Library of Congress Historical American Buildings Sample

A sample dataset from the Library of Congress Historical American Buildings collection, created by Arachnid. It contains metadata fields such as call_number, control_number, creators, date, and place. The dataset was last updated in October 2022.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of building dates using the `date` field to identify historical construction trends.
• Examine the relationship between `creators` and `mediums` to understand common materials used by different architects or builders.
• Filter records by `place` to study the geographic concentration of documented historical buildings.

Strengths

• Dataset is derived from the authoritative Library of Congress Historical American Buildings collection.
• Contains multiple metadata fields including call_number, control_number, date, and place for structured analysis.
• Last updated on October 6, 2022, providing a snapshot of the collection at that time.

Limitations

• Sample size is unspecified and may be small, limiting statistical power for analysis.
• Data completeness is unknown for fields like `date` and `place`, which could contain missing values.
• The dataset is a sample, not the full collection, so findings may not be representative.

Provenance

Source

Library of Congress Historical American Buildings collection.

Collection Method

Sampled from the larger collection; specific method unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2022-10-06.

Geography

United States (inferred from 'Regionus' tag).