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).
2009
First Place Award: $3,000
On Leong Merchants Association
- Survey Number: HABS IL-325
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Program: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Historic Preservation Department
- Instructor: Charles Pipal, AIA
- Student Team: Carol Adams, Ginny Way, Mitch Brown, Frank Butterfield, Ceylan Celebiler, Tianyi Jiang, Pam Pietrowsky, Sussannah Ribstein, Kathleen Shanley, Noel Weidner, Christine Whims
Second Place Award: $2,500
Manatoc Reservation
- Survey Number: HABS OH-2483 series
- Location: Summit, Ohio
- Program: Kent State University, College of Architecture
- Instructor: Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA
- Student Team: Nathan Bonde, Shannon Brown, Catherine Ceralo, Kevin Custer, John Fritsch, Allison Green, Chris Johnson, Lisa Lazar, James Payne, Rachel Pensinger, Rebecca Sidwell, Jason Smith, Katie Starkey, Sara Vandenbark, Carl Veith, Ashly Willis
Third Place Award: $2,000
Boynton Chapel
- Survey Number: HABS WI-375
- Location: Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
- Program: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, School of Architecture and Urban Planning
- Instructor: Matthew Jarosz, AIA
- Student Team: Alex Chou, Nick Gates, Max Hanisch, Scott Klopfer, Nick Leigeb, Jamie Lese, Brian Majerus, Jessica Mulholland, Andrew Olsen, Tas Oszkay, Eric Sahnow, Steven Shaughnessy, Emily Verch, Nathan Zywicki
Fourth Place Award (Tie): $750 each
Magnolia Cemetery
- Survey Number: HABS SC-700 series
- Location: Charleston, South Carolina
- Program: College of Charleston / Clemson University, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
- Instructor: Ashley Robbins, AIA
- Student Team: Meagan Baco, Jeremy Bradham, Laura Burghardt, Genevieve Burr, Jaime Destefano, Natalie Ford, Jessica Golebiowski, Jason Grismore, Manana Isa, Kimberly Jones, Hillary King, Sarah Kollar, Emily Martin, Helen Moore, Bridget O'Brien, Xana Peltola, Matthew Pelz, Julius Richardson, Jeanwha Song, James Zwolak
Spanish Governor's Palace
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3540
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Architecture
- Instructor: Sue Ann Pemberton, AIA
- Student Team: Aida Barkley, Arlene Dominguez, Hadley Dulnig, Christopher Gonzalez, Daniel Lazarine, Lan Li, Keishi Matsunaga, Brandon Melland, Burt Moyer, Holly Nicholson, Christopher Ortiz, Miguel Rodriguez, Jason Sandoval, Adriana Swindle, Kristin Vines, Jacqueline Warner, Josh Yang, Jessica Zunker
Honorable Mentions
Academy of the Sacred Heart, Chapel
- Survey Number: HABS LA-54-B
- Location: Grand Coteau, Louisiana
- Program: University of Louisiana at Lafayette, School of Architecture and Design
- Instructor: Robert McKinney, AIA
- Student Team: Monica Angelette, Hans Breaux, Donald Bergeron, Joseph Carlson, Timmie Dumatrait, Steven Gremillion, Mary Karnath, Ricardo Lasala, Ashley Leblanc, Dustin Rousseau, Andrew Robicheaux, Aaron Schaubhut, Jonathon Williams
Cedric & Patricia Boulter House
- Survey Number: HABS OH-2482
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Program: University of Cincinnati, School of Architecture and Interior Design
- Instructor: Elizabeth Riorden
- Student Team:Greg Algie, John Arend, Terry Banker, Brian Barker, Mike Benkert, Charlotte Bornhorst, Erin Connelly, Mathieu Crabouillet, Eileen Grippo, Rory Krupp, Kristin Langenberg, Pauline Marie D'Avigneau, Renee Martin, Bill Marzella, Brayden McLaughlin, Kerri Melis, Andras Nagy, Samantha Payne, Cathy Schon, Andrew Stafford, Chris Tomlan, Terri Wilson, Matt Zyjewski
2008
First Place Award: $3,000
Best Farm, Stone Barn
- Survey Number: HABS MD-1171-B
