As Joseph Warren’s biographer I have been gratified by the number of people reaching out to me over the years in a collaborative and collegial fashion to flesh out, and make better known, the inspiring legacy of this Founding figure. Recently Mr. Closson – an architect with an eye for history and preservation – reached […]
Warren statue
Date: October 22, 2016 “You will hear words this morning in memory of an involved citizen, one who had an aspirational view for the greatness and goodness of America before ever there was a United States as an independent country. You will hear of competence, leadership, and heroism. As Warren’s biographer, I will add something […]
Author: Robert Vartanian (Continued from here) The plan called for the statue to be replaced where it previously stood, however the footprint of the area had been substantially reduced during the construction, and no longer would accommodate the return of the statue. This statue was placed in a storage facility in Franklin Park until its […]
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) is currently considering a petition of Roxbury residents to designate the Warren homestead as an historic site and building. Several people attending the City Hall hearing on April 26, 2016 also opined on the fate of the bronze statue of Joseph Warren, which used to stand on a now-gone traffic […]
