UC-NRLF C 2 bD2 flVS DOCUMENTS mm^mmmimmMm THE SHIPBUILDERS Constructed During the. War Under the DirtLiwn of UNilED STAiLS. SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING DIVISION PHILADELPHIA, PA. MCMXX / /Q^-ltcJQ-ni^ /J2j? ^ ^-zrt^ HOUSING THE SHIPBUILDERS Constructed During the War Under the Direction of UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING DIVISION PHILADELPHIA, PA. MCMXX Cv i OK PI, When America entered the Great War she found there existed a world- wide ship famine. The enormous destruction by the German submarines had forced the Allied Nations to recall their ships from the trade routes of the world to transport and supply their armies in the field. America undertook to place in France an army many times larger than was ever before transported over seas, with the vast armament and supplies required for a modern army. Thousands of ships must be built for this purpose with all possible speed if the war was to be won. The solution of this problem was placed in the hands of the hastily created United States Shipping Board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation. All ships under construction were immediately requisitioned. Exist- ing shipyards were extended, new yards built in all parts of the country of a capacity and magnitude undreamed of before in the history of ship- building. Existing housing facilities were obviously