HABS/HAER/HALS documentation guidelines provide detailed information on how to execute measured drawings, photographs, and historical reports in conformance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Architectural and Engineering Documentation and supplemental program requirements. Select the appropriate guidelines based on the type and level of documentation you are completing. All projects will consult the Transmittal Guidelines to set up and finalize the documentation.
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)
- HABS History Guidelines (pdf) – links updated October 2023
- HABS Drawing Guidelines (pdf) – Section 5.9.3 updated June 2020
- HDP Photography Guidelines (pdf)
- HDP Transmittal Guidelines (pdf)
- HABS Guide to Field Documentation (pdf)
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER)
Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS)
Last updated: July 3, 2024