HABS Charles E. Peterson Prize

Overview

The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) of the National Park Service and The Athenaeum of Philadelphia annually award prizes for the best set of measured drawings prepared to HABS standards and donated to HABS by students. The prize honors Charles E. Peterson, FAIA, founder of the HABS program, and is intended to increase awareness, knowledge, and appreciation of historic buildings throughout the United States while adding to the permanent HABS collection of measured drawings at the Library of Congress. To date, more than 2,000 students from 68 colleges and universities have participated by completing more than 500 entries and almost 5,000 sheets of measured drawings. The students have worked alone and in groups, in required courses, electives, independent study and summer institutes. They have been, for the most part, architecture students in addition to architectural history, interior design, and American studies majors. Some have arranged for support from foundations and State Historic Preservation Offices. The cash awards are endowed by a privately held fund managed by The Athenaeum of Philadelphia. These awards presently range from $1,500 to $3,000.

How to Apply

Please visit the HABS/HAER website for more information.