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< Federal Works Agency - John M. Carmody, Administrator Vol. 2, No. 13 - September 24, 1940 U. 8. Housing Authority - Nathan Straus, Administrator "‘5‘
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Allentown Tenants Pay Site Residents In Charleston ‘ i
' Less Rent Than In Slums Housed By New Building Plan '
, Tenants in Hanover Acres, USHA project r
i in Allentown, Pa”) are paying an average 0f REHOUSING of actual site residents, one Not all site residents, of course, proved \..
‘ $120 less per month per room for their new of public housing’s oldest and most stub- eligible for the new projects, but it is sig—
' homes than they formerly paid for Silb- born problems,is being solved in Charleston, nificant that, when Anson Borough Homes
' 3 standard accommodations. This proof that S. C., by a well-planned system of staggered reach loo-percent occupancy on June 2, 115
project rents are actually being driven below construction. Crowded on a narrow penin— of its 162 families were former residents of
i the level 0f slum rents appears in a recent sula between the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, the Wragg Borough Homes site.
report compiled by Anthony E- Bickel, Exec— Charleston was literally forced into a policy At Wragg Borough Homes 100 units of
. ~~ . utive Director Of the Housing Authority Off of moving families directly from demolished the 128 are now occupied, and loo—percent
the City of Allentown. slum shacks to new project homes. Tempo- occupancy is expected in the near future.
The report iS a survey 0f the 322 families rary quarters for use during construction In the case of both projects, after site resi-
. now living in the completely occupied Han— were simply not available. dents had been accommodated, preference
over Acres project, ahd includes data 011 Essence of the rehousing plan was coordi- was given to families previously occupying
family size, family income, and employment nation of work on two recent projects. The the site of Robert Mills Manor, Charleston’s
of the wage earners, besides the rent first, Anson Borough Homes, was located on first USHA project, and likewise to resi—
analysis. a partly vacant site in the industrial area dents on the site of S. C. 1—5, a new project
The average annual income per family is on the Cooper River waterfront. The sec- on the west side of the city, now in the land
expected to be $890, and some incomes as 0nd projecty Wragg Borough Homes, was acquisition and planning stages.
low as $600 have been reported. The aver— built three blocks away on a slum site. r i -
age monthly shelter rent is $13.99. With _ havy Yard DefenseIrOJect
'- an average utilities charge of $7.78 added, Staggered CORStI‘UCthh In all, Charleston has now completed or
. total monthly rent will average $21.77. Two types of staggered construction were under way some 1,340 units of public hous—
' Of the 322 tenant families, 171 are re— employed. Anson Borough Homes was built ing, including a PWA project and the 400—
. ported as formerly living in overcrowded in sections, so that families could be moved unit defense project near the Navy Yard.
homes. The same families who were previ— into the first completed group of homes To achieve such a relatively large amount of '
5 ously housed in 1,180 rooms now occupy before demolition proceeded on the shacks new building without serious dislocation of
1511 rooms at Hanover Acres, having gained they formerly occupied. Furthermore, while living conditions for the families affected
' an average of more than one room per homes were being built in Anson Borough is a distinct, and almost unique, accom—
. family. Homes, demolition was going gradually for— plishment. Although operated on a small
’ More than 40 occupations are represented ward on the VVragg Borough Homes site, scale, the plan has proved successful in deal—
among the breadwinners at the project. with site residents transferred to the former ing with a problem that has been an obstacle
WPA leads the list with 56, while the textile project as rapidly as they were removed to housers both in Europe and in all parts of
. industry is second with 42. from the latter site. this country for more than a generation.
TWO smokestacks in upper right identify these “before and after”
~ pictures of Anson Borough Homes project in Charleston, S. C., where
_ . . 1, the successful relocation described above has been carried out.
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permitted site residents to be rehoused promptly. Shacks were torn ’£*' g. ”‘k s? 22'? , .. gimp ",“g:‘“~:-3—'wr~flf
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 FROM THE Fort W ayne Breaks Cost Record
' ' W°h$1830H —R t$1083
A dmzmstra tor 1t 9 omes en .
_—_—___— Fort Wayne, Iiid., has broken all cost rec— 3. All building units were of standard and . ‘
fi ords for USHA projects in the North, by stock sizes.
