A student competition of measured drawings, the Charles E. Peterson Prize is presented jointly by the Heritage Documentation Programs (Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record / Historic American Landscapes Survey) of the National Park Service, the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, the American Institute of Architects, and the Association for Preservation Technology. The annual competition, currently in its 40th year, honors Charles E. Peterson, FAIA (1906-2004), a founder of the HABS program, and is intended to heighten awareness about historic buildings in the United States and to augment the HABS/HAER/HALS Collection of measured drawings at the Library of Congress. In addition to generating over 7,200 sheets of drawings for the collection to date, the competition presents awards totaling $19,000 to the winning student teams. Drawings must be of a site that has not been recorded by HABS, HAER, or HALS through measured drawings, or be an addendum to an existing set of HABS, HAER, or HALS drawings that makes a substantial contribution to the understanding of the significance of the building, structure, or cultural landscape.
2010-present
See the most recent Peterson Prize winners (from 2010 to 2023).
2000-2009
1999
First Place Award
Maverick-Carter House
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3497
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at San Antonio
- Student Team: Lisa E. Dunne, Lisa M. LeJune, Linda S. Manning
Second Place Award
Melrose Plantation, Creole Barn
- Survey Number: HABS LA-2-69-E
- Location: Melrose, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Isabel Brocato, Marjorie Gingles, René Lesur, Joey McGuire, Chad Michel
Third Place Award
Seward Plantation
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3498 series
- Location: Independence, Texas
- Program: Texas A&M University
- Student Team: Richard Burt, David Carlton, Pete Chalfant, Jamie Crawley, Kelli Dilday, Holly Fisher, Charles Keshiri, Tong-Hyune Kim, Jaemin Lee, Mara Rempel, Philip Stewart, Kyle Tostenson, Elizabeth Webber, Armon White, Carrie Zaboroski, Tianle Zhang
Fourth Place Award
Governor Elisha M. Pease Mansion
- Survey Number: HABS TX-330
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Sasha Berghausen, Peter Ketter, Christie King, Patrick Nicholson, Monica Penick, C. Lynn Smith, Leslie Sommer
1998
First Place Award
Lee County Courthouse
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3446
- Location: Giddings, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Matthew Haberling, Jessica Juarez, Lawson Newman, Jane Sunderland, Robert Ward, Laurie Zapalac
Second Place Award
Olivier House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1276
- Location: St. Martinville, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana State University
- Student Team: Lisa Cleary, Carl Dawson, Maggie De Broeck, Jennifer Erwin, Eric Herbert, Michael Lengyel, Christopher Pasternak, Michelle Sandquist, Tracy Usner, Wade Verges, Scott Wood
Third Place Award
John Nance Garner House
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3489
- Locatoin: Campwood vicinity, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Jason Charalambides, Beth Fucci, Ann Horan, Beth Humphrey, Chay Rees, Lindsay Rose
Fourth Place Award
Kate Chopin House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1274
- Location: Cloutierville, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Brad Foster, Jenes Hayward, Zach Quinn, William Roberts, Douglas Sherwood, Connie Smith
1997
First Place Award
Union Trading Company Complex
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3470
- Location: Fort Davis, Texas
- Program: Texas A&M University
- Student Team: Fredric Clifford, Mark Cowan, Kathleen Ellinger, Julie Gavin, Nicholas Rodnicki
Second Place Award
Melrose Plantation, Big House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-2-69-D
