Historic Building Documentation in Delaware: Methods & Case Studies in the First State

Moderator: Alex Tarantino, Cultural Resource Specialist, National Park Service, Denver Service Center & PDI Education Committee Chair

Guest Speakers:
• Cate Morrissey, Associate Director, and Michael Emmons, PDI Vice President and Senior Architectural Historian/Assistant Director, University of Delaware, Center for Historic Architecture & Design (CHAD)
• Catherine Lavoie, HABS Chief, and Daniel De Sousa, HABS Architect, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)

From photography, to measured drawings, to documentary research, to laser scanning, the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) of the National Park Service and the Center for Historic Architecture & Design (CHAD) at the University of Delaware have collectively recorded hundreds of historic structures in Delaware. This session will feature a pair of fascinating presentations from HABS and CHAD, highlighting the methods they use to study and document historic buildings, while also sharing some interesting case studies in Delaware from the last couple of years!