Langston Terrace Dwellings
Langston Terrace Dwellings | |
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NRHP reference No. | 87001851[1] |
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Added to NRHP | November 12, 1987 |
Langston Terrace Dwellings are historic structures located in the
History
Langston Terrace was the first federally funded housing project in Washington, D.C., and one of the first four in the United States.
Much like Aberdeen Gardens in Virginia, also designed by the famed African American architect Hilyard Robinson, the 274-unit complex was constructed primarily by African American laborers. The garden style apartment buildings were built around common areas (mews).
See also
References
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[1], 5:35, 10 Homes that Changed America[7] |
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Langston Terrace Dwellings/Hilyard Robinson, African-American Heritage Trail". Cultural Tourism DC. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ISBN 0870528327.
- ^ "Langston Terrace Dwellings". DC Preservation. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
- ^ "Langston Terrace - Washington, D.C. - Paul Revere Williams". www.paulrwilliamsproject.org. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Learning from Leaders: David Williston". Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site. National Park Service. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
[Williston] completed the site planning and landscape design for the Langston Terrace Housing Project ... in Washington D.C., completed between 1935 and 1938.
- ^ "10 Homes That Changed America". PBS. Retrieved July 31, 2018.