- Location: Melrose, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Jacqui Anskaitis, Roberto H. Castanheira, Brian Davis,Alan J. Dinkle, Brian Hitchcock, Dan Lockwood, Elizabeth D. Pinckard, William Roberts
Third Place Award
St. Elizabeth's Orphanage
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1266
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Program: Tulane University
- Student Team: Virginia S. Lee, Randy Hutchison, Steven Scollo, Marcene Luff, David Goldschmidt
Fourth Place Award
Caribbean Motel
- Survey Number: HABS NJ-1186
- Location: Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
- Program: Kent State University
- Student Team: Timothy Wagner, Laura West, Donna Zariczny
1996
First Place Award
Spiegel Grove (Rutherford B. Hayes Estate)
- Survey Number: HABS OH-2416
- Location: Fremont, Ohio
- Program: Kent State University
- Student Team: Helena Fernandez Gonzales, Justin Everett Hilton, Francine Hoover Peters, Terry M. White
Second Place Award
Brassfield Depot
- Survey Number: HABS KY-265
- Location: Richmond, Kentucky
- Program: University of Kansas
- Student Team: Eric J. Zabilka
Third Place Award
Korus Farmstead
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3417 series
- Location: Leming vicinity, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Costas Arsalides, Cristina Duro, Kate Griffin, Julie Klump, Greydon Petznick, Tina Roach, John Russick
Fourth Place Award
Harris-Martin House
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3409
- Location: Anderson, Texas
- Program: Texas A&M University
- Student Team: Mark D. Cowan, Dennis Obert, Christopher Sanders, Janice Wen, Debra Winslow
1995
First Place Award
Spooner Hall
- Survey Number: HABS KS-65-A
- Location: Lawrence, Kansas
- Program: University of Kansas
- Student Team: Kurt M. Broeckelmann, Kurt A. Brunner, Scott E. Capstack, Jose L. Fernandez, James Raymond, Kristin M. Rosebrough, Mark Vetter, Keri J. Winslow, Eric J. Zabilka, David Haase-Divine, Steve Harrington, Eric Marko, Todd Renyer, Edward Schmitz, Christopher Spurgin
Second Place Award
Madame John's Legacy
- Survey Number: HABS LA-39
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Program: Tulane University
- Student Team: Ryan Carley, Christian Gretschel, Sherri Klaff, Susan Linton, Jenna Maghirang, Christine McLellan, Tracy Nelson, Randy Plaisance, Terry M. Watson, Todd Wescott, Karri Woodlee
Third Place Award
Church of the Holy Family
- Survey Number: HABS IL-25-6
- Location: Cahokia, Illinois
- Program: University of Kansas
- Student Team: David J. Bischof, Richard W. Heap
Fourth Place Award
Melrose Plantation, Yucca House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-2-69-C
- Location: Melrose, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana State University
- Student Team: Robert Alfonso, Richard Bisson, Peter Christensen, Chad Cronin, Anne Gautreaux, Jeanne Hezeau, Christopher Johnson, Regan Kelley, Doug Neff, James Spanelli, Judith Verges
1994
First Place Award
Watertower at Birdwood Pavilion
- Survey Number: HABS VA-1343
- Location: Charlottesville vicinity, Virginia
- Program: University of Virginia
- Student Team: Andrew Byung Kim, Lorenzo Mattii
Second Place Award
Sindos-LaTorre-Boucvalt House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1244
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Program: Tulane University
- Student Team: Susan A. Casente, David M. Connick
Third Place Award
Michel Prudhomme House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1245
- Location: Opelousas, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana State University
- Student Team: Vanessa Bartfay, Jill Behrens, Dawn Capuano, Stevan Caronia, Katherine Diamond, Kayla Green, Jessica Kennedy, Paulette Lizano, Joanne Ryan, Richmond Savoy, Rachel Simoneaux
Fourth Place Award
Rowell-Deware Dependency
- Survey Number: HABS TX-149-A
- Location: Jefferson, Texas
- Program: Texas A&M University
- Student Team: Elizabeth Barboza, Christopher May, Scott Tibiletti
1993
First Place Award
Constitution Hall
- Survey Number: HABS KS-64
