GIS for Architecture Guide
Maps for Architecture
- GIS for Architecture Research GuideResearch focused on GIS and architecture.
- GIS for Research in the Landscape: Methods and PracticesA guide to locating historic maps of the St. Louis (Missouri) regional area.
- Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo) This link opens in a new windowA research portal to find and view high-definition, color Fire Insurance Maps, Real Estate Atlases, Plat Books, and other historical maps showing building structures, building construction details, property ownership, property uses, and other useful information. This subscription includes Illinois and Missouri. Learn more about this database
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- Latest print edition of Sanborn Maps (Kranzberg Art & Architecture Library) - black and white, in binders by volume. Most current, showing changes through the 1990s.
- Color, folio-sized print Sanborn Maps (West Campus Library) – most current, show updates through the early to mid-1960s
- Digital Sanborn Maps (Proquest) - black and white. Do not show change over time.
Archival Resources for Architecture
- ArchiveGrid This link opens in a new windowArchiveGrid includes over 7 million records describing archival materials, bringing together information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more. Over 1,400 archival institutions are represented.
- Archive Finder This link opens in a new windowDirectory describing numerous collections of primary source material housed throughout English-speaking regions.
- St. Louis Reports and Case Studies (Open Scholarship)The materials in this collection are reports and case studies about St. Louis, primarily discussions of housing, segregation, public policy, and urban renewal. Because of the limited availability of print copies and the high demand for these publications in courses and for research across Washington University, these materials have been digitized and made freely available online.