On October 27, 2026, at 6 PM, the New England Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (NESAH) is hosting an in-person book talk with author Anthony Wood on his recent publication Servant of Beauty: Landmarks, Secret Love, and the Unimagined Life of an Unsung New York Hero. The book handles the life and preservation advocacy of lawyer Albert Sprague Bard; Wood will be in conversation with Don Friary, longtime president of the Deerfield Museum. The event will be held at the headquarters of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, 87 Mount Vernon Street, in Boston, a Charles Bullfinch home that is rarely open to the public. The event will also be livestreamed for those who cannot attend in person.
Full event description available here.
