road Historic District, Norfolk Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/15/2016

Secretary Galvin Announces 39th Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

10/20/2016

Cheshire Town Hall Complex Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

East Charlemont District School, Charlemont, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Stone's Bridge, Framingham and Wayland, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Fitchburg Yarn Mill, Fitchburg, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Winslow School And Littlefield Library, Tyngsborough, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Howard Home for Aged Men, Brockton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

9/28/2016

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month - October 2016

7/11/2016

Sargent-Robinson House, Gloucester, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

District School #4, Petersham, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

M. M. Rhodes & Son, Taunton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Reeves Tavern, Wayland, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Boston Finishing Works, Williamstown, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

6/1/2016

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to All Saints Church in Boston (Dorchester) (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Granary Burying Ground in Boston (Downtown) (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Boston University School Of Law (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Towne Farm in Boxford (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Radcliffe Institute-Agassiz House in Cambridge (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Gloucester City Hall (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Burns Block & Second Burns Block / Hotel on North in Pittsfield (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Old Berkshire Athenaeum in Pittsfield (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Drury Academy / Colegrove Park Elementary School in North Adams (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Robert McCarroll, Springfield (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Fogg Library in Weymouth (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2016 Historic Preservation Award to Andrea Gilmore (PDF)

3/25/2016

Francis Street-Fenwood Road Historic District, Boston (Fenway/Longwood), Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Governor Shirley Square Historic District, Boston (Roxbury), Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Chapin School, Chicopee, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

District No. 5 School, Petersham, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Shelburne Free Public Library Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building, West Newbury, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

1/12/2016

Secretary Galvin Announces 38th Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio, Lenox and Stockbridge, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Beaman Memorial Public Library, West Boylston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

First Baptist Church, Northborough, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Union Station, Walpole, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Lowney Chocolate Factory, Mansfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/15/2015

St. John's Congregational Church and Parsonage/Parish Home for Working Girls, Springfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

10/27/2015

Berkley Common Historic District Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

I.J. Fox Building, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Six Moon Hill Historic District, Lexington, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Eustis Estate Historic District, Milton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Ridgewood Cemetery, North Andover, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Barnes-Hill House, Spencer, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

9/29/2015

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month, October 2015 (PDF)

7/15/2015

Four Apartment Buildings in Springfield Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

North Town Hall, Chelmsford, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

6/3/2015

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Adelaide Cromwell (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Lord Jeffery Inn, Amherst (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Betsy Douglas, Leverett (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Lilly, Brackett & Co. Shoe Factory / Station Lofts, Brockton (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Clapp Family Barn, Boston (Dorchester) (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Ames Shovel Works, Easton (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Old Ship Meeting House, Hingham (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Boston Police Station Number One And Boston Printing Department Building / North Bennet Street School (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Academy Of Music Theatre, Northampton (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Alvah Kittredge House, Boston (Roxbury) (PDF)

Secretary Galvin Presents 2015 Historic Preservation Award to Coomes Block, Morse Block, and Smith Carriage Company / Caring Health Center, Springfield (PDF)

5/8/2015

All Souls Church, Braintree, Approved for Nomination to the National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Centre And Montello Streets Historic District, Brockton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Bradford Burying Ground, Haverhill, Approved for Nomination to the National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Plainfield Center Historic District Approved for Nomination to the National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Four Corners/Goodnow Farm Historic District, Princeton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

First Baptist Church, Scituate, Approved for Nomination to the National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Polly Hill Arboretum, West Tisbury, Approved for Nomination to the National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

1/15/2015

Old Chapel, Amherst, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Boston Police Station Number One/Traffic Tunnel Administration Building and Boston Printing Department Building Approved for Nomination To The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Approved for Nomination To The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

A. H. Rice Silk Mill, Pittsfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/19/2014

Secretary Galvin Announces 37th Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

10/8/2014

Chase Library, Harwich, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Upton Center Historic District Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Nashawannuck Mills Historic District, Easthampton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

First Parish Church of Plymouth Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

South End Historic District Boundary Increase/Northampton Street, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Theodore Lyman School, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Gridley Street Historic District, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

9/24/2014

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month October 2014 (PDF)

7/2/2014

Dorchester South Burying, Boston, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Ramsdell Library, Great Barrington, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Commonwealth Shoe Company, Whitman, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Oak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

