Aileen Bastos

Architectural Historian and Preservationist

Greater Hartford

About

Experience

  • Senior Architectural Historian at Heritage Consultants, LLC
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Chairperson at West Hartford Historic District Commission
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Connecticut Landmarks (Full-time · 4 yrs 3 mos)
    • Preservation Manager
      Jun 2023 - May 2026 · 3 yrs

      • Implemented historic trades training program in collaboration with Preservation Connecticut and Fresh Start Worx • Managed capital projects, including full envelope restorations, structural stabilizations, and infrastructure improvements according to the highest professional standards and best practices of historic preservation and restoration maintenance, aligned with expectations of The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties • Wrote and submitted grant or bond requests; administered grant or bond requests as needed by working with contractors and consultants. • Developed restoration budget and made responsible decisions regarding spending, tracking actual expenditures for assigned projects, operations, or accounts and reconcile with budgeted amounts • Performed and documented regular inspections of historic structures • Ensured maintenance of records, documentation, and schedules of maintenance • Supervised the care and security of CTL’s historic properties, and the seasonal opening and closing of its buildings • Developed and executed a regular maintenance schedule for each property, including the seasonal opening/closure procedure for each site, in cooperation with Collections Manager • Prioritized and coordinated buildings and grounds activities and workflow

    • Marketing and Communications Manager
      Mar 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Historic Preservation Consultant at Consultant
    Feb 2008 - Jun 2022 · 14 yrs 5 mos

    • State Register of Historic Places nomination for the Raphael Building, 99 West Main Street, New Britain, CT • Designed conceptual history exhibition for Klingberg Family Centers • Created educational land use history podcast “A Walk through Walnut Hill Park” for New Britain Parks and Recreation Department • Contributing author for encyclopedia entries on ConnecticutHistory.org • Land use history for Fairview Cemetery, New Britain, CT, and 17 Bedford Street, New Britain, CT • Probate inventory for Elijah Brainard, Haddam, CT • Institutional history for Strawberry Banke, Portsmouth, NH; Klingberg Family Centers, New Britain, CT; and Spellman Museum of Stamps and Postal History, Weston, MA • Certified Local Governments report for East Hartford, CT • Genealogical history for Decourt Coutinho

  • Architectural Historian at Hill-Stead Museum
    Jul 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Submitted Federal and State Historic Tax Credit Part 1 and Part 2 applications for museum restoration project (Approved by SHPO and NPS)