The Back Bay is one of the largest neighborhoods of preserved Victorian and Edwardian residential architecture in the United States.

This free event is sponsored by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay and BackBayHouses.org. Reservations required. 

Join a rousing chorus of sea chanteys at the USS Constitution Museum. This event takes place on the third Sunday of May and every month.

This event is family friendly, and everyone is invited! Donations are also welcome.

This event starts at 2 p.m. at the Dorchester Historical Society's headquarters, the historic William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street. This is a free event.

Residents played an important role in stopping the planned I-95 and in the efforts to create a park out of the razed land. This walking tour will follow the path of the park and discuss the changes in landscape to that section of Jamaica Plain and the communities that forged those changes.

We invite you to continue the conversation after the tour at Doyle’s Café, where light refreshments will be on offer (cash bar). Please note the tour starts at the Jackson Square T stop and ends near the Green Street T stop.

This free event is sponsored by Jamaica Plain Historical Society.

The design of the Nichols House Museum is attributed to Charles Bulfinch, whose Massachusetts State House was built with a focus on civil service and public discourse. Completed nearly 200 years later, Boston City Hall is often problematically labeled as “Brutalist.” However, the concrete architecture that transformed Boston during 1960s and 1970s was conceived with progressive-minded intentions that are consistent with Bulfinch’s ethical vision.

This presentation will focus on Boston City Hall, one of the most compelling and controversial works of the era. The event is free and co-sponsored by the Boston Landmarks Commission and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. The event is followed by a walking tour for those interested. To take part, please register for the event.

This National Historic District features fine examples of Victorian houses, including the ancestral home of the founder of Dole Pineapple Co. You'll also see homes of activist abolitionists and women suffragists of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

This free event is sponsored by Jamaica Plain Historical Society.

This tour focuses on the Channel itself from how it came to be through the activities of the:

• Boston Wharf Company
• South Station development
• Central Artery/Tunnel Project, and
• recent activation efforts.

The tour will feature the workings of its three remaining historic bridges, plus the memories of the Mt. Washington, the rolling bridges at South Station, and the ambitious cofferdam.

Tickets for the event cost $15 for general admission; $5 for Boston By Foot Members.

This talk will reveal new insights into the dynamic and important immigrant voices and stories revealed through this archaeological dig. After the discussion, join Joe Bagley and Jim Pasto of the North End Historical Society for a reception and community conversation focused on what role immigrants have played in Boston’s history.

You must register for the second part of the evening. Sponsors of this event include:

• the Old North Foundation
• North End Historical Society, and
• Boston's City Archaeology Program.

Does new construction within a landmark district need to imitate the architecture of the district? The answer to this may surprise you.

A long-time Boston Landmark Commissioner and the South End Landmark District Commission staff preservationist will take you on a walking tour of the South End Landmark District. This tour is updated with new buildings for 2017. We'll be using the South End as a case study for new construction in a historic district, explaining what makes a building “a South End building.”

Boston's historic South End, the country's largest Victorian Rowhouse District, was made a Landmark District in 1983. This event is sponsored by Boston Landmarks Commission.

Tours will be offered of one of Boston’s only remaining intact summer kitchen. The summer kitchen and laundry room were added to the main house as part of the construction of the 1811 ell and remains remarkably preserved from the 19th century.

New this year: we will be featuring fun kids activities related to the 19th-century kitchen — ice cream making (old-time crank machine!), rug beating, apple peeling, laundry wringing, and more!

Join us for a reception at our 19th-century farm table where we’ll have free, delicious refreshments!