6/25/2014

Union Congregational Church, Amesbury, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Almont Apartments, Boston, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Home For Destitute Jewish Children, Boston, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

825-829 Blue Hill Avenue, Boston, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Wellesley Congregational Church And Cemetery, Wellesley, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

Original Congregational Church, Wrentham, Approved For Nomination To The National Register Of Historic Places (PDF)

5/16/2014

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to Frederick Ayer Mansion, Boston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to Brookfield Cemetery Arch & Gate (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to Dexter Pratt House / Cambridge Center For Adult Education (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to Edward Des Jardins Of Georgetown (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to Elm Street Revitalization Project, Westfield (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to First Parish Church In Dorchester, Boston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to Hayden Building, Boston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to First Church Of Christ — Fifth Meeting House, Lancaster (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to Northbridge Town Hall (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2014 Historic Preservation Award to Wesley Ward (PDF)

12/26/2013

Swansea Friends Meetinghouse, Somerset, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Highland School, Winthrop, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Upton State Forest – Civilian Conservation Corps Resources Historic District, Upton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

First Congregational Parish Historic District, Truro, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/20/2013

Old Bedford Center Historic District Technical Amendment and Boundary Change Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Benson’s New Block and The Mohawk Chambers, Greenfield, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Four Cemeteries in New Bedford Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/13/2013

Secretary Galvin Announces 36th Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

10/28/2013

Massachusetts Historical Commission 50-Year Highlights Outlined at Historic Preservation Conference (PDF)
Photo from event (PDF)

9/17/2013

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month October 2013 (PDF)

6/21/2013

Roslindale Substation, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

East Leverett Historic District and Moore’s Corner Historic District, Leverett, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

District # 5 School, Shrewsbury, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Hooker Apartments (Borinquen Apartments), Springfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

5/20/2013

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Second Brazer Building, Boston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Calvin Swallow House, Boston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to North Chelmsford Town Hall (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Frederic C. Adams Public Library, Kingston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Walter Hoeg Of Kingston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Appleton Mills, Lowell (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Needham Town Hall (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Clark Biscuit Apartments, North Adams (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Linwood Mill Apartments, Northbridge (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Lyman Estate, Waltham (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Stephen Willcock House, Westport (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2013 Historic Preservation Award to Carolyn Harris Of Wilmington (PDF)

3/22/2013

Cobb Memorial Library, Truro, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Jedediah Foster Homesite, West Brookfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Men of Kent Cemetery, Scituate, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Old Burial Hill, Plymouth, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Wheeler-Harrington House, Concord, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Woodlawn Cemetery, Clinton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/24/2012

Dana Common Historic and Archaeological District, Petersham, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

North Street Fire Station, Salem, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Center Cemetery, Southampton, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Swampscott Cemetery, Swampscott, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Old North Burying Ground, Truro, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Pine Grove Cemetery, Truro, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/10/2012

Secretary Galvin Announces 35th Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

9/24/2012

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month October 2012 (PDF)

9/17/2012

William H. Mcelwain School, Bridgewater, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Sherman Apartments Historic District, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Jonathan Bourne Public Library, Bournedale Village School, Bourne High School, and Bourne Town Hall Approved For Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

5/25/2012

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to African Meeting House, Boston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Eustis Street Fire House, Boston (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Wheeler-Minot House / Thoreau Farm, Concord (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Unity Church Of North Easton (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Beauport, Sleeper-Mccann House, Gloucester (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Five Buildings In Downtown Greenfield (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Baird And Benton Block / College Internship Program At The Berkshire Center, Lee (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Center Methodist Church / Provincetown Public Library, Provincetown (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Wilber School, Sharon (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Washburn Shops, Worcester (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to DCR’s Terra Firma (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2012 Historic Preservation Award to Annie C. Harris (PDF)

3/7/2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Listed in the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

1/12/2012

Secretary Galvin Announces 34th Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

12/14/2011

Secretary Galvin Announces Release of Historic Places for Historic Parties (PDF)

9/26/2011

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month October 2011 (PDF)

9/19/2011

Acton High School, Acton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Barn House, Chilmark, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Old Church-yard Cemetery, Cheshire, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Revere City Hall and Police Station Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Sacred Heart Parish Complex, Lawrence, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Stetson Hall, Randolph, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

