Boston Landmarks Commission
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The Boston Landmarks Commission is the city’s official historic preservation agency responsible for identifying, protecting, and regulating Boston’s architecturally and historically significant buildings and districts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic preservation agency
→
municipal government agency → regulatory body → |
| aimsTo |
manage change in historic areas
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preserve Boston’s architectural heritage → protect Boston’s historic character → |
| collaboratesWith |
neighborhood organizations in Boston
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preservation advocates → property owners in Boston → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| employs |
architectural historians
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historic preservation staff → preservation planners → |
| focusesOn |
architectural significance
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cultural significance of places in Boston → historical significance → |
| governedBy | Boston city ordinances → |
| hasAbbreviation | BLC → |
| hasParentAgency |
Government of the City of Boston
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surface form: "Boston Planning & Development Agency"
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| hasRole |
historic preservation
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identification of historic resources → protection of historic resources → regulation of historic resources → |
| jurisdiction |
Boston neighborhoods
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Boston, Massachusetts →
surface form: "City of Boston"
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| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form: "Boston"
Massachusetts → |
| oversees |
Boston Landmark
→
surface form: "Boston Landmarks"
architectural conservation districts in Boston → local historic districts in Boston → |
| partOf |
Government of the City of Boston
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surface form: "City of Boston government"
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| regulates |
demolition of designated properties
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exterior changes to designated landmarks → new construction in designated districts → |
| responsibleFor |
Boston historic districts
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surface form: "Boston architectural conservation districts"
Boston historic districts → architecturally significant buildings in Boston → designation of Boston Landmarks → designation of local historic districts → historically significant buildings in Boston → review of alterations to designated landmarks → review of demolitions affecting designated properties → |
| subjectOf | Boston municipal code provisions on historic preservation → |
| typeOfJurisdiction | local historic preservation commission → |
| usesTool |
design review process
→
landmark designation process → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Boston Common Golf"
this entity surface form: "Boston heritage"