The approval was part of a broader $32.6 million CPA funding package supporting affordable housing, historic preservation, and parks and open space projects throughout Boston.

The Council's recommendations were advanced by the Community Preservation Committee (CPC), including $16.3 million for affordable housing, $8.15 million for historic preservation, and $8.15 million for open space and recreation initiatives. In addition, the Council approved $1.76 million for future CPA community preservation funding rounds.

The historic preservation awards represent a significant investment in preserving historic buildings, cultural institutions, community archives, theaters, religious properties, and neighborhood landmarks across Boston.

The Community Preservation Act is funded through a dedicated surcharge on local property taxes, matched in part by statewide CPA trust funds. In Boston, CPA funding supports projects in three primary categories: historic preservation, affordable housing, and parks and open space. Historic preservation grants help protect and rehabilitate buildings, landscapes, archives, and cultural resources that contribute to Boston's history and neighborhood identity.

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The FY2026 historic preservation recommendations presented to the City Council by CPA staff reflect the breadth of Boston's historic resources, supporting projects ranging from landmark civic buildings and theaters to church restorations, archival preservation efforts, accessibility improvements, and the rehabilitation of historically significant community structures.

The proposed FY2026 historic preservation grant recipients are as follows:

Recipient	Neighborhood	Amount
Brighton Allston Congregational Church	Brighton/Allston	$500,000
Community Church, Phase 3	Back Bay	$100,540
Guild of Boston	Back Bay	$242,880
First Baptist Church	Back Bay	$595,540
Charlestown Working Theater	Charlestown	$213,172
Archival Preservation at the CLA	Citywide	$56,980
Hyde Park Historical Society Archives	Hyde Park	$231,000
Greater Love Tabernacle Church	Dorchester	$274,716
First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston	Dorchester	$597,850
Capen House Acquisition	Dorchester	$100,000
G Code Tech Carriage House	Dorchester	$528,040
Old State House	Downtown	$278,019
Riverside Theater Boston	Hyde Park	$625,331
B.F. Sturtevant Blower Works Powerhouse	Hyde Park	$285,482
Phillips Brooks Memorial RR Acquisition	Hyde Park	$500,000
Hope Central Church, Phase 3	Jamaica Plain	$595,000
Community Care Collaborative	Jamaica Plain	$190,331
Ionic Hall	Roxbury	$812,307
Page Academy	Roxbury	$92,405
Accessibility at 130 Warren Street	Roxbury	$146,654
Boston Wharf Company Sign	South Boston	$465,453
Haley House Roof Repair	South End	$291,500
Center Street Jewish Cemeteries	West Roxbury	$426,800

This article was prepared by Katherine Kottaridis, Director of the Office of Historic Preservation.

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