Gadgets: There are big items and little items in announcement of construction awards on a 4. No method of construction or building
a housing project. The big items—land and 120-unit development to be built at an aver- system of proprietary nature was incorpo-
construction materials—claim our major age net construction cost of $1,830. . This ratedin the design. .
attention. This is proper. But items, small figure, which includes the cost of building 5. Only methods of workmanship under-
in cost, may loom large in effect on comfort. the houses plus plumbing, heating, and elec— stood by a Village carpenter were used. ‘
E hl 1 d t ben h sand waste ti‘ical installation costs, is 15 percent less 6. Only materials available in any lumber ‘
ven sue 0w y ga g6 gas C e , than the prekus record low of $2,137 for yard were used. i
receptacles may detract from or contribute to the Armistead Gardens project in Balti— :
the “livability” of a housing project. The more, Md. Only a Beginning '
appearance of the grounds Will reflect Whethcr Low Shelter Rent Successful as this method of low—cost de-
these humble items of equipment are mediocre An average monthly shelter rent of only sign has proved in Fort Wayne, it is felt l
or of the best possible design and construction. $10.83 will be achieved at Fort Wayne. that the project is only a beginning, and that
I recently visited a project where the This is substantially lower than the average even greater economies can be. effected 1“ ‘
benches showed heavy wear and tear after 0f $14.28 for 3-11 Northern PrOjECtS where :lgfaciglture by pursuing 2. Similar line 0f
only a few months Of use. The Project I‘ei'irtlsehé‘zitbgvm;\apeproved 12y USHA. ' t f Each of the dwellings will have a living ’
Manager blamed the high spirits of the .v Pro-19C W1 CODSIS O ‘ 1 . 1 . f d' . b h-
. . one-story dwellings in tWin and row houses. 100m, “t9 16“ W‘th space 01' 11111ng at
Chlldren' I blamed the conSthtlon 0f the It will have concrete slab flooring frame room, and storage space. The number 0f
benches. They were “0'5 deSigned ‘50 Stand walls with asbestos siding, and ,sloping bedrooms will range from one to three. M‘TW'M'
the hard use to which benches in projects frame roofs covered with asphalt shingles. Every home will be equipped with modern
will always be put. Interiors will be plastered. plumbing and electrical conveniences, a gas ‘
Another project that I visited had grounds In discussing the underlying philosophy stove for cooking, and a stove for heating. ;
littered with fragments of newspapers, con. which was followed in designing this project, ‘The-hous’es Will be erected. on a vacant
fectionery wrappers, etc. In fact the grounds Architect George L. IWalling compares his site of 171,4; acres about Zimiles from the
of the project were almost as full of litter as task With that of deSigning a factory. The downtown business section, inan area which
the streets of that city. The manager of the 3151: 355$: plflfilélscte Strugblllreéfotr a 881011111? has been developed With medium— and low-
housing project blamed the careless tenants. possr 9 C05 ‘ . are u priced homes. SChOOlS’ ChurCheS’ stores, .
. . . . study was made 0f building COStS “1 11111101” and places of employment are conveniently
I blamed the mfanor dcs‘g“ and Inadequate res1dential developments, and these mini— situated ,
number 0f was“? receptades' mum costs served as a yardstick in design- . Land For Gardens
Moral—the design of ‘your benches and ing the project units. The site is to be developed on three sides, . . ‘
your waste receptacles Will be an important Six Principles Observed leaving approximately 20 percent of the
facmr m the appearance Of your prOJeCt' The following principles were considered land open in the center for subsequent devel-
N‘ B-‘ The USHA’S Management RBViEW basic in making preliminary designs: opineiit or for tenant gardens. Recreational
Division has designs and specifications 0f 1, All nonessentials were eliminated. facilities are available at Rockhill l’ark, ad— ‘
sturdy benChes and EffiCieflt was“? receptacles 2. Typical parts were repeated without jacent on the north, and another park and i
which are yours for the asking. variation. amusement center half a mile distant. i
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Tenant Job SerVice Proves = GET} { i
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Success In Chicago Proiect 55.1» if??? l ,. “Mi i
The CO—OP JOB SERVICE initiated and man— .3} L .' "1‘ '55:?1," tad ‘
aged by residents of Julia Lathrop Homes :13?“ -- "142.; gags / 1
(a PWA-built housing project operated by :{I‘j1l‘ 'i' /,":'3’§u ii p . ‘
the Chicago Housing Authority) has just 5-,”?wa «J i
celebrated its second anniversary. Over 200 .- _ .5 ,f ”"15: ’__ Egg ‘ —3'~ ~ Vang . W# i
persons have been placed in permanent or y'zbé' ,. Anti“. “V :%%J /
