Historic Resources Committee

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The Leicester B. Holland Prize Competition, open to both students and professionals, recognizes the best single-sheet measured drawing of an historic building, site, or structure prepared to HABS, HAER or HALS standards for the collection at the Library of Congress.

The prize honors Leicester B. Holland (1882-1952), FAIA, chairman of the AIA's Committee on Historic Buildings, head of the Fine Arts Division of the Library of Congress and first curator of the HABS collection, a co-founder of the HABS program in the 1930s, and the first chair of the HABS Advisory Board.

The winner of the Leicester B. Holland Prize will receive a $1000 cash prize, a certificate of recognition, and publication of the winning drawing in Architectural Record magazine.

There is no charge to enter the competition but the Holland Prize Entry Form (available on the HDP website) must be completed by May 31, 2013 and the completed entry submitted by July 1, 2013. To download the official Entry Form and for additional information on how to participate, including competition rules and recommendations, please visit: http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/competitions/holland.htm.

Need inspiration for your entry? Visit our Facebook photo album containing some of our favorite single-sheet measured drawings at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.475224959208126.108906.130899723640653&type=3

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Robert R. Arzola, HABS Architect and Holland Prize Coordinator
Heritage Documentation Programs, National Park Service
tel: 202-354-2170   email: Robert_Arzola@nps.gov

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