Carter Jackson has worked for over a decade as an architectural historian and preservation professional on projects throughout England and the United States. His career began as an architectural designer in Kentucky, producing construction drawings and documenting historic buildings for rehabilitation projects. Realizing his interest in the historic built environment, he went to England for his MA in the History of Art and Architecture at the University of York, UK. He then moved to Boston, where he completed his PhD in the History of Art and Architecture at Boston University, studying nineteenth and twentieth-century architecture in Britain and the United States.

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Carter has worked with historic buildings through fellowships and internships with institutions including Historic New England, the Library of Congress, the MIT Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Most recently, he has worked for the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MA SHPO), reviewing applications for historic rehabilitation tax credits—a role which has provided him with a uniquely thorough understanding of the tax credit application process. Carter has also worked as an historian for the Historic American Buildings Survey, and he currently serves on the Board of Directors at Boston’s Gibson House Museum. His writing on architecture has been published in venues including Commonwealth Beacon and Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide.