Charles E. Peterson Prize Jury and Rating Scale

Jury

The Peterson Prize jury has three members:

• One representative from the National Park Service
• One representative from the American Institute of Architects
• One representative from the Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Rating Scale

The highest possible score is 100 points.

• Short-Form Historical Report (10 point maximum)
  Score determined by a HDP staff historian prior to the jury
  • Excellent (10 points)
  • Good (7 points)
  • Fair (3 points)
• Field Records (25 point maximum)
  • Well organized and laid out legibly (25 points)
  • Adequate (13 points)
  • Minimal (5 points)
• Appropriate Level of Documentation (30 point maximum)
  • Content (20 point maximum)
    • Well-documented and interpreted (20 points)
    • Significant features missing or not interpreted (10 points)
    • Not well documented or interpreted (5 points)
  • Dimension and annotations (10 point maximum)
    • Excellent: highly informative (10 points)
    • Adequate: informative (7 points)
    • Minimal: uninformative (3 points)
• Presentation (35 point maximum)
  • Drafting Quality (15 point maximum)
    • Excellent (15 points)
    • Good (10 points)
    • Fair (7 points)
  • Sheet Composition (10 point maximum)
    • Excellent (10 points)
    • Good (7 points)
    • Fair (3 points)
  • Graphic Consistency (10 point maximum)
    • Excellent (10 points)
    • Good (7 points)
    • Fair (3 points)