Walking Tour: Boston’s Fort Point Channel Landmark District

The Fort Point Channel Landmark District (FPCLD) encompasses roughly 55 acres across the Fort Point Channel from downtown Boston. Developed in the 1830s by the Boston Wharf Company and owned by the company until the early 2000s, the Fort Point Channel area is Boston’s largest, most cohesive, and most significant collection of late 19th and early 20th century industrial loft buildings. Development of the Fort Point Channel area began in 1836 and continued until 1882. The Boston Wharf Company erected nearly all of the buildings in the FPCLD from the designs of their own staff architects.
Today, the neighborhood has the highest flood risk of all of Boston’s historic districts and the District commission is working to address resiliency needs while maintaining its historic character.
Leaving from the Convention Center, City of Boston Landmarks Commission Planner, Rachel Ericksen, who oversees the district, will lead an interactive walking tour of the nearby FPCLD lasting approximately 2-hours.

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TOUR LEADER BIO

Rachel Ericksen:         

Preservation Planner

City of Boston Landmarks Commission

Rachel serves as a Preservation Planner for the South End, Fort Point Channel, and Mission Hill Triangle historic districts. Rachel holds a BA from the University of Michigan in English literature, a JD from Santa Clara University, and a MS in Historic Preservation from the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. Prior to joining the Boston Landmarks Commission, Rachel was the 2021 Adolf Placzek fellow for the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.