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Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present
(Complete Item Description)
- Abstract:
The materials available in Built in America: The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) 1933-Present, provide an opportunity to develop critical thinking and creative writing skills. Descriptions and images of various buildings and structures in these collections provide the basis for research projects. Meanwhile, historic homes can serve as the catalyst for creative writing exercises and a discussion regarding the homes of authors such as Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Poe.
- Subject:
- Humanities, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Grade Level:
- Secondary
- Collection:
- Library of Congress