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Documenting Maritime Folklife: An Introductory Guide
Appendix A.6
BUILDING DOCUMENTATION FORM
Fieldworker:______________________________________
Project:__________________________________________
Date:_____________________________________________
1. Name of structure:____________________________________________
2. Location/address of structure:________________________________
3. Name and address of present owner:____________________________
_________________________________________________________________
4. Name of present occupant/user:________________________________
5. Present use of structure:_____________________________________
6. Significance of structure (significance to community,
architectural significance, connection to important people or
events):
_________________________________________________________________
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PHYSICAL HISTORY
7. Date of construction:_________________________________________
8. Names and addresses of architect, designer, builder, supplier:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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9. Names of previous owners and dates of ownership:______________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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10. Previous uses of structure (include dates):_________________
_________________________________________________________________
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11. Description of original structure (basic dimensions, manner
of construction, materials used, furnishings, equipment):
_________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________
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12. Description (with dates) of known alterations and additions:
_________________________________________________________________
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION
13. Summary (number of stories, over-all dimensions, basic
layout, architectural style):____________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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14. Exterior description:
a. foundations (height, thickness, materials, condition):
_________________________________________________________________
b. walls (materials, color, texture, ornamental features,
condition):______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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c. structural system (wall type, floor systems, roof
framing, joinery, details, condition):___________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
d. porches, stoops, terraces, bulkheads (location, kind,
form, details, condition):_______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
e. chimneys (number, location, size, materials, condition):
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
f. windows (fenestration, type, glazing, trim, shutters,
condition):______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
g. roofs (shape, covering, features, condition):
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
15. Interior description:
a. floor plans:____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
b. stairways (location, number, individual description,
condition):______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
c. flooring (type, finish, condition):_____________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
d. doors and doorways (number, type, materials, color,
finish, location, dimensions, condition):________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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e. trim (woodwork, cabinets, ornamental features, fireplace
treatment):______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
f. hardware (hinges, knobs, locks, and latches):___________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
g. mechanical and electrical equipment (heating, lighting,
and plumbing systems and related fixtures, and machinery):
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
SITE AND SURROUNDINGS
16. Orientation and setting (compass directions, immediate
environment, topography, approaches):____________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
17. Landscape design:____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
18. Outbuildings (type, materials, features, condition):
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
OTHER DETAILS
19.______________________________________________________________
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ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIALS
20. Measured drawings executed by fieldworker(s)? ___YES ___NO.
If YES, indicate number and type of drawings (location plan, plot
plan, floor plans, exterior elevations, general sections,
decorative details, structural details):_________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
21. Photographs taken by fieldworkers? ___YES ___NO. If YES,
attach completed PHOTOGRAPH INFORMATION FORMS.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
22. Sources of information supplied above:_______________________
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*This form is adapted from instructions for the documentation of buildings
contained in pages 97-118 of Recording Historic Buildings by
Harley J. McKee.
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