- Location: Monocacy National Battlefield, Frederick, Maryland
- Program: Bucks County Community College, Preservation Certificate Program
- Instructor: Kathryn Auerbach
- Student Team: Diana Barbera-Horwitz, Petrona Charles, M Scott Doyle, Jennifer Eagen, Patricia Fisher-Olsen, R. Stephen Gray, Mirka John, Kevin Keating, Lisa Mroszczyk, Geoffrey Raike, Lexa Rio, Steven Russell, Christopher Smith, Suzanne Stasiulatis, Vickie Stauffer, Maureen Victoria
Second Place Award: $2,500
Samuel Findley School
- Survey Number: HABS OH-2480
- Location: Akron, Ohio
- Program: Kent State University, College of Architecture
- Instructor: Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA
- Student Team: Lee Aviv, Jeremy Baronner, Carly Butcher, Joe Cantanzariti, Catherine Ceralo, Tim Coerver, Ashley Cramer, Ben Hughes, Joseph Knott, J. Ryan McNutt, Darell Nelson, Marsha Robinson, Jason Senske, Mike Serdinak, Bruce Short, Ashlie Sisinger
Third Place Award (Tie): $1,750 each
Pullman Greenstone Church
- Survey Number: HABS IL-322
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Program: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Historic Preservation Department
- Instructor: Charles Pipal, AIA
- Student Team: Sharon Berner, Christine Bernick, Vicki Birenberg, Kathryn Gallagher, Jennifer Harrmon, Katherine McManus, Mary Ottoson, Amy Porter, Molly Sargent, Emily Spreng, Sherine Sublette, Nivine Tawancy
Farmers' & Exchange Bank
- Survey Number: HABS SC-268
- Location: Charleston, South Carolina
- Program: College of Charleston \ Clemson University, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
- Instructor: Ashley Robbins, AIA
- Student Team: Meagan Baco, Jeremy Bradham, Laura Burghardt, Jessica Golebiowski, Sarah Kollar, Emily Martin, Bridget O'Brien, Matt Pelz, Meg Peters, Sarah Welniak, Chase Williston
Honorable Mentions
XIT Ranch Headquarters
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3537
- Location: Channing, Texas
- Program: Texas Tech University, College of Architecture
- Instructor: Elizabeth Louden
- Student Team: Cory Edwards
Library Hall
- Survey Number: HABS IL-321
- Location: Urbana, Illinois
- Program: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Architecture
- Instructor: Charles Pipal, AIA
- Student Team: Caroline Andrews, Allan Bernhart, Kimberly Gareiss, Katherine Lipes, James mangrum, Timothy Penich, Joshua Ream, Mark Stoner, Crystal Whiters
Chicago Athletic Association
- Survey Number: HABS IL-1226
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Program: School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Historic Preservation Department
- Instructor: Charles Pipal, AIA
- Student Team: Weston Davey, Mary Ottoson, Mira Patel, Jennifer Reep, Benjamin Roberts, Molly Sargent, Nicole Seguin, Nicola Spasoff, Emily Spreng, Rebecca Young
Sharrock-Niblo Farm
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3535 series
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Program: Texas A & M University, College of Architecture
- Instructor: David Woodcock, FAIA
- Student Team: Nina Chick, Justin Curtsinger, Jeff Daulton, Filipa Godinho, Anne Green, Morgan Harrison, Leslie Leffke, Alexis McKinney, Dana Pertermann
2007
First Place Award
W. Arms House
- Survey Number: HABS OH-2479
- Location: Youngstown, Ohio
- Program: Kent State University
- Student Team: Ross Andrysco, Jeremy Artzner, Brian Boggs, Nicholas Bandac, Scott Clifford, Danelle Durig, Bryan Eaton, Patrick Fox, Lauren Frey, Jessie Hawkins, Daniel Judy, Mindy Kalac, Michael Kessel, Christopher Loeser, Alexander Matsov, Eric Phillips, Michael Sanbury, Nathaniel Winfield
Second Place Award
Othniel Beale House
- Survey Number: HABS SC-874
- Location: Charleston, South Carolina
