Title & Author:

Housing Washington : two centuries of residential development and planning in the national capitol [sic] area / edited by Richard Longstreth.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Chicago : Center for American Places at Columbia College Chicago, 2010.

Description:

xvii, 394 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Series:

Center books on American places

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Philanthropic housing in Washington, D.C. / Elizabeth Hannold -- Washington and the Federal Housing Administration's contribution to apartment building design, 1935-1942 / Laura Bobeczko, Richard Longstreth -- Three Defense Homes Corporation Projects in the Washington Metropolitan Area / Holly K. Chamberlain -- Beyond the iconic legacy / Isabelle Gournay, Mary Corbin Sies -- Charles M. Goodman and "Tomorrow's Vernacular" / Elizabeth Jo Lampl -- Southwest Washington and the promise of urban renewal / Richard Longstreth -- Rockville's Woodley Gardens and New Mark Commons / Isabelle Gournay.

Summary:

"Since the early nineteenth century, an unusually rich and varied array of housing stock has been created in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Examining this legacy tells us much about the development of the nation's capital, as well as what has become one of the nation's major population centers. Housing Washington covers significant aspects of the subject, from the early nineteenth century to the present time. The essays address two overarching, complementary spheres: housing patterns that were common to the area and projects that were conceived as new models locally and, often, nationally"--Dust jack.

ISBN:

9781935195078 (alk. paper)
1935195077 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Housing development Washington Metropolitan Area History.
Housing policy Washington Metropolitan Area History.
Housing Washington Metropolitan Area History.
Promotion résidentielle Washington, Agglomération de Histoire.
Logement Politique gouvernementale Washington, Agglomération de Histoire.
Housing.
Housing development.
Housing policy.
Washington (D.C.) Metropolitan Area.

Form/genre:

Essays.
History.

Added entries:

Longstreth, Richard W.
Center books on American places.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 267298
Call No.: BIB 199313
Status: Available