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Established in 1933, HABS is the United States government’s oldest historic preservation program, and since 1934 has operated under a tripartite agreement between the National Park Service, the Library of Congress, and the American Institute of Architects. As such, these guidelines represent more than 75 years of comprehensive experience in building documentation practice. Individuals and teams wishing to submit documentation for inclusion in the HABS Collection at the Library of Congress should review this document closely, and are required to follow the procedures described therein.  \nBuildings are typically selected for HABS documentation because of their historic and/or architectural importance. Thus the fundamental intent of HABS documentation is to illustrate and explain this significance. An ideal HABS documentation project consists of three components: measured drawings, large-format photographs, and a written historical report. Each of these components plays a unique and integral role in the documentation project, and is intended to complement, rather than replicate, the others. Project sponsorsand teams should aspire to documentation projects which are as comprehensive as possible. However, in situations where it is not possible to undertake a photography and/or a history component, it may be necessary to expand the scope of the measured drawings component in order to more fully illustrate the significance of the building.  \nHABS drawings are considered “as-built” drawings. As such, they illustrate the existing condition of a building at the time of documentation, including additions, alterations, and demolitions which have occurred since the building was first constructed. Where sufficient knowledge exists concerning the sequence of changes to a building over time, it may be useful to provide appropriate notation on the drawings. Alternatively, delineators may wish to produce additional interpretive drawings illustrating the building at an earlier date, in order to more fully explain its historic significance.  \nHABS drawings typically serve multiple purposes. At their most basic, they provide a simple documentary record of a building, in standardized format, which is placed in the public domain at the Library of Congress, where it is made available to the general public and specialized researchers alike. HABS drawings are frequ","cbCaieJ5tBVg8wLf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieJ5tBVg8wLf","pdf",1445440,22,"English","# Introduction\n# 1.0 Project Planning\n## 1.1 General\n# 2.0 Field Notes\n## 2.1 Field-Noting Requirements\n## 2.2 Digital Field Data\n# 3.0 Sketching and Measuring Structures\n## 3.1 General Requirements\n## 3.2 Sketching and Measuring Site Plans\n## 3.3 Sketching and Measuring Plans\n## 3.4 Sketching and Measuring Elevations\n## 3.5 Sketching and Measuring Sections\n## 3.6 Sketching and Measuring Details\n# 4.0 Drawing Production\n## 4.1 Hand Drawings\n## 4.2 Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) Drawings\n## 4.3 Line Weights\n## 4.4 Site Plans\n## 4.5 Plans\n## 4.6 Elevations\n## 4.7 Sections\n## 4.8 Axonometric Drawings\n## 4.9 Perspective Drawings\n## 4.10 Interpretive Drawings\n# 5.0 Drawing Set Organization, Layout, and Plotting\n## 5.1 Drawing Sheet Size and Orientation\n## 5.2 Drawing Scale\n## 5.3 Drawing Sequence\n## 5.4 Sheet Layout\n## 5.5 Cover Sheets\n## 5.6 Text and Fonts\n## 5.7 Labeling, Dimensions, and Notes\n## 5.8 Title Block\n## 5.9 Final Plotting","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of HABS measured drawings in a documentation project?\",\"answer\":\"They provide standardized, public-domain architectural measured drawings that illustrate and explain a building’s historic and/or architectural significance. 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