Leicester B. Holland Prize Jury and Rating Scale

Jury

The Holland Prize jury consists of representatives from the three member institutions:

  • National Park Service's Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP)
  • American Institute of Architects' Historic Resources Committee
  • Library of Congress's Center for Architecture, Design, and Engineering

More than one representative from HDP may be on hand to judge the entries, depending on the subject matter.

Rating Scale

The highest possible score is 100 points + up to 5 bonus points

  • Bonus Points (5 point maximum)
    • HABS, HAER, or HALS short-format historical report
  • Appropriate Level of Documentation (20 point maximum)
    • Well interpreted (20 points)
    • Significant features missing or not interpreted (10 points)
    • Not well documented or interpreted (5 points)
  • Dimension and Annotations (15 point maximum)
    • Excellent: highly informative (15 points)
    • Adequate: informative (10 points)
    • Minimal: uninformative (5 points)
  • Field Records (20 point maximum)
    • Well-organized, detailed, legible, and accurately convey measurements required to produce measured drawings (20 points)
    • Adequately convey information and measurements necessary to produce measured drawings (13 points)
    • Minimal information and measurements (7 points)
  • Drafting Quality (20 point maximum)
    • Excellent (20 points)
    • Good (13 points)
    • Fair (7 points)
  • Sheet Composition (25 point maximum)
    • Excellent (25 points)
    • Good (16 points)
    • Fair (8 points)

Last updated: September 28, 2023