HP 612 - DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES

College of Design

Credits: 3

This course introduces students to basic research methods and techniques for gathering, recording, and interpreting information about historic buildings and sites. Class discussions and practical exercises on focus on the National Register system’s documentation requirements, HABS conventions for drawing, and recording for survey and compliance purposes (e.g., Section 106). While engaging in field research to investigate historic buildings and sites, students will learn how, when, and why to apply the everyday research and recording techniques used by preservation professionals including fundamental methods for conducting archival research; evaluating physical evidence; developing building descriptions and historical narratives; producing measured drawings archival purposes; and organizing results.