Historic New England

Historic New England

Historic New England is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive regional heritage organization in the nation.

Founded in 1910, Historic New England collects and preserves buildings, landscapes, and objects dating from the seventeenth century to the present and uses them to keep history alive and to help people develop a deeper understanding and enjoyment of New England life and appreciation for its preservation.


Find out more at: www.historicnewengland.org



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  • Savin Hill Yacht Club

    A view of the Savin Hill Yacht Club in Dorchester, Mass., showing the clubhouse, docks, beach, and boats both on land and anchored nearby. (read more)

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  • Savin Hill Avenue at Dorchester Avenue

    A view of the intersection of Savin Hill Ave. and Dorchester Ave. in Dorchester, Mass., showing storefronts, the street, ad telephone poles. (read more)

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  • Savin Hill playground, Dorchester

    A view of the Savin Hill playground in Dorchester, Mass., showing a baseball team practicing. (read more)

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  • Savin Hill Avenue

    A view up Savin Hill Avenue in Dorchester, Mass., showing houses along the left side of the street and a park on the right. (read more)

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  • Maverick Square, East Boston

    A view of Maverick Square in East Boston showing trolley cars, storefronts, pedestrians, cars, and horse-drawn carriages. (read more)

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  • Our Lady of the Assumption Church, East Boston

    A view of the Our Lady of the Assumption Church in East Boston, showing the church, the roadway next to is, and a few horse-drawn carriages. (read more)

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  • Lexington St., East Boston, looking east

    Row houses crowd together on Lexington Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. Trees lining the sidewalks almost form a canopy over the cobblestone roadway. A trolley car ... (read more)

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  • Central Square, East Boston, looking south

    A view of Central Square in East Boston showing storefronts, the steeple of a church, an above-ground subway train, pedestrians, and horse-drawn carriages. (read more)

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  • Central Square, East Boston, looking north

    A view of Central Square in East Boston showing the post office, above-ground subway trains, and pedestrians. (read more)

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  • Three boys in Belmont Square

    A view of Belmont Square showing three boys sitting on a bench in front of the historical stone in the park. On the other side of ... (read more)

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  • Wood Island train station

    A view of what is possibly the train station at Wood Island Park in East Boston, Mass. The image shows a building with a fenced in ... (read more)

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  • Beach goers at Marine Park in South Boston

    A view of many people on the beach at Marine Park looking at the ocean and the swimmers and boats in the water. (read more)

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  • House on Wood Island

    A view of a structure near the shore on Wood Island with a dirt path leading toward it. (read more)

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  • Wood Island

    A view of a residential neighborhood on Wood Island showing four large buildings, sidewalks, a roadway, and one pedestrian in the distance. (read more)

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  • Maverick Square

    A view of the construction of the Maverick Square subway stop in East Boston, Mass., looking north. The image shows workers constructing sidewalls to the tunnel ... (read more)

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  • Granite Avenue Bridge over the Neponset River

    A view of the Granite Avenue Bridge being constructed across the Neponset River in Dorchester, Mass. The image shows the skeleton of the bridge as well ... (read more)

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  • Lawley Basin, Neponset River

    A view of the "Lawley Basin," an area along the Neponset River that overlooked docks run by George Lawley & Son, shipbuilders. (read more)

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  • Commonwealth Pier, South Boston

    A view of Commonwealth Pier (or Commercial Pier) in South Boston, Massachusetts, showing buildings alongside a dock with large ships anchored alongside. (read more)

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  • South Boston Naval Shipyard Annex

    A view of the South Boston Naval Shipyard annex, taken by Benjamin Morse ca. 1919, which shows a large boat anchored inside a closed slip at ... (read more)

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  • Railroad station construction in Orient Heights

    A view of a railroad station platforms under construction in Orient Heights on either side of existing railroad tracks. (read more)

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  • George Lawley & Son, view from Tenean Beach

    A view of the George Lawley & Son shipbuilding company as seen from Tenean Beach in Dorchester, Massachusetts. (read more)

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  • Gymnasium and running track, Wood Island Park

    A view of the gymnasium and accompanying running track at Wood Island Park in East Boston, Massachusetts. The image shows a few men standing inside the ... (read more)

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  • Neponset River from Walnut Street, Dorchester, Ma.

    A view along Walnut Street in Dorchester showing the mouth of the Neponset River on the right. Cars are parked along the side of the road, ... (read more)

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  • Meridian Street, East Boston

    A view looking north along Meridian Street in East Boston. The image shows pedestrians, trolleys, horse-drawn vehicles, and storefronts, including J. A. O'Shea & Sons. (read more)

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  • Farragut Statue, Marine Park, South Boston

    A view of the Farragut Statue at Marine Park taken by Nathaniel L. Stebbins, date unknown. (read more)

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