Annual Meeting 2026 (25 Apr 2026)

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Annual Meeting 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026, 1:00-4:00 PM

Waterworks Museum, 2450 Beacon Street, Brookline MA, and on Zoom

Featuring a tour by Dennis DeWitt and keynote address by Ian Coss

Pre-registration required. In-person and virtual attendance options are both available.

NESAH's 2026 annual meeting will be held at the Waterworks Museum (2450 Beacon Street, Brookline MA) on Saturday, April 25, beginning at 1 PM. Programming will include a walking tour of the museum led by NESAH Director and Waterworks Museum board member Dennis DeWitt and a keynote address by Ian Coss. The program will also include a brief business meeting comprising board elections and chapter updates for members. Light refreshments will be served. Both in-person and virtual registration are available.

Ian Coss is the host and creator of “The Big Dig” podcast from GBH News, which explores Boston’s controversial effort to bury a downtown highway – once the most expensive public works project in American history – and the lessons that it holds for the ambitious infrastructure ideas of today. The series was named one of the best podcasts of 2023 by the New Yorker and one of the best podcasts of all time by Time Magazine. Previously, his audio memoir "Forever is a Long Time" was named one of the best podcasts of 2021 by The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and Apple Podcasts.

Event registration is required to attend. While the event is open to all, only members may vote during the business meeting. To become a member, or to renew your membership, please visit the membership page on our website.

Full program:

1 PM - Event begins. Remarks, year-in-review, and NESAH business meeting.

1:45 PM - Walking tour of the Waterworks Museum led by Dennis DeWitt.

2:30 PM - Break for refreshments.

2:45 PM - Keynote talk by Ian Coss.

3:30 PM - Q&A with Ian, further discussion.

4 PM - Event concludes.

Getting to Brookline and Parking: The Waterworks Museum is walkable from the Reservoir Station stop on the Green Line of the MBTA. Parking at the Museum is limited, as illustrated by the diagram below. Please only park in spots labeled "Museum Visitor."

Please direct any questions to Sophie Higgerson at nesah.president@gmail.com

Arts and Crafts Architecture across America (7 May 2026)

Thu, 07 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Arts and Crafts Architecture across America

Thursday, May 7, 2026

7:00 pm

Lecture by Maureen Meister

Presented via Zoom; Pre-registration required.

On Thursday, May 7 at 7 PM, Dr. Maureen Meister will present a virtual talk on her recent book Arts and Crafts Architecture across America (Yale University Press, 2025).

In her talk, Dr. Meister will discuss how the English Arts and Crafts movement inspired American architects who developed its ideas in numerous ways. Collaborating with craft workers and sympathetic clients at the turn of the twentieth century, they erected buildings in a wide range of styles – from Tudor Revival to Craftsman to Prairie School to Spanish Revival. NESAH members will recognize some of the Boston-based architects who will be discussed, such as Ralph Adams Cram, Bertram Goodhue, and Lois Lilley Howe. Frank Lloyd Wright and Greene and Greene will make an appearance, too. In addition, the talk will present architects who are familiar to people in the regions where they lived but are little known elsewhere.

Maureen Meister, PhD, has published extensively on topics related to the Arts and Crafts movement and American architects associated with it. She has taught at several Boston area universities including Tufts, Lesley, and Northeastern.

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