Ethan Brown, MS Historic Preservation

A graduate of Pratt Institute with a Master of Science in Historic Preservation and a Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management from New York University, and with involvement in virtually every project the team works on, Ethan is well prepared to engage with communities. He has been involved in researching and writing histories of people and places in New York City, Upstate New York, and in towns along Route 66, as well as overseas in Italy. His graduate thesis explored the revitalization of Main Streets along Route 66 using the Albergo Diffuso, an Italian community-based heritage tourism development model that spreads guest rooms and amenities across multiple vacant buildings in historic town centers.

As a historic researcher, he has worked with the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, amended the Chelsea Hotel’s National Register Nomination, assisted in preparing the Middletown, NY Commercial Historic District Nomination, and developed the Route 66 Historic Sites Project. He was also involved in a multidisciplinary studio that provided design, interpretation, and programming recommendations for the Prospect Park Alliance’s Reimagine Lefferts Historic House initiative and served as a Community Planning Fellow assisting the Staten Island Community Board with mapping and databases.

Education

• Bachelor of Science, Hospitality and Tourism Management, New York University
• Master of Science with honors, Historic Preservation, Pratt Institute

Memberships, Certifications, Recognitions

• International Council on Monuments and Sites, Member