- Program: Clemson University/College of Charleston
- Student Team: Jamie DeStefano, Sandi Feaster, Natalie Ford, Jason Grismore, Will Hamilton, Kim Jones, Kate Joseph, Hilary King, Katie Lawrence, Helen Moore, Kim Norton, Xana Peltola, Julius Richardson, Meg Richardson, Caroline Ross, Jamie Zwolak
Third Place Award
Fort Sam Houston, Magazine Building
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3303-28
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at San Antonio
- Student Team: Alan Jones, Christopher Ortiz, Juan Rueda, Nimisha Thakur
Fourth Place Award
J A Ranch Headquarters
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3530 series
- Location: Paloduro, Texas
- Program: Texas Tech University
- Student Team: Troy Ainsworth, Tammy Cooper, Tahir Demiecioglu, Omar Garcia, Guy Giersch, Matt Jasper, Shana Kelso, Gary Lindsey, Eugenia Magann, Jose Pareja-Diaz, Valerie Sewell, Angela Steffensmeier, Elizabeth Vasquez
Honorable Mentions
First Congregational Church
- Survey Number: HABS IL-1223
- Location: Western Springs, Illinois
- Program: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Student Team: Scott Berger, Elizabeth Blasius, Carla Bruni, Weston Davey, Young Jin Kim, Kelly Little, Jessamyn Miller, Mira Patel, Gregory Rainka, Jennifer Reep, Benjamin Roberts, Nicole Seguin, Robert Shymanski, Nicola Spasoff, Andrea Trickey, Rebecca Young
G. B. Cooley House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1230
- Location: Monroe, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Brandy Blanchard, David M. Bruce, Martin Dale Bryant, Christie Jones, Jenny LaBatt, Melody McNabb, Kerry Soniat, Shelly Strange, Alan Thomas, Brian Wyatt
2006
First Place Award
Cleveland Grays Armory
- Survey Number: HABS OH-158
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Program: School of Architecture & Environmental Design, Kent State University
- Instructor: Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, FAIA
- Student Team: Emily Anderson, Chris Blue, Bradley Kershaw, Matthew Kuzmik, James Pasquarelli, Aimee Pavlinich, Jessica Riley, Vincent Rosato, Jason Shymoniak, Alan Tansey
Second Place Award
Melrose Plantation, Ghana House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-2-69-F
- Location: Melrose, Louisiana
- Program: School of Architecture, Louisiana Tech University
- Instructor: Guy Carwile
- Student Team: Jerame P. Johnson, Yuliya A. Penny, Stephen M. Young, Amy E. Zeringue
Third Place Award
Sheldon Jackson College, Stevenson Hall
- Survey Number: HABS AK-105-I
- Location: Sitka, Alaska
- Program: Department of Architecture, University of Oregon
- Instructor: Howard Davis
- Student Team: Derek J. Metson
2005
First Place Award
Samuel G. Wiener House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1362
- Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Stephanie Boyles, Natasha Dufrene, Valerie Fontenot, Lenora Schilling Hamilton, Jason Henson, Yomi Oluwole, Aaron Sanderson, Dylan Towe
Second Place Award
Montezuma Castle
- Survey Number: HABS AZ-151
- Location: Camp Verde, Arizona
- Program: Texas A&M University
- Student Team: Rima Al-Ajlouni, Fatima Al-Nammari, Eric Blauert, Jose del Castillo, Jeff Dehaven, Amber Grubbs, Charles P. Kolarick, Ji-Hyun Lee, Ashley Miller, Kristen Ramsey, Luke Scott, Sean Williams
Third Place Award
Charles H. Bugbee & Harold Dow Bugbee Ranch House
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3528
- Location: Clarendon vicinity, Texas
- Program: Texas Tech University
- Student Team: Samantha Hurst, Nathan Schneider, Jeremy Vincik, Melissa Wilson
Fourth Place Award
Thomas Farm, Barn and Thomas Farm, Corn Crib
- Survey Numbers: HABS MD-1251-B and HABS MD-1251-C
- Location: Monocacy National Battlefield Park, Maryland