temporary employment by the Service. No -» Hawk? 5 ~‘H... W» _ ~::.Tir::__~w // mm
fees or charges are made. All registrations V 95,22, ,9 ' T‘Ww” ;z ,i»:, "ii... - , in ;~ . 3% n, 1”?” ,rrijfwf‘--- ‘
are confidential. Cooperation among the figifii {fiat “flight m l1: :1, iii; L. ifii‘iwdfiiifil-v-
residents in notifying the Service of va- ”iXfitflv 1.1,, 4mijfmili weir! '>:,f...i345" JJ wigs? ifjigm :"
cancies, and in registering when unem- .1353; ,1th ifrs in?!” . V ”ant" 'cinpx‘,’ . W “3%! V% 2fl1fi\?__v“
Ployed, has been responsible for its success. fl' "‘ » ...— W “" ”AW H A ,._ . in .: .555. ' - . ~ ~ ~
The man and wife living in the project who Jim, , finamvxgwflm' '“‘3‘Www~:f"V""‘y’”_f"‘ , . . , »
originated the Service have also been active "' ' j . v . ,, ~ “ " > . ,
in the publication of a project newspaper , l
and in the Community Council, the govern— . . ‘
‘ r h r sidents. Other ~~v
ginkgofiiugfigegroggct: (in farious parts of Lowest COSiS ever achieved for a Northern project were reached in the lZO-unit Fort Wayne '
the country have followed the lead of Julia (Ind) prOJect, architect’s rendering of which is shown above. Contract awards set the net
Lathrop in establishing a cooperative free construction cost at $1,830 per home. Both twin and row houses will be built. Typical floor ',
employment service. plan for twin house (insert) shows two—bedroom units. Stoves will be used for heating. :
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 ' TO speed defense , , ' ‘ x ' . 1 ; - , ‘3 . ‘ Complete directions for
housing by cutting to _ ' ' 1 ' 3 use of the plans and s eci-
a minimum the time I Defense HOUSIDg .P ODS fications are also supglied
needed for the prepara- . , ,_ . ‘ . . to local authorities. By
tion of architectural plans, : ' ”VII, , utilizing these various " ,
. . the USHA Technical Divi- ,,“‘ ‘4, types of aid, architects en-
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s10n has just issued a \\ - g; ‘ :3“; gaged on defense housmg
series of superstructure ]\._‘ 7- r“??? q» “if: . in every part of the coun—
working drawings which ' . I I‘m ”a, , ‘9 gig gt!» try will be able to reduce
can be readily adapted to . '1 $2???“ . far?“ _.€«'f?—— _; their working time in pre-
the requirements of local . _ g; " ;' "flérW—‘” ‘9‘...“ i“? . paring plans by at least
authorities in all parts of ,2 ifiififgfilfig 1%§§%%§Et§fi “figflgiifigflj 50 percent. Since speed
the country. These draw- ’qfizggfigfi‘ééfiflé = 3',‘ is a prime factor in de-
ings, with accompanying 2'; at '3)" K" ‘: “"‘ ‘ ' fense housing, with the
i standard specifications, W’ ,;c"‘(;,t;/;MV¥/; need for new homes in this
i will relieve local archi- . 22/*”*we’,;$31;~ category mounting more
J tects of more than half . . ”'7’: " . rapidly each week, any
i the routine work normally I ' elimination of routine
. required for defense hous- work is an essential con-
' ing project plans. one-story twin dwellings (two houses); tribution to the program. At the same
I Reproduced on this page are floor plans four-bedroom, one-story single (one house); time, it is highly important to safeguard
included in the fiI‘St series of superstructure two-story building comprising eight one- against the relaxing of standards which
I. working drawings. Intended for homes bedroom flats. often accompanies stepped-up production.
.3 built of frame construction, the same floor Governed by such factors as family com— The Technical Division plans were prepared
, plans will be retained in a forthcoming position in the community, local architects with both these ends in view.
' _.M. series of drawings to be prepared for ma— may work out any required combination of One of the most substantial services yet
sonry construction. the above units. The utmost flexibility of rendered to local housers, this scheme was
Carrying out its long—established policy developed primarily to aid production of
‘ of furnishing all possible technical assist- defense housing by increasing efficiency and
r ance to local authorities without impairing 3; . “451:“: abolishing duplication of effort. Extensive
3 local initiative, USHA provides basic work— j'f 1 . j i as is the aid provided by this first series of
ing drawings and leaves to local architects .33""'ea;.3f a; 3"“ 1'7;sz working drawings, it is considered as merely
full freedom of adaptation. Foundation re- 5:15}. ,;; the first step in the direction of greatly ex-
, quirements, for example, are omitted from 4 3) j panded advisory service called for by pres—
, the plans, since they are closely. controlled . l ent emergency needs. Additional plans,
' by local conditions and will require adapta- rum“ l .;,;':':3,'.;‘; covering other types of construction, heat-
. tion in each case. Changes in other items, ,".. ing systems, and the like, will be made
‘ which local preference may indicate, can ,3;,,'~4':5',«.i';;~{'f‘j=' available in the future.
