Believe It or Not, There Was a Time when the US Government Built Beautiful Homes to Deal with a Housing Crisis

Believe it or not, there was a time when the US government built beautiful homes to deal with a housing crisis

In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation's largest housing developer, designing and constructing more than 80 new communities across 26 states in just two years.

Believe It Or Not, There Was A Time When The US Government Built Beautiful Homes For Working-Class Americans To Deal With A Housing Crisis

Milton Hill, a neighborhood designed and developed by the United States Housing Corporation in Alton, Ilinois. (MIT National Archives) A single-family home in Davenport, Iowa, built by the U.S. Housing Corporation.(MIT National Archives) The U.S. Housing Corporation built nearly 300 homes in Bremerton, Wash., during World War I.(MIT National Archives) By Eran Ben-JosephThe ConversationIn 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. govern…

The US Government Once Built Beautiful Public Housing...Yes, Really. - Broke-Ass Stuart's Website

The U.S. Housing Corporation built nearly 300 homes in Bremerton, Wash., during World War I. National Archives by Eran Ben-Joseph, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) In 1918, as World War I intensified overseas, the U.S. government embarked on a radical experiment: It quietly became the nation’s largest housing developer, designing and constructing more than 80 new communities across 26 states in just two years. These weren’t hastily er…