- Program: Bucks County Community College
- Student Team: William Applegate, Michael Bossman, Patricia Ceglia, Megan Cullen, Scott Doyle, Stephen Gray, Richard L. Green, Patricia Fisher-Olsen, Mirka John, Carla Loughlin, Leo Shane, Vanessa Zeoli
Honorable Mentions
Charles Goodnight Ranch House
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3529
- Location: Goodnight, Texas
- Program: Texas Tech University
- Student Team: Matthew Brinkman, William K. Harkness, III, Jonathan Oltman, Trela Turnbough, Wei Xiong
Thalia Hall
- Survey Number: HABS IL-1220
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- Program: School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Student Team: Breanna Boulton, Theodore Dunn, Ann Halbrook, Katherine Jeffries, Beth Johnson, Benjamin Leech, Trisha Logan, Elisabeth Logman, Lauren Oswalt, Hema Pandya, Maura Pilcher, Tracy Skorupski, Saleh Van Erem, Nelson White
2004
First Place Award
Octagon House
- Survey Number: HABS DC-25
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
- Program: Kent State University
- Student Team: Jennifer Hammond, Matthew Schoening, Kevin Spring, Emily Steiner, Stephanie Swarner, Rachel Yarger
Second Place Award
Mrs. Sam Houston House
- Survey Number: HABS TX-264
- Location: Independence, Texas
- Program: Texas A&M University
- Student Team: Samer Al-Ratrout, Kathlyn Blanchard, Laura Brown, Ulker Oren
Third Place Award
Plamoor Ballroom
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1324
- Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Jason Bethany, David Beverly, Laura Erdely, Chris Jackson, Travis Jore, Brent Knox, David LeBlanc, Zachary Moss
Fourth Place Award
Robert H. Allerton Estate
- Survey Number: HABS IL-1216
- Location: Willow Branch Township, Illinois
- Program: University of Illinois
- Student Team: Carl Deskins, Chris Earp, Ben Ellermann, Michael Ford, Christina Jansen, Heather Lawson, Janna Pasztor, Stacy Williams, Doug Wirth, Jonathan Young
2003
First Place Award
Old Oakville Jail
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3523
- Location: Oakville, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at San Antonio
- Student Team: Cheryl Davani, Julia Dunks, Wanira Oliveria
Second Place Award
Hotel Palomar Courts
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1308
- Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Michael Blake, Becky Carson, Billisha Johnson, Jay Langham, Benjamin Rath, Raymond I. Zabala III
Third Place Award
Brawner Farmhouse
- Survey Number: HABS VA-1372
- Location: Manassas, Virginia
- Program: Bucks County Community College
- Student Team: David Corliss, Bernice Graeter-Reardon, R. Stephen Gray, Richard L. Green, Vanessa Zeoli
Fourth Place Award
Bastrop State Park
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3522 series
- Location: Bastrop, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Sarah Benson, A. Elizabeth Butman, Laura Caffrey, Adrienne Vaughan Campbell, Ely Marheb-Emanuelli, Terri Asendorf Ruiz, Aparna S. Surte
2002
First Place Award
Olivier Plantation, Plantation Store
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1305-A
- Location: Lydia, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana State University
- Student Team: Maria Aguirre, Aimee Aucoin, Stephanie Becnel, Kristen Benson, Angele Chauvin, Jessica Colclough, Elena Gehbauer, Brooke Gibson, April Husser, Momomi Kato, Dru Lamb, Julie Marcher, Cecile Miller, Erin Misita, Laura Palm, Cecile Richards, Shelley Vairin, Tara Weinstein, Robyn White
Second Place Award
Fair Lane, Powerhouse
- Survey Number: HABS MI-422-A
- Location: Dearborn, Michigan
- Program: Kent State University
