Useful Survey Tools

THC Historic Resources Survey Packet

THC staff created a free Historic Resources Survey Packet that is available to anyone interested in conducting a historic resources survey. The Packet includes all of the presentations and documents listed below in addition to the THC-designed Access database survey template. The Packet is available for download upon request. To request a download link, please contact leslie.wolfenden@thc.texas.gov.

In order to make a historic resources survey project easier for the professional consultants and volunteers alike, the THC created short PowerPoint presentations and other documents on survey topics.

Presentations

How to Take Photographs for Historic Resources Surveys (video.wmv 46 MB, PowerPoint w/ audio 11.5 MB, or pdf format 2 MB).
Historic Resources Survey: a 10-minute presentation on what surveys are, why they are needed, and the typical levels of survey work (video.wmv 54 MB, PowerPoint w/ audio 15 MB, or pdf format 3.5 MB).
Evaluating Historic Resources for Significance and Integrity: an 11-minute presentation on how to evaluate historic resources (video.wmv 55 MB, PowerPoint w/ audio 30 MB, or pdf format 3.5 MB).
Architectural Details for Residential Buildings: a 13-minute presentation on architectural details for residences (video.wmv 86 MB, PowerPoint w/ audio 94 MB, or pdf format 8.2 MB).
Architectural Styles: Residential: a 15-minute presentation on residential architectural styles (video.wmv 86 MB or pdf format 12.3 MB).
Commercial and Civic Architecture: an 8-minute presentation on commercial and civic architectural types (video.wmv 46 MB, PowerPoint w/ audio 23 MB, or pdf format 4 MB).
Taking Stock of Treasure: Modern Architecture: a 12-minute presentation on modern architectural styles (video.wmv 73 MB, PowerPoint w/ audio 23 MB, or pdf format 4 MB).