Architectural surveys identify, document, and evaluate a community's physical historic resources. A survey is the basic step in creating a realistic preservation program, both at the state and local level. The survey is a practical planning tool. Knowing your historical assets is the first step in keeping them from disappearing. You can learn how to use them to your advantage and to your children's advantage. A survey will preserve for posterity a record of your area's material history. Surveys can provide the information needed to find out what resources or groups of resources are eligible for listing in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage or the National Register of Historic Places.

• List of Architectural Survey Files
• AHC Architectural Survey Guidelines
• AHC's Building Survey Form
• Instructions for Completing AHC Survey Form
• List of County Abbreviations for Survey Form
• History of Agriculture in Alabama

Click HERE to begin exploring the interactive map of historic properties. This web map represents a plot of properties and historic districts listed in our various preservation programs. Locational data on this map is considered highly accurate at all map scales, unless a specific disclaimer is made in the attribute data (typically after the property name). This map is currently a work in progress; however, the map automatically updates as new details and attachments are added. For those that prefer, this data is also available as a GIS REST Service for use with ArcGIS for Desktop. Details are listed on the map’s contents page.