Landmark Study Reports
Study Reports are produced for all properties considered for Landmarking. After the BLC approves the documents, they provide historical background and guidelines for future change.
A Study Report outlines the historic and architectural significance of a property or district. It also include proposed Standards and Criteria for design review. The Study Report can recommend landmarking exterior and interior elements, or both. The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) uses these reports to decide whether or not a property or district should be designated a landmark.
When the BLC does designate a Landmark, the Commission uses the approved Study Report's Standards and Criteria as guidelines to evaluate changes to landmarks. Those with asterisks* include interior designation. Please note: pending landmarks, subject to accelerated design review, may have some interior designations as well. The Study Reports below are listed in alphabetical order.
Approved Study Reports
- Bay State Road/ Back Bay West Architectural Conservation District
- Bay Village Historic District
- Berkeley Building
- Blackstone Block Street Network
- Blessed Sacrament Church Complex (Jamaica Plain)
- Bond-Hampton House
- Boston Common
- Boston Public Library
- Boston Young Men's Christian Union Building
- Boylston Building
- 5-7 Broad Street
- Charles River Esplanade
- Charles River Speedway Administration Building
- Charlestown Savings Bank Building
- Chestnut Hill Reservoir and Pump Stations
- Christian Science Center Complex
- Church Green Building
- City Square Historical and Archeological Site
- Commonwealth Avenue Mall
- Connolly's Bar
- Cox Building