Chris Carson, Assoc. A.I.A.
Project Manager | LEED AP BD+C, CDT
Chris joined Breslin Architects in 2017, bringing 25 years of experience in architecture, construction, and historic preservation to the firm. His expertise includes performing conditions assessment surveys of modern and historic building systems, designing new and restoration construction, developing working drawings and technical specifications, and managing small to mid-size privately and publicly funded projects. His proven research and writing abilities in preparing historic structure reports, preservation plans, and National Register of Historic Places nominations provide a valuable asset to Breslin Architects.
Chris received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Moravian College, and his Master of Science Degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design’s Historic Preservation Program.
He is a past guest critic at Lehigh University’s Department of Art, Architecture and Design, as well as a past guest lecturer at Lehigh’s Department of Religious Studies and their Program in Public History.
He has been a Keystone Construction Grant Reviewer, Conference and Workshop Presenter for the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, and Juror of New Jersey Historic Preservation Awards for Preservation New Jersey.
Project Experience
K-12 Education
Allentown School District, Allentown, PA
• District-Wide Facilities Feasibility Study
Bethlehem Area School District, Bethlehem, PA
• Broughal Middle School
Catholic Diocese of Allentown, Allentown, PA
• Saint Thomas Moore School
Easton Area School District, Easton, PA
• Francis A. March Elementary School
Great Valley School District, Malvern, PA
• Great Valley Middle School Multi-phase Campus Restoration
Nazareth Area School District, Nazareth PA
• Nazareth Middle School
Salisbury Township School District, Allentown, PA
• Salisbury Township High School
Upper Dublin School District, Maple Glen, PA
• Sandy Run Middle School
Upper Perkiomen School District, Pennsburg, PA
• Upper Perkiomen Middle School
Wissahickon School District, Blue Bell, PA
• Wissahickon Middle School Alterations
• Stony Creek Elementary School Expansion and Renovations
• Blue Bell Elementary School Expansion and Renovations
Historic
Christopher Vought House (1759), Clinton Township, NJ
• Preservation Plan, Masonry Repairs, Stabilization and Roofing Replacement
Eckert Residence, Bernardsville, New Jersey
• Interior and Exterior Renovation
Hoff-Vannatta Farm (c.1764-c.1900), Harmony Township, NJ
• Wagon House Relocations and Restoration
John Updike Childhood Home (1884), Shillington, PA
• Historic Resource Survey (PA Historic & Museum Commission) and Interior and Exterior Historic Rehabilitation
Lafayette Village Historic District, Lafayette Township, NJ
• National Register of Historic Places Nomination
Leigh Mansion/Clinton Municipal Building (c.1875), Clinton, NJ
• Exterior Rehabilitation
Maplewood (c.1845), Montgomery County, NJ
• Historic Structure Report
Meodow Breeze Park (c.1840), Washington, NJ
• Wandling Blacksmith Shop Historic Restoration
Moravian Waterworks (1762), Historic Moravian Bethlehem, PA
• Interior Restoration (UNESCO)
Moses Estey House, Historic Speedwell, Morristown, NJ
• Preservation Plan and Exterior Historic Restoration
Moravian Smithy (c.1750), Historic Moravian Bethlehem, PA
• Historic Reconstruction (UNESCO)
Nain-Schober House (c.1760), Historic Moravian Bethlehem, PA
• Historic Structure Report
(UNESCO)
Roseberry Homestead (c.1790), Phillipsburg, NJ
• Masonry Restoration, Envelope Stabilization and Kitchen Wing Restoration
Shippen Manor Museum (c.1755), Oxford, NJ
• Roofing repair and replacement
Sisters’ House and Bell House Complex (1741-1772), Historic Moravian Bethlehem, PA
• Historic Structure Report (UNESCO)
Stephen Vail House (c.1760), Morristown, NJ
• Historic Structure Report
Washington Residential Historic District, Washington, NJ
• Historic Resource Survey for New Jersey Historic Preservation Office
William Shimer House (c.1850), Pohatcong Township, NJ
• Historic Resource Survey for New Jersey Historic Preservation Office
William Smalley Hall (1916), Montgomery Township, NJ
• Preservation Plan
Religious
- Structural Intervention and Roofing Replacement
Mount Bethel Church (1844)
Mansfield Township, NJ - National Register of Historic Places Nomination and Exterior Restoration
St. James Lutheran Church (1834)
Phillipsburg, NJ - Masonry and Çornice Restoration
Oxford Colonial United Methodist Church (c.1830)
Oxford, NJ - Roof Structure Intervention and Rehabilitation
Second Presbyterian Chapel (c.1880)
Oxford, Nj
Residential
Numerous residential projects completed in the Lehigh Valley and New Jersey