1 readily be made. ‘ ,
. i . 1 bedroom flats 2d floor , . _ .
. ~ 2 . , fl Ym > planning may, therefore, be achieved With— 1, ,1 _ ; l
l I. 3 ‘ I 3 ' out altering any basic designs. In the inat- j '3 ;‘ . . M; a,“ "I ' K : -
3 -, J: .. ’ ,, file“) .- ;' 13.9743]. ., ’jf.._’; 523.1133: ter of site planning, also, local terrain and 3- a . ' ll ' ’ 3
l ‘, , _ fli‘f , local preference will determine final deci— > . . . i
i .; .. . , _. A, .'3:-.;Z;35;~‘- LRK sions, but the USHA supplies examples-of i“. L m L‘R . >
i - ,3 . ' :3 , , . =:;-., 3-1-5}: effective layout to illustrate the poss1bilities f. 3: ‘ '. ., .
l ; ;, ' .. . - ,, - . . A. .3 for best utilization of sites. i , 3 _ . . , A
‘ ,, ‘if " 3;} With the exception of the flats, all homes " ‘ ' ; _ ; .‘ " ‘ __ '
. . , . . 3’ in this series are designed for individual ,3“. - , 3 2 . , .
j 1 bedroom twin house heating systems, using coal fuel. " '
1 4 bedroom single house
7 The various types 0f unit illustrated (Sin- , ,. , . .
l gle houses, twin houses, and flats of several " . Distribution of this material follows dras—
sizes) may be combined in any fashion in- tlc cutting by U.SHA and local authorities
' dicated by the selected site of the project. ”"”’"”‘"” “Q 0f the time required for many other stages
Sample site and detail grouping plans are "aw-r. <'- ll r 0f project Planning and construction. The
i provided to aid local planners in making 31.,“35ir‘f3'33‘, ’ ' timetable on defense projects has already
l their own site plan and utility layout. - jl‘f' i .. . been speeded '50 a pace considered impossible
Units for which complete working draw- _ $59” 33’” ”it a few months ago by. 133-le8" advantage 0f
l ings are furnished in the present series in- #:191315'17” " ' , ~ , ' the experience and Inltlathe 0f local hOHS-
, clude: one—bedroom, one-story twin dwell— ; , 3,: . 3:31 A .. ing authorities. Added to these benefits of
l ings (two houses); two—bedroom, one-story {3,553 1;;- .3;: a decentralized program is the service which
, twin dwellings (two houses) ; three—bedroom, , 1‘ 381' ~ USHA itself can render through its greater
1 . research facilities.
' 3 bedroom twrn house
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. g 3f . '3 v. |», . . 3, - accompanies the working drawings should ., _‘ .I‘ ..
' ' ,- ' A 3 ' 3 B“ 5.1 K“ " prove an additional time—saver, since it mini- , ; ' ‘ ”a" ”R"
-' _ ' ' . . ' mizes the detail work in the preparation of ' > ; ' .
i f ', . ' . , this document. ~ ' ' ‘
I . , . 3, , > on- LR ' Local architects who wish to take advan- ,LM UH
. l . > V . tage of the standard specification dummy _ A A
‘. ! ’ ' . ’ A ' will find it a convenient guide in computing 2
S ' . _ . , . . essential data. As with the drawings them-
selves, everything which can be foreseen as
2 bedroom twin houses both useful and feasible is pl‘ovided. 1 bedroom flats lst floor
3

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Innusands oi _ Thousands m
Homes MarCh 1938 AuguSt 1940 Homes Although the “model home” pictured
‘Vi «#25, i on a e 4 of Vol 2 No. 11 of PUBLIC
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2- ., 2.2,..‘75, .32 ""122 . . .
