Jonathan Mellon joined Village Preservation in June 2026 as Director of Research and Preservation. Prior to joining our organization, Jonathan served as the Director of Historic Preservation and Urban Design for the City of Savannah, GA and Chatham County, Ga,; he undertook efforts to see that buildings and neighborhoods of a more recent vintage were identified and documented in order to make them eligible for designation and protection. He has also worked for the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Office. In New York City, he served as the Senior Architectural Conservator for the Historic House Trust, which is responsible for 23 historic sites owned by the City (including the Merchant’s House Museum). At the Trust, Jonathan helped oversee all of the Trust’s capital projects.