New Deal Projects – Living New Deal

Langston Terrace Dwellings: Animal Sculptures – Washington DC

Langston Terrace Dwellings, opened in 1938, was the first U.S. Government-funded public housing project in Washington and the second in the nation. Initial funding came from the Public Works Administration (PWA); later the U.S. Housing Authority stepped in to complete… read more

Langston Terrace Dwellings: Construction – Washington DC

The Langston Terrace Dwellings, a large-scale public housing project, was built under the New Deal from 1935 to 1938. It was the first U.S. Government-funded public housing project in Washington DC and only the second in the nation. Initial funding… read more