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New Deal Category: Public Housing

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21st Street Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the 21st Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 36 living units was built for African American national defense workers (Washington, DC was… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

25th Street Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the 25th Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1944. This development of 40 living units was built for white national defense workers (Washington, DC was highly… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

35th Street Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the 35th Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 75 living units was built for white national defense workers (Washington, DC was highly… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Alazan Courts – San Antonio TX

San Antonio’s Board of Commissioners created the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) on June 17, 1937. On September 1, 1937, President Roosevelt signed the United States Housing Act of 1937. This created the United States Housing Authority (USHA) and provided… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Aliso Village (demolished) – Los Angeles CA

“LOS ANGELES HOUSING PROJECTS – A group of Los Angeles architects, composed of George Adams, Walter Davis, John Kibbey, Ross Montgomery, William Mullay and Lloyd Wright, has prepared preliminary plans for the proposed housing project to be built in the… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Allenton Heights – Jackson TN

This 100-unit public housing complex was constructed for whites during the era of segregation. Allenton Heights was located on larger, landscaped lots on 13 acres with open space.  Units contained a back yard with clotheslines (which are still in use… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Andrew Jackson Courts – Nashville TN

The Andrew Jackson Courts public housing complex was undertaken in Nashville, Tennessee  following the passage of the Housing Act of 1937 and establishment of the United States Housing Authority (USHA). The USHA worked in conjunction with the Public Works Administration… read more

Project type: Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA), United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Anthony Bowen Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the Anthony Bowen Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 86 living units was built for African American national defense workers (Washington, DC was… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Apache Courts – San Antonio TX

San Antonio’s Board of Commissioners created the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) on June 17, 1937. On September 1, 1937, President Roosevelt signed the United States Housing Act of 1937. This created the United States Housing Authority (USHA) and provided… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Barry Farm Dwellings – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the United States Housing Authority (USHA) funded the construction of the Barry Farm Dwellings in Washington, DC between 1941 and 1943. The ADA was one of the earliest New Deal initiatives to provide better housing… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority

Battell Park Historic District – Mishawaka IN

Improvements to this 11-acre site was completed in 1936, with funds and labor provided by the Works Progress Administration (WPA).    

Project type: Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Bayou Auguste Homes Public Housing – Biloxi MS

Bayou Auguste Homes for African Americans was completed 1941 in the 600 block of Roy Street. John Thomas Collins was supervising architect and construction was by Pittman Brothers.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Bayview Homes Public Housing Complex – Biloxi MS

Bayview Homes was constructed 1941 in the 400 block of Braun Avenue. John Thomas Collins was the supervising architect and Pittman Brothers construction built the facility.

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Beacon Homes Public Housing – Laurel MS

Beacon Homes for white families was begun in 1939 with clearance of sub-standard housing. The project included 45 buildings of 3 1/2 and 5 1/2 room units on Beacon Street, now renamed Leontyne Price Boulevard. Designed by architects Landry and… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Bedford Dwellings – Pittsburgh PA

Bedford Dwellings was the first of Pittsburgh Housing Authority’s construction of low-cost housing. Dr. B. J. Hovde, the administrator, announced the contract would be awarded to Ring Construction Company with the low bid for the 420 units at $1,173,000. The… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Benning Road Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the Benning Road Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 138 living units was built for white national defense workers (Washington, DC was highly… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Booker T. Washington Courts – Lake Charles LA

The Booker T. Washington Courts was one of two rural public housing projects constructed in Lake Charles in 1939-1941. Architects G. Lewis Dunn and Gustave G. Quinn designed the complex initially as barracks-type housing, which was rejected for one-story duplexes…. read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Boulevard Gardens Apartments – Woodside NY

Boulevard Gardens was founded in 1935 as part of the United States’ New Deal initiative. The development is presently a co-op development encompassing 12 acres, with ten buildings of six stories each — a total of 968 residences. Operated under… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Bridgeton Historic District – Bridgeton IN

About 8.6 acres, renovated by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), completed in 1942 . Bridgeton Historic District is located along Bridgeton’s Mains Street and encompasses the town’s center of commerce, industry, civic activity. Collom’s General Store (56005) and Bridgeton Country… read more

Project type: Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Broadview Park Housing Project – South Portland ME

In response to the foot dragging by Portland city officials on the urgent need of affordable housing due to the influx of military related industry and basing personnel, the Federal Housing Authority of the Federal Works Agency ordered the construction… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Bryant Street Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the Bryant Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 32 living units was built for African American national defense workers (Washington, DC was… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Burglund Heights Public Housing – McComb MS

Burglund Heights, a public low-income housing complex for African Americans, was begun January 17, 1940. Thirteen buildings were planned to house 76 families, at a projected cost of $231,670. M. T. Reed Construction Company built the units. Work crew included… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Butler Place Public Housing Complex – Fort Worth TX

