The following guideline is intended to direct you in the production of written reports to HABS standards. You can download the PDF (340 KB) of the entire 63 page document, or it can be downloaded as smaller PDFs by section:

Guideline Cover  (60 KB / 1 page)

Table of Contents  (3 KB / 1 page)

Introduction  (11 KB / 3 pages)
     Historian's  Duties
     Formats
     Completing the Historical Report

General Guidelines  (11 KB / 4 pages)
     Assigning Names to Structures and Sites
     Determining Location 
         Urban
         Rural
     HABS Number

Outline Format  (21 KB / 7 pages)
     Identification Information
     Part I.  Historical Information
     Part II.  Architectural Information
     Part III.  Sources of Information
     Part IV.   Project Information

    Outline Format Chart  (5 KB / 1 page)

    Example No. 1  (207 KB / 7 pages)
    (No drawings or photographs accompany report)

    Example No. 2  (99 KB / 38 pages) 
    (Report is part of comprehensive HABS documentation)

Narrative Format  (4 KB / 1 page)

Short Format  ( 6 KB / 2 pages) 
(with Example)

Supplemental Material  (18 KB / 6 pages)
     Examples
     Grammar and Punctuation