6/8/2011

Amherst Central Historic Business National Register District's Boundaries Increased to Include Lord Jeffery Inn (PDF)

Searles Cemetery, Phillipston, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Berlin Town Hall, Berlin, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Bullard House, Berlin, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Hassanamisco Reservation, Grafton, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Main Street Historic District, Oxford, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

5/23/2011

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Philip Munroe House, Cambridge (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Russell Box Factory / Atlas Lofts, Chelsea (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Coggeshall Counting House / Buzzards Bay Center, New Bedford (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Provincetown Town Hall (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Rockport Community House, Rockport (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Salem Jail Complex, Salem (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Sandwich Town Hall (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Alan Mayo of Templeton (PDF)

Secretary Galvin to Present 2011 Historic Preservation Award to Wellesley College Alumnae Hall, Wellesley (PDF)

3/18/2011

Wheeler Family Farmstead, Great Barrington, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Seaside Park, Marblehead, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Daniel Saunders School, Lawrence, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Fuller Brook Park, Wellesley, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Franklin County Fairgrounds, Greenfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Community House, Hamilton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Deerfield Valley Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, Charlemont, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/8/2010

Thule/Plummer Historic District, Worcester, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Hadley Furniture Company Building, Worcester, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Grace Universalist Church, Lowell, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

East Parish Meeting House, Haverhill, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Athol High School, Athol Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

South Union School, Southborough, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

West Brick School, Oakham, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

9/24/2010

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month 2010 (PDF)

9/8/2010

The Crossman Bridge, Warren, Approved for Nomination to The National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Lee Station, Lee, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

The Charles H. Hayes Buildings, Haverhill, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Egleston Substation, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Front Street Historic District, Weymouth, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Poli’s Palace Theatre, Worcester, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

The Meeting House Historic District, Weymouth, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Wilder Homestead, Buckland, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

9/29/2009

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month 2009 (PDF)

9/23/2008

Secretary Galvin Announces Massachusetts Archaeology Month 2008 (PDF)

5/27/2008

Charles Street Jail / The Liberty Hotel, Boston, receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

Trinity Church, Boston (Back Bay), receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

The Elder James Blake House , Boston (Dorchester), receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

Egleston Power Station / BNN Charles J. Beard II Media Center, Boston (Roxbury), receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

Roxbury Presbyterian Church , Boston (Roxbury), receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

Harvard Public Library / Bromfield School, receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

The Apartments at Boott Mills, Lowell, receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

Newburyport City Hall, Newburyport, receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

William R. Power, Peabody , receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

The Edmund Fowle House, Watertown , receives 2008 Preservation Award (PDF)

Gretchen Schuler receives 2008 Lifetime Achievement Preservation Award (PDF)

3/17/2008

Macy-Colby House, Amesbury, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Clinton African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Great Barrington, Approved for Nomination to the National Register (PDF)

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Lowell, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Union Baptist Church, New Bedford, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Springside House and Park, Pittsfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Mount Vernon Cemetery, West Boylston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Catboat Witch, Wareham, Approved for nomination tot he National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Westfield Center Commercial Historic District, Westfield, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

1/24/2008

Secretary Galvin Announces 30th Annual Preservation Awards Program (PDF)

12/14/2007

Dorchester Park, Boston, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Washington Park Historic District, Newton, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Sea Call Farm, Orleans, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Westford Town Farm, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Pine Grove Cemetery, Leominster, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Parkhill Manufacturing Company, Fitchburg, Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Commission Tables Nomination of Park Square-Stuart Street Historic District, Boston, to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

12/05/2007

Round 14 of the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund Grant Program Announced (PDF)

10/28/2007

Chicopee School in Groton Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Richard Pinkham House, Medford Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Spring Brook Cemetery in Mansfield Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

East Rochester Church and Cemetery Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

North Rochester Congregational Church Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

South School in Shutesbury Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

Three Underground Railroad Sites Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places: Whitmore House, Ashburnham; Drake House, Leominster; and Hill-Ross Farm, Northampton (PDF)

More about the Drake House in Leominster from the Boston Globe (PDF)

Goldberg Building in Worcester Approved for Nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (PDF)

9/28/2007

Massachusetts Archaeology Month, October 2007 (PDF)

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