- Location: Lecompton, Kansas
- Program: University of Kansas
- Student Team: Kurt A. Brunner, David W. Haase-Divine, Steven Harrington, Edward T. Schmitz, Keri J. Winslow, Eric J. Zabilka
Second Place Award
Colorado County Courthouse
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3400
- Location: Columbus, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Ryadi Adityavarman, Christine Aharonian, LeAnna Biles, Eric Buck, Ronald Clements, Mary Danowski, Leah Kregor Dean, Marcella Devlin, Marcos A. Garza, David V. Guerrero, Charles John, Jeffrey G. May, Parisa Mazratian, Richard Mitchell, David Peronnet, Teresa Rivadeneira, Larry Schroeder, Karen E. Skaer, Alicia Snyder, Melissa A. Sternberg, Jing Sun
Third Place Award
Evergreen Plantation
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1236
- Location: Edgar vicinity, Louisiana
- Program: Tulane University
- Student Team: April Noele Christian, Erin E. Christman, William Cohen, Ralph L. Dupps III, Lianne Epstein, Amy Hockett, Joel Johns, Nancy Kaiser, Javier A. Lugo, Phillip C. Meyers, Stacie Monroe, Brian Polinsky, Ricardo Vargas
1992
First Place Award
Macoupin County Courthouse
- Survey Number: HABS IL-1183
- Location: Carlinville, Illinois
- Program: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Student Team: Michelle Brancaleone, Gary Cole, Christopher Colson, Michael Coonen, Bryan Fish, Lisa Jaracz, Sheila McCarthy, William Meredith, Mira Metzinger, Elizabeth Rutherford, Timothy Sheridan, Gerald Sullivan, Steven Turner, John Yopp
Second Place Award
Neuhaus Complex
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3388
- Location: Hackberry, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Melissa Barnett, Carolyn Campbell, Quana Childs, Hugo Gardea, Linda Glaze, Diane Gray, Monica Griesbach, Dana Hutt, Barre Klapper, Theiu Luong, Kent Millard, Kevin Milstead, Laura Ostlind, David Payne, Matthew Rodda, Myoe Than, Tara Travis
Third Place Award
Barclay House
- Survey Number: HABS VA-1289
- Location: Scottsville, Virginia
- Program: University of Virginia
- Student Team: Brian M. Ambroziak, Salvatore J. Canciello, Marc A. Roehrle
1991
First Place Award
Giddings-Wilkin House
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3364
- Location: Brenham, Texas
- Program: Texas A&M University
- Student Team: Todd Brendalen, William Campbell, Tzung-Yu Hsieh, Viviene Kartsounis, Charles Keese, Jongwook Kwon, Shien-Chung Lin, Thomas Marr, Thomas McKittrick, Bradley Torp, Fan-Hsing Tseng, Alberto Vidal, Amanda Wright
Second Place Award
Lace House
- Survey Number: HABS CO-122
- Location: Blackhawk, Colorado
- Program: University of Colorado
- Student Team: Mira D. Metzinger, Evan E. Miller, Gabrielle Witkin
Third Place Award
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1218
- Location: Weyanoke, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana State University
- Student Team: John L. Chase, Jr., Patra M. Coco, Jared F. Ducote, Robert Gaspard, Anne Blanche Gautreaux, Jean Ann Hayes, Joseph W. Jarreau, James W. Pelton, Frankie L. Poland, Brenda K. Rykels, Joe H. Sides, James Trahan
1990
First Place Award
Grimes County Courthouse
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3344
- Location: Anderson, Texas
- Program: Texas A&M University
- Student Team: John Bienko, Tracy Eich, Peter Fisher, Carole Fulbright, Wes Good, Suzanne Graves, Robert Holton, Janna Johnson, Brian Kuper, Chris Lammers, Dean Lanuke, Kent Leach,Patrick Sparks
Second Place Award
U.S. Arsenal Powder Magazine
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1215
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana State University
- Student Team: Siti Nurainawati Aini, Cary James Laiche, Eric Anthony Lowe, Brian Charles Smith, James E. Tabary III
Third Place Award
114-154 Eleventh Street Southeast (Houses)
- Survey Number: HABS DC-653
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Program: Catholic University
- Student Team: Joel R.M. Gagnon, Dennis E. McCarthy
1983-1989
Last updated: September 21, 2023