Now when you visit the South End, you can learn more about its history with an audio tour created by the South End Historical Society and UniGuide. Starting at the South End Historical Society in Chester Square, the walking tour Read More …
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Conversion of the Immaculate Conception Church into Condominiums
On Tuesday, July 5, the South End Landmark District Commission reviewed the design application for the conversion of the Immaculate Conception Church to 63 condominiums. This was the first design application put forth by Nunes Trabucco Architects and the second meeting Read More …
South End Architecture: Flemish Revival
Walking through the South End, the neighborhood’s streetscape is lined with row houses that at first look deceptively uniform. However, there are many variations in architectural style throughout the neighborhood. Although many people think of a Victorian row house as a Read More …
May Madness
by Stacen Goldman, Executive Director This probably sounds like blasphemy to you basketball fans, but at the SEHS we don’t care much about March. This year, for us, it was all about May madness. We’ve had a busy and exciting Read More …
Great Program from the BU School of Medicine Historical Society!
We had a great time at our program last Thursday, “Building Boston Medical: The Evolving Landscape of the South End’s Medical Campus.” The SEHS would like to offer a big thank you to Peters Otlans of the BU School of Read More …
Some History Events From Around the Neighborhood
Richard Vacca, author of The Boston Jazz Chronicles, and Dr. James Brust, alumnus of the Boston University School of Medicine (’68) have events coming up. Please see here for details.
An Academic Journal from the BU School of Medicine Historical Society
The Boston University School of Medicine Historical Society (BUSMHS- the group doing the event with us on the 24th) recently released the inaugural issue of their new journal, Aceso. Follow this link to visit the BUSMHS website and this link Read More …
The Army Recruiting Station
About a month ago, I received this tweet from a South End resident: I exchanged emails with this curious South Ender and, as the message above indicates, his grandfather enlisted in the Army at the recruiting station at the corner Read More …
Some South End Images
Sometimes I get sidetracked when I look through our collections here at the South End Historical Society (SEHS). I go searching for one thing and end up, three hours later, twenty-five topics in the opposite direction and having completely forgotten Read More …
Why is Castle Square called Castle Square?
After reading my recent post about Christmas and the South End, a reader of my South End Patch blog asked “how did Castle Sq get its name? Was it named after something or someone?” When I read the question yesterday Read More …