Sources
How we document a place
A good entry answers five questions: what it was, where it was, when it was built, when and why it was lost, and how we know. Wherever possible, an entry points to primary sources: archive photographs, plans, heritage-register records, historical maps, newspapers, and first-hand accounts.
Sources we recommend
Latvia: the national heritage register at is.mantojums.lv (National Heritage Board), Zudusī Latvija (zudusilatvija.lv), the National Library digital collections (digitalabiblioteka.lv), and the museum collection catalogue (nkmp.gov.lv). The Baltic states and Europe: the Estonian heritage register (register.muinas.ee), Europeana, Docomomo, Historic England, and Canmore. Further afield: the Library of Congress (HABS), SAH Archipedia, the Getty vocabularies, UNESCO, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, and OpenStreetMap for locations.
Citing an entry
“Title”. [Author, if a name is given]. Lost Architecture. https://www.lost-architecture.com/house/[id]. Licence: [CC variant from the entry]. The public table can be downloaded as CSV or GeoJSON from the Licences page.
Accuracy and corrections
Facts come from submitters. A moderator checks them as far as possible, but we cannot guarantee that every detail is complete. If you find a mistake, or have a better source, send a correction from the building page, or write to archive@lost-architecture.com.