- Student Team: Marc Beljan, Kelley Coey, Sara Emhoff, Ryan Grass, Jeremy Greenwood, Jared Gruttadauria, Jon Hiatt, Bob Houser, Youn Kang, Brandi Kovach, Andy Lung, Chris Michaels, Sarah North
Third Place Award
Point Bolivar Lighthouse
- Survey Number: HABS TX-3517
- Location: Port Bolivar, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Kara R. Dotter, Jerry Garcia, Tracy D. Gardner, Kurt A. Korfmacher, Kathryn A. St. Clair
Fourth Place Award
University of Illinois Round Barns
- Survey Number: HABS IL-1211
- Location: Urbana, Illinois
- Program: University of Illinois
- Student Team: Mara Braspenninx, Elizabeth Campbell, Kate Doyle, Robert Mihelich, Michael Muenchow, Erin Reed, Sunny Stone
2001
First Place Award
Badin-Roque House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1294
- Location: Natchez, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Donna Verdel Newman, Jonathan D. Nichols, Ryan S. Phillips, Lance A. Seelman, Michael J. Sievers, Kori Newman Shurley, Michael Tabb, Christopher T. Thomas
Second Place Award
Fair Lane Mansion
- Survey Number: HABS MI-422
- Location: Dearborn, Michigan
- Program: Kent State University
- Student Team: Jason Bellis, Gregory Paul Briya, Amy C. Darkow, Laura Marie Gill, Thomas Matthew Hackett, Denise Anne Holt, Rebecca Linn Kohout, Robert S. Park, Nicole Lee Posten, Kelly Marie Schultz
Third Place Award
Redcrest (U. G. Orendorff House)
- Survey Number: HABS IL-1209
- Location: Canton, Illinois
- Program: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Student Team: Jennifer Plocher, Mark Ethun
Fourth Place Award
Laguna Gloria
- Survey Number: HABS TX-2270
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Program: University of Texas at Austin
- Student Team: Manuel Barraz IV, Blake Allison Brooks, Olivia L. Fagerberg, Ingeborg G. Hendley, Nicole Penning
2000
First Place Award
Loew's Akron
- Survey Number: HABS OH-2472
- Location: Akron, Ohio
- Program: Kent State University
- Student Team: Jennifer M. Chrusciel, Brandilyn Bailey Fry, Amy Hartman-Scott, Zora Kovanovic, Jennifer McConnell, Mason Miller, Laura Peterman-Miller, Sandra A. Smith, Angela Tanner, Jennifer Trenka, Dan Vanluvender, Katrina Wasem
Second Place Award
Beau Fort
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1291
- Location: Natchez, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana Tech University
- Student Team: Mandi R. Austin, Jessica R. Carter, Christopher B. Cooper, Shannon C. Dillehay, Christopher D. Harris, René Lesur, Kristopher P. Linzay, Eric D. McCollum, Geneen M. Richard, Lance M. Smith, M. Jason Walker
Third Place Award
U.S. Barracks, Building A and U.S. Barracks, Building B
- Survey Numbers: HABS LA-1134-A and HABS LA-1134-B
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Program: Louisiana State University
- Student Team: Greg Becnel III, Jason Bourgeois, Hillary Brown, Brian Budd, Kirk Edwards, Brad Everett, Zhanxi Fang, Melinda Farmer, Gunner Guidry, David Hoover, Eryn Joubert, Christi Kennedy, Margaret Kennedy, Wenhai Li, Kelly Lyons, Thomas Popadich, Nannette Portier, Jared Reynolds, Neal Stout, Claire Ueltschey, John Welch
Fourth Place Award (tie)
Livingston County Courthouse
- Survey Number: HABS IL-1205
- Location: Pontiac, Illinois
- Program: University of Illinois
- Student Team: Jamie L. Clapper, Anne I. Donchenko, Mark A. Ethun, Kenneth M. Itle, Jennifer L. Plocher, Laura E. Schmidt, Scott R. Utter, Colleen A. Waite
Stephanie Plantation, House
- Survey Number: HABS LA-1289-A
- Location: Arnaudville, Louisiana
- Program: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Student Team: Casey Lawrence Haley, Tjiau Dharma Sembiring Meliala
1990-1999
See the Peterson Prize winners from 1990 through 1999.1983-1989
Last updated: October 26, 2023