Benjamin Haavik

Benjamin Haavik, Team Leader for Property Care, is responsible for the maintenance and preservation of Historic New England’s thirty-six historic house museums and landscapes. Prior to joining Historic New England in 2004, Mr. Haavik was deputy director of the Historic House Trust of New York City where he cared for twenty-four historic sites throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Mr. Haavik started his career at the Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after receiving his M.S. in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, Mr. Haavik was a participant in the Attingham Summer School Program in England. He is a Professional Associate, a peer reviewed membership category, of the American Institute for Conservation.