Melville Avenue Defense Housing – Fairfield CT

City:
Fairfield, CT

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Public Housing

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Federal Works Agency (FWA)

Quality of Information:
Good

Description

The Federal Works Agency built defense housing units in Fairfield CT. Pictured is a model unit with asbestos shingle and brick veneer construction. The Federal Works Agency planned to build more than 5,000 units across Connecticut.

Source notes

National Archives Record Group 69-N.

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on June 9, 2019.

Location Info

Melville Avenue
Fairfield, CT

Location notes: General location marker

Coordinates: 41.18867, -73.23349

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