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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.

  HABS drawing of Heideman Windmill
A new exhibit, American Place: The Historic American Buildings Survey at 75 Years, is now open at the U.S. Department of the Interior Museum. Learn more...
  Peterson Prize Poster
2008 Charles E. Peterson Prize Competition winners announced. Learn more...
 
Drawing of Barela-Reynolds House
Heritage Documentation Programs celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month. Learn more...