Butler Place Public Housing Complex in Fort Worth was built with PWA U.S. Housing Authority funds in 1939-40 [thanks to contributor Patrick Potyondy for the correction]. It is still in use and was listed on the National Register of Historic… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Calliope Street Public Housing – New Orleans LA

The Calliope projects were constructed as the fourth of six housing projects developed for New Orleans, 1939-1941. The original boundaries were South Dorgenois Street, Erato Street, Calliope Street (now Earhart Boulevard), and South Prieur Street. The George A. Fuller Company… read more

Project type: Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Canal Street Houses – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the Federal Works Agency (FWA) funded the construction of the Canal Street Houses in Washington, DC in 1943. This development of 20 living units was built for white national defense workers (Washington, DC was highly… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Carl Mackley Houses – Philadelphia PA

Philadelphia’s first public housing project, the Carl Mackley Houses (also known as Juniata Park Housing), was financed by the Housing Division of the federal Public Works Administration (PWA). The PWA supplied a $1,030,000 loan for the project, whose eventual total cost… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Carr Square Village – St. Louis MO

Large development of 2 and 3-story apartments just west of downtown St. Louis, interestingly just east of the up-coming and infamous Pruitt –Igoe public housing complex. Carr-Square Village is still in use, a testament to its forethought and sound construction…. read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Carrollsburg Dwellings – Washington DC

The Alley Dwelling Authority (ADA) and the United States Housing Authority (USHA) funded the construction of the Carrollsburg Dwellings in Washington, DC between 1940 and 1941. Carrollsburg Dwellings continue as public housing today, but it appears that only a few of… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Alley Dwelling Authority

Cedar Apartments – Cleveland OH

The historic Cedar-Central public housing complex in Cleveland, Ohio was constructed with the assistance of federal Public Works Administration (P.W.A.) funds during the 1930s. “The Outhwaite Homes Estates, along with the Cedar Apartments and Lakeview Terrace, were the first three… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Cedar Springs Place – Dallas TX

Cedar Springs Place

“A vacant site of approximately 22 acres was purchased for the Cedar Springs Place low-rent housing development in Dallas, Texas. It cost $66,149, or about 7 cents per square foot. The structures cover 15 percent of the land area and… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Chalmers Court – Austin TX

On September 1, 1937, President Roosevelt signed the United States Housing Act of 1937. This created the United States Housing Authority (USHA) and provided $500 million for subsidies to be paid from the U.S. government to local public housing agencies… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Cheatham Place – Nashville TN

The Cheatham Place public housing complex was undertaken in Nashville, Tennessee  following the passage of the Housing Act of 1937 and establishment of the United States Housing Authority (USHA). The USHA worked in conjunction with the Public Works Administration (PWA)… read more

Project type: Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA), United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Cherokee Terrace Apartments – Enid OK

This public housing facility was built by the PWA in 1936-38. The site was designed by George Blumenauer, architect, and built by D.C. Bass Construction Co. The apartments still exist, but are now privately owned. They were added to the… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)

Clinton-Peabody Public Housing – St. Louis MO

The Clinton-Peabody public housing complex was a 2 and 3-story Apartment complex on the near south side of St. Louis which at the time was a predominately white neighborhood. It was the white public housing complex that was built at… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

College Hill Courts – Chattanooga TN

The College Hill Courts public housing complex was undertaken during the Great Depression in Chattanooga, Tennessee with the assistance of funds provided by the United States Housing Authority (USHA). College Hill Courts (black only), 497 units on 20 acres, was… read more

Project type: Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Dixie Homes – Memphis TN

One of Memphis’ first two public housing ventures was Dixie Homes, built for African American residents, after the Memphis Housing Authority was established in 1935. “Memphis became the second city in the nation, following New York, to establish a local… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Public Works Administration (PWA)

Douglass and Harrison Apartments (demolished) – Newark NJ

The since-demolished Douglass and Harrison Apartments was a housing project in Newark, New Jersey. According to the Federal Writers’ Project, “Construction costs (approximately $1,800,000) were reduced through the help of the city and the Civil Works Administration in grading the… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

East End Homes Public Housing Complex – Biloxi MS

End End Homes was the third public housing project to be completed in Biloxi. Architects Matthes and Landry with John Thomas Collins designed the facility and it was constructed by Currie & Corley. Currie & Corley’s bid was $225,576 for… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

East Lake Courts – Chattanooga TN

The East Lake Courts public housing complex was undertaken during the Great Depression in Chattanooga, Tennessee with the assistance of funds provided by the United States Housing Authority (USHA). East Lake Courts was constructed in a “restrained Colonial Revival Style”… read more

Project type: Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: United States Housing Authority (USHA)

Edison Courts – Miami FL

Edison Courts

“Edison Courts, is a Miami-Dade 345-unit public housing apartment complex just west of the Little Haiti (Lemon City) neighborhood of Miami, Florida. Edison Courts is bound at the south by North 62nd Street/Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, at North 67th… read more

Project type: Civic Facilities, Public Housing
New Deal Agencies: Public Works Administration (PWA)
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