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Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) Documentations

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Not everything can be preserved. The Historic American Buildings Survey and the Historic American Engineering Record document properties to exacting standards, saving information about structures even if they are demolished or substantially altered. HABS/HAER documentation is often required as mitigation for federally funded projects that damage historic resources.

The HABS/HAER collection is maintained at the Library of Congress. Documentation studies typically consist of large-format photographs and an historical narrative; ink-on-mylar drawings are sometimes included as well. All materials must meet strict archival standards.

Representative HABS projects:
  • Sumner Field Homes, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Joyce Estate, Itasca County, Minnesota
  • Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, Minnesota
  • Montgomery Ward and Company Northwestern Catalog House, Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • Camp Rabideau Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp, Beltrami County, Minnesota
  • The Foster House, Minneapolis, Minnesota
 Representative HAER projects:
  • Project Looking Glass, Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Nebraska
  • Minuteman III ICBM Launch Control Facility, Weld County, Colorado
  • Kachess Dam, Kittatas County, Washington
  • Starved Rock Lock and Dam, Illinois Waterway, Illinois
  • Blue Water Bridge, Port Huron, Michigan
  • Rath Meat Packing Plant, Waterloo, Iowa