No 10734 15 Christopher Street, photograph July 7, 2009.
The following is from the area form for Fields Corner, Boston Landmarks Commission
At the southern end of this area the boundary is extended east along Christopher Street to include the interesting brick utilitarian structure at 15 Christopher Street (T-shaped, center entrance w/ Italianate bracketed door hood, center gable, and monitor on hip roof). This structure may well be the brick building labeled “garbage plant” on the 1898 Atlas.
Owners from atlases:
1894 nothing on the parcel
1898 City of Boston, maybe the Garbage Plant (not in use), but if so, its orientation is wrong – was the building turned?
1904 Jennie L. Huebener
1910 Jennie L. Huebener
1918 Jennie L. Huebener
1933 P. Adams
Deed
Jan. 17, 1900 from City f Boston to Jennie L Huebener, wife of Albert W. Huebener, 2659.396 lot 11 belong to the Gibson School Fund
In the 21st century the building has been used by the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
history of the Institute from the organization’s webste:
Louis was an avid reader a total book worm. He was caring and compassionate. He loved Chinese food and hated doing the dishes. At fifteen, he was committed to making his community a more peaceful and just place through the Teens Against Gang Violence group he was part of.
Louis believed that all young people had the potential to be peacemakers – regardless of what side of the streets they come from. He had the long-term goal of becoming the first Black president of the United States. Louis was killed in the cross-fire of a shootout in 1993.
Louis’ parents, Joseph and Clementina (Tina) Chéry founded the Peace Institute in 1994 to carry out the peacemaking work that Louis started. Their goal was to teach young people the value of peace, focus on the assets in community, and transform society’s response to homicide.
The first project of the Peace Institute was to develop peace education curriculum to help students learn how to deal with murder, grief, trauma, and loss. This curriculum was nationally recognized as an innovative effective primary prevention strategy.
Prior to Louis’ murder, there were no homicide response protocols in the city of Boston. In 1996 the City of Boston, the Boston Police Department, and other agencies began referring survivors of homicide victims to Tina to walk them through the crisis and chaos after homicide. Tina witnessed the way families were denied access to needed support and services if their loved one was “known to police” or had a “criminal history” and worked to be sure that all survivors were treated with dignity and compassion, regardless of the circumstances. With support from the Boston Public Health Commission, Tina founded the our core program, Survivors Outreach Services (SOS), to deliver consistent, coordinated services to survivors.
In 2009, the Peace Institute began convening the Serving Survivors of Homicide Victims Network to improve service delivery and coordination to families impacted by murder. In 2013, the Peace Institute published The Survivor’s Burial and Resource Guide that codifies the best practices we have developed over twenty years of serving survivors of homicide victims. The Survivor’s Burial and Resource Guide has been purchased by four level-one trauma centers in Boston and other service providers across the city. In 2016, the Peace Institute launched the Statewide Survivors of Homicide Victims Network for family members of murder victims using their experience and expertise to shape public health and safety policy.
In each family, there are 8-10 relatives who are profoundly affected by the murder. All those relatives have friends, co-workers, and classmates who share in their grief. The way society responds to homicide is often so inadequate it’s referred to as “secondary victimization.” Families on both sides of homicide undergo emotional, physical, and financial stress. This leads to instability that has a negative impact on entire communities. Addressing the impact of homicide requires a significant investment, yet not addressing it is even more expensive.
With more than twenty years of experience serving families impacted by murder, the Peace Institute has developed the best practices in the field of homicide response. We have become the go-to community-based agency when a homicide happens. The Peace Institute remains committed to transforming society’s response to homicide so every family impacted with murder is treated with dignity and compassion regardless of the circumstances.