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Case Study: Alice Austen House Museum
Austen House operates a Museum in the former home of Alice Austen, noted Staten Island resident and one of the world’s first and foremost female photographers. The facility and its gardens are in the Rosebank neighborhood overlooking Upper New York Bay and the Verrazano Narrows, offering one of the most exciting vistas in the City. The Museum and gardens make up the eastern portion of Alice Austen House Park; the western portion, which is currently not accessible to the public, includes the New York City Landmark Bredt House. Built in 1841, the Bredt House has been sealed for many years due to its deteriorated condition.
Austen House has engaged Beckelman+Capalino to assist it with several tasks relating to its desire to renovate and incorporate the Bredt House into its expanded operations. The primary task is to help Austen House become the operator of the Bredt House; other tasks are to identify funding sources and to create a Business Plan related to the Bredt House expansion.