Question about getting detailed building drawings

[Kurt]

I'm working on learning how to design models starting with a local landmark building. I cant find any really detailed drawings of it online and all the photos are from a ground view so proportions are skewed. Does anyone know how to go about finding detailed drawings of buildings without getting flagged for being a possible terrorist?

 

[Elliott]

I dunno. Tax office or permit office? Building manager? Library? Historical society? USGS National High Altitude Photography (NHAP) for aerial photographs?

 

[Patron_zero]

Libraries are excellent places to locate books on architecture, commercial or residential, invest a bit of time at your local branch to see what's available on the shelves.

Also while on the subject, speak to a reference librarian, such a conversation can be most rewarding and worth the effort to make such acquaintance.

Good Hunting !