The Architecture Division of the Texas Historical Commission works to preserve and protect Texas’ diverse architectural heritage by monitoring historical landmarks, awarding preservation grant funds for restoration work on historical structures, and offering advice and technical consultation for the restoration of or changes made to the state's architectural resources. These records are meeting agenda and minutes of the Texas Historical Commission's Texas Preservation Trust Fund Committee, the Advisory Board of the Texas Preservation Trust Fund, the Guardians of the Texas Preservation Trust Fund, the Courthouse Committee, and the Architecture Committee of the Historical Commission, dating 1989-2008. The majority of the records document the actions taken by the Trust Fund Committee, the Advisory Board, and the Guardians. The minutes mainly discuss nominations, grant awards, and appointments to the boards associated with the operation of the Trust Fund; grants awarded and issues concerning courthouse projects; and other architectural issues of the Division.

Also present are copies of minutes and agenda from the Architecture Committee of the THC. The Architecture Committee is composed of members of the Historical Commission and oversee architectural related activities of the agency's Architecture Division, including those which may concern architectural grants of the Texas Preservation Trust Fund and the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. For several years, the Division operated the Preservation Trust Fund Committee, it was dissolved some years ago and its functions absorbed by the Architecture Committee. The Courthouse Committee functioned in 2001-2004, composed of architecture members of the Historical Commission. It advised the agency on matters related to the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program, including courthouse maintenance. In 2004-2005 the functions of this committee were absorbed by the Architecture Committee and it was dissolved. According to agency staff, the record copies of the minutes of the Architecture Committee are filed with the minutes of the Texas Historical Commission.

The Architecture Division of the Texas Historical Commission works to preserve and protect Texas’ diverse architectural heritage by monitoring historical landmarks, awarding preservation grant funds for restoration work on historical structures, and offering advice and technical consultation for the restoration of or changes made to the state's architectural resources. These are historic preservation grant project completion reports by the Texas Historical Commission's Architecture Division of various historic properties, including the Elisabet Ney Studio, county courthouses, old homes, churches, homesteads, and a railroad depot. Dates of the reports are 1981-1985. These reports contain a narrative of the renovation work done, copies of deed restrictions, a fiscal report for the project, and photographs and/or slides of the facility, including views prior to, during, and after the construction was completed. Most of the photographs are 8 by 10 inch black and white prints, but a few color prints are also present. Also, a few of the photographs are copies of historic prints of the facilities dating from the early 20th century. Some of the slides and photographs may be missing from the reports.

The Architecture Division of the Texas Historical Commission works to preserve and protect Texas’ diverse architectural heritage by monitoring historical landmarks, awarding preservation grant funds for restoration work on historical structures, and offering advice and technical consultation for the restoration of or changes made to the state's architectural resources. These records are needs assessment forms, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a summary of the property needs for restoration, and printouts from the database created from this inventory that summarizes data from the needs assessment forms. Dates covered are 1987-1993, 1998, bulk dating 1987-1991. This series contains information gathered on endangered historic properties by the Texas Historical Commission. Dates reflect when the forms were filled out for the inventory, contemporary correspondence, and updates to the forms/database reports. They do not include dates of earlier materials used by the Historical Commission to supplement the forms, such a copies of Historical Marker files, photocopies of photographs, copies of articles, etc. This data was gathered initially for the book Endangered Historic Properties, published in 1989, revised in 1991. Files are not present for properties surveyed since the last publication in 1991, those are still on file at the Historical Commission. Also present are publication development files, including database reports, photographs used, clippings, copies of some needs assessment forms, correspondence, an executive summary of data gathered, and production costs. Correspondents are primarily Historical Commission staff, property owners, and local historical commissions or other local officials.

The most comprehensive source of data about these properties is the needs assessment form. These forms include the date the information was gathered, county, name and location of the property, owner and address, historical designations (National Register, State Archeological Landmark, etc.), property status (public/private ownership, is/is not income producing, is/is not under legal protection), property needs (construction/non-construction, description of need, estimate of total cost), and contact source. The description often includes a brief history of the property. If a building inventoried was demolished, a note is present on the form about the demolition. Although the form requests photographs be attached, very few are present in these particular files, but photocopies of photographs are often filed. Properties inventoried include private residences, public buildings, commercial buildings, cemeteries, and archeological sites. Some properties have two sets of inventories, with a 1990-1991 update done for properties inventoried initially in 1987.

The needs assessment inventory, as part of a national preservation needs assessment program, was undertaken to identify and document the most threatened historic properties in the state, some of which have since been demolished. In recent years the agency has listed the ten most endangered properties in its biennial report to the legislature. Copies of the book, Endangered Historic Properties, Texas Historical Commission, 1989, and 1991, can be found in the Texas Documents Collection of the Library and Archives Commission.

The Architecture Division of the Texas Historical Commission works to preserve and protect Texas’ diverse architectural heritage by monitoring historical landmarks, awarding preservation grant funds for restoration work on historical structures, and offering advice and technical consultation for the restoration of or changes made to the state's architectural resources. Records are master plans, drawings and project completion reports documenting renovation and preservation work on courthouses, using grant money funded to the counties through the Texas Historic Courthouse Preservation Program. Records are dated 1992, 1999-2007. Master plans typically include a history of the building, copies of historic photos and architectural drawings, a thorough evaluation of existing conditions and a plan for the future, with an estimated budget for all the proposed work. At the conclusion of the project the county (or its contractors) prepare a grant completion report for the Historical Commission, which usually includes photos of the work done, some also contain images of the courthouse before work was undertaken. A few of the master plans and completion reports contain compact discs of photographs, text or drawings. Archives staff have not viewed the discs. Project manuals are also present for a couple of restoration projects, typically detailing architectural, electrical, and mechanical work. The files document the renovation and restoration for 19 county courthouse projects.