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1938 1939 1940 Farr Oaks Park...........l 119 0017- 3
Defense Loans Reach Tenant Relatlons Artlcles Danviile (UL—1122): 2 O t 3
' Bcclcr ’I‘eri'ace,_,.,_,,__.___2 .50 C -
Thirt -One Million Reprmted “0‘” W 661‘” ‘
y Aidingr the exchange of experiences among It‘idgcdalc Homes,_..__..__l 151 Oct. 1
USHA provisions for defense housing local authorities 15 one OfIUSHAjS clearing Jackson(Tenn.—7—1)_.__,__.,,_.__i 100 00t- 7
passed the $31,000,000 mark in loans and al— house functions. Wlth thisun mlnd, tenant Jackson (Tenn—P2)________._,_..2 95 Oct. 7
locations and exceeded 8,100 homes recently TelathHS articles appearing in PUBLIC HOUS- Key Wesi (1:13.434) 7 136 Oct. 3
when President Roosevelt approved loan con- ING over the past year have recently been Key west(1,.1a_13g2>mmm 84 Oct. 3
' tracts of $2,694,000 for 5 projects totaling reprinted. £th experiences 0f local hous— Manati P R ‘3 2. W‘
658 dwellings for Army and Navy enlisted ing authorities and housmg managers are , _( ' "‘)' . ,
. . . . . . d d h d- . P1 - ficlwc Cordova Davzla..... 194 Oct. 8
and c1v1lian personnel in 4 communit1es. groupe 'un er seven ea ings. ann'lng l
Since July 25 the President has approved Community Space; Commumty Act1v1t1es; Newark (N- If”): ,2
USHA loans aggregating $24,144,000 for Relocation; Tenant Selection; Tenant Main— Felix Fuld Cozu-L...2,2,,,l 300 sept- 26
construction of 21 defense housing projects tenance; Tenant—Management Relations; N rfolk D), i ~00 EScpt 26
totaling 6,408 dwellings in 17 communities, and Demonstrations in Home Furnishings. 0 .(Vaffi‘l' “mm—mud 0. O I
and also has approved USHA allocations to The reprints Will 3150 be sent to COOper- North Lliile ROCK (Ark.~2«1)_.-.,.; 192 ct. 1:)
the War and Navy Departments of $7,225,- ating national agencies in the fields of PanUCKEUR- I--2*1R)—<—~——~A--i 310 0010- 10 -
000 for 1,725 dwellings in 4 other defense health, recreation, education, library service, Rocklsland(Ill.—18—1,Dcrcnsc)___f 305 Oct. 1
cen - 2 - 1, welfare, pre—school education, home eco— San Antonio (’1‘ex.—o—1.2\.)--________I 248 Oct. 16 .
ters. FlVe of the USHA projects a e _ . p
under construction, and bids have been nomlcs, and consumer 59107109?- Many 0f ——————-——————‘—
opened for two Others. Tenants Will move thes‘? national agencws W111 dIStI‘lbUte the _"Thcrcis‘usually'a30-daypcriod between bid adver-
into the first homes in early December. reprints to their local affiliates, encouraging U‘lglggilflflfiggpfggfifin,n
The new loans are: them to assist local projects. I ' l
Moline, Ill.—Loan of $886,000 to the
Housing Authority of the City of Moline for
a project of 2'00.dwellings for families of .
filgfi‘lfs‘gEWha“ permel at the Rock Weekly Constructlon Report
Rantoul, Ill.—Loan of $465,000 to the —_’—'———‘ ,‘—" '—'——_, "" ' "
Champaign County Housing Authority for l Weekended Week culled ; Week cndcd
a lilo—dwelling project for families of en— Item 2 September 12, September-5, Scptcinhcr15, -
listed and civilian personnel at Chanute i 19710 1910 mg
Field, Army Air Corps Technical School. if”??? V I "7‘ 1—.— 7' #_7' Av—ii
Seattle, Wash—41408.11 of. $564,000 to the Number of projects under construction 1_,_____ 271 267 i 95
Housmg Authority of the Clty of Seattle for Number of dwellings under construction 1,_____ 97,809 97,450 3 40,894
project of 150 .dwelllngs for famllies of en— Total estimated over-all cost 3 of new housing; $422,639,000 $421,481,000 i $189,420,000 '
listed and civ1lian personnel attached to the Average over-all cost 3 of new housing per unit. $4,321 , $4,325 l $4,632
Sand Point Naval Alr Station. ‘ Average net construction cost 3 per unitwvufie $2,714 $2,717 1 $2,904
S $911113! Ala—Loan 0.13 $(79’000 t0 . the ‘lncludcs projectsn'liicll have beencomplcted. . ' ' p .
eJna Housmg Authority 101‘ 2 prOJeCtS Ylnclutlcs: (a) Building the house, including structural costs airl plumbing, heating, and electrical installation; (1))
totaling 208 dwellings to house enlisted and dwelling,r equipment] arcihfitccts’ fccs, 11002111 administrative eixpelnscs, ffinalucial charges during construction, and contin- .
- _- - . - rIn 2x1 cures; (m - '0 m; r \' m t; ) on '2 '12 n.’ to .
ggéldfilizgfll igllyniii; (£01315 Army Alr Corps M3 filing cdst iii hucildi’rlg thglhlojiisif 1110illllclfilllistfl?ctlll‘{al,rlflu‘lll‘iiillllll, heulidgl. and electrical costs.
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