Heritage Documentation Programs
Heritage Documentation Programs administers
HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey), the Federal
Government's oldest preservation program, and companion
programs HAER (Historic American Engineering Record),
HALS (Historic American Landscapes Survey), and CRGIS
(Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems). Documentation
produced through the programs constitutes the nation's
largest archive of historic architectural, engineering,
and landscape documentation.
Latest News
- Winners of the Peterson Prize drawing competition announcedThe jurors have made their selection for the winner of the 30th annual Peterson PrizeLearn more...
- HABS/HAER/HALS Webinar: In Pursuit of the Complete Resume of the Builder’s Art Listen to the recording of our June 13th webinar. Learn more...
- Producing HABS/HAER/HALS Measured Drawings from Laser Scans: the Pros and Cons of Using Laser Scanning for Heritage DocumentationLearn More...
- ARCHITECT: The Magazine of the American Institute of Architects Video Series Ford Peatross, the Director of the Center for Architecture, Design and Engineering at the Library of Congress, discusses the challenges of digital preservation as it relates to architectural collections such as HABS/HAER/HALS. Learn More...
- Library of Congress upgrades their on-line catalog of HABS/HAER/HALS documentation. Learn More...
