Who Can Submit MIHP Forms?
While anyone may submit information
about a property for inclusion in the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties,
the information must meet specific guidelines and standards linked below, or it will be returned for editing and further
documentation. All grant-funded survey and documentation projects, including comprehensive county-wide surveys, and individual
site research projects, as well as regulatory compliance projects must submit information to MHT in a format that is consistent
with the standards described below.
Before completing or submitting a Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties form, please contact the MHT’s
Architectural Survey Administrator, Allison Luthern at
(410) 697-9585 for assistance and information.
Placing a Property on the MIHP
1. Request a MIHP Number
Inventory numbers are assigned only in coordination with the MHT. Local
jurisdictions cannot assign numbers. The formal request should be made in writing and
should include the names and addresses of all properties with the sites clearly located
on a 7.5-minute United States Geological Survey (USGS) topographic quadrangle map (1:24,000-scale).
Please indicate the location of the property on the 1:24,000 map and ALSO include a zoomed-in view of
the map with the exact boundary clearly marked.
This may be e-mailed to the Architectural Registrar. If an inventory number has not already been
assigned, please contact the Architectural Registrar, Mary Kate Mansius, for assistance by
e-mail at mary.mansius@maryland.gov or by
telephone at (410) 697-9570.
2. Download and Fill Out the MIHP Form
Download the MIHP form as a fillable Microsoft Word document at the link below:
» Microsoft Word Document
» Instructions
for Using the MS Word Document Template
Prior to completing a MIHP form, please thoroughly read Chapter IV in
the Standards and Guidelines for Architectural and Historical Investigations in
Maryland, available at the link below:
» Standards and Guidelines for Architectural and Historical Investigations in Maryland
If clarification on the form’s requirements or content is needed, please
email Allison Luthern, Architectural Survey Administrator, at
allison.luthern@maryland.gov or call at 410-697-9585.
If you are submitting more than a single form, please notify Ms. Luthern about the scope of work
prior to commencing the project.
Submit the Form to MHT
Make sure the information is filled out completely. Some common problems and/or items to check
before submitting are in the checklist below:
» Final
Checklist for MIHP Form Completion
Partial or incomplete forms will not be reviewed. The completed MIHP form and all accompanying
documentation should be submitted directly to Ms. Luthern. Please note that both
an electronic (Word or fillable PDF) and a hard copy are required.
Mail the completed form with capsule summary, all appropriate photos, and maps to:
Allison Luthern
Office of Research, Survey, and Registration
Maryland Historical Trust
100 Community Place, 3rd Floor
Crownsville, MD 21032
Standards & Guidelines for Survey Data
The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties is built upon documentation gathered through on-site description and
analysis of structures and other resources. The MIHP form is based on the National Register of Historic Places form
and requires thorough narrative description detailing a resource’s physical integrity, condition and its place in
Maryland’s history. This written analysis is supported by photographs and cartographic information, and forms
often include floor and site plans to scale.
All survey data must conform to the Standards and
Guidelines for Architectural and Historical Investigations in Maryland (2019) to ensure high quality research and the
archival nature of submissions to the MIHP.
Digital Forms and Photographs
The 2019 Standards and Guidelines for
Historical Investigations in Maryland, Appendix B incorporates a revised set
of Standards for Submission of Digital Images
to the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties. This update addresses the requirement
for shooting and printing archival digital images and for submitting electronic versions of the MIHP form.
Note: Digital photographs submitted to the MIHP are held to a 75-year archival standard which requires uncompressed TIF images
shot at 300 dpi to create a 5 x 7 image with a minimum resolution of 3000 x 2000.
