The Bostonian Society is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1881 for the purpose of preventing the Old State House ( built in 1713 ) from being " moved brick by brick " from Boston , Massachusetts to Chicago , Illinois . Determined to save the historic building that was the site of the Boston Massacre and the place for the proclamation of the Declaration of Independence in Massachusetts , a group of citizens banded together formed " Boston 's first successful historic preservation movement "
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre
The Bostonian Society