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Above Ground Resources

Federal Style homes This section contains information and forms for resources found above ground. For general properties, such as historic buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts, please use the Historic Resource Survey Form (HRSF). We have also developed two specialized forms for the following types of properties: Agricultural/Farm Survey and Historic Schools Survey forms. Please note, the Farm Survey includes a section for recording archaeological resources on the property.

For information on how to submit a property for consideration in the National Register of Historic Places, please see our National Register Program section.

Send completed survey form materials to:

Bureau for Historic Preservation
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Commonwealth Keystone Building, 2nd Floor
400 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0093

Above Ground Resources Forms

	Name	Description
	USGS Requirements	Requirements for submitting a USGS map for Survey Form
	Tutorial - Locating Topo Maps.pdf	Instructions for map submissions
	Standards for HRSF	Standards for photograph, map and boundaries for the Historic Resource Survey Form
	School Survey Form.	supplemental survey form for recording historic schools; use with the standard HRSF
	Industrial Form.pdf	supplemental form for recording industrial resources; use with the standard HRSF
	HRF Abbreviated Form Guidance	Abbreviated Historic Resource Survey Form Guidance
	HRF Abbreviated Fillable Form	Abbreviated historic resource survey form
	How to Complete the HRSF	nstructions on how to complete Pennsylvania's Historic Resource Survey Form
	Historic Resource Survey Form- Word	Form for recording historic standing structures in Pennsylvania
	Historic Resource Survey Form- PDF	Form for recording historic standing structures in Pennsylvania
	Farm Survey Form- Word	supplemental survey form for recording historic farmsteads; use with the standard HRSF
	Farm Survey Form- PDF	supplemental survey form for recording historic farmsteads; use with the standard HRSF
	Bridge Survey Form	supplemental survey form for recording historic bridges; use with the standard HRSF
	BHP Standards for Survey Reports.doc	REPORT STANDARDS