This committee meets the second Wednesday of the month at 4pm via Zoom. Please contact rhonda@aiahouston.org if you are interested in joining.
Additional Resources
Historic Resources Committee
Spring Series
Wood Window Workshop
Oral History Project
Historic Resources
Chair
Eulice Umanzor, AIA
eumanzor@laarc.com
Staff Liaison
Rhonda Lowe
rhonda@aiahouston.org
Historic Resources
Maps
- Houston Historic District Maps: Local designated district maps; PDFS in “Boundaries” section of each district page
- Houston Past
- Library of Congress Historic Maps
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: 1877-1907, color maps, University of Texas, open access
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: 1885-1955, black and white maps; Houston Public Library, card required
- Texas Historic Sites Atlas, Texas Historical Commission: State and National historic designated properties
Newspapers
- Library of Congress Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
- Houston Public Library Newspapers Resources Online HPL card required
Audio & Video
- Houston Oral History Project
- Texas Archive of the Moving Image: movies, films, ads, television, corporate productions
Photographs
Multiple Media
- Harris County Appraisal District: property information, parcel maps
- Harris County Archives: building and land assessment cards and photos
- Library of Congress, American Memory: maps, manuscripts, video, music, photos, recordings, books and more
- Texas Archival Resources Online: search engine for multiple collections throughout Texas
- Woodson Research Center: Rice University special collections, digital and physical materials
- Houston Area Digital Archive: Houston Public Library
- Portal to Texas History: University of North Texas database of multiple types of materials from multiple sources
- Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research: digital and physical materials
- Museum of Houston: digital and physical materials from multiple collections
- Houston Freeways: book, maps & photos
- Briscoe Center for American History: University of Texas at Austin, digital and physical materials
- Houston History Research Center, Houston Public Library
Local, State and Federal Historic Preservation Programs & Tax Incentives
Houston
- Historic Preservation Office: Houston Planning & Development Department
- Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission (HAHC)
- HAHC Meeting Documents
- HoustonPreservation.org: HAHC Blog
- Planning a Project: guidance for working on locally historic designated properties
- Historic Districts: property lists, maps, photos, defining characteristics
- Landmarks and Protected Landmarks
- Historic Landmark & Protected Landmark Plaque Order Form: (PDF)
- Economic Incentives for Historic Buildings (PDF)
Harris County
Texas
United States
Design Standards and Technical Recommendations
- Historic Preservation Manual: City of Houston
- Preservation Briefs: National Park Service
- The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
Preservation and History Organizations
Houston
- AIA Houston Historic Resources Committee
- The Heritage Society at Sam Houston Park
- Historic Houston
- Houston Mod
- Preservation Houston
- Pier and Beam, Preservation Houston
Texas
National
- AIA National Historic Resources Committee
- Association for Preservation Technology
- Docomomo US
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
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Events
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HTC 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Historic Tax Credits
Architecture Center Houston 902 Commerce St., Houston, TX, United StatesEach historic tax credit (HTC) rehabilitation project is unique and has inherent challenges. Learn how to anticipate if a rehabilitation is feasible. Our presentation will consider how to analyze, evaluate, […]
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