"The Facility Management Software System (FMSS), developed to improve the effectiveness of facility operations, has the capability of serving as a powerful tool for landscape preservation. With proper data input, FMSS allows facility managers access to information about the historic significance and treatment of cultural landscapes, and to use that information for determining operational and funding priorities." --P. 2.

Explains the purpose of historic structure reports, describes their value to the preservation of significant historic properties, outlines how reports are commissioned and prepared, and recommends an organizational format for such reports.