75th Anniversary HABS Symposium

November 14, 2008 
Library of Congress
Washington, DC

Library of Congress
Mumford Room, Madison Building
101 Independence Ave, SE
Washington, DC 20540
Nearest subway stop – Capital South (Blue and Orange Lines)

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), America’s first federal historic preservation program. The HABS mission is to create a public archive of America’s architectural heritage, consisting of measured drawings, historical reports and large-format black-and-white photographs.

History lovers, design scholars and students will gather at the Library of Congress at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 for a day-long, six-speaker symposium celebrating this important and influential program. Titled "American Place: The Historic American Buildings Survey at 75," the symposium will be held in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. The event is free and open to the public; no tickets or reservations are needed. AIA CEUs will be available.

The symposium is sponsored by the Center for Architecture, Design and Engineering at the Library of Congress and the National Park Service, with participation from the American Institute of Architects, which is granting continuing-education credits for attending architects, and the Interior Museum.

Please visit the Library of Conference Web site for more information about this event.

Following the symposium, the American Institute of Architects and U.S. Interior Department Museum will co-host the Charles E. Peterson Prize Ceremony in conjunction with an on-going museum exhibit of the HABS program.

See also Catherine C. Lavoie article on The Role of the AIA in the Formation of the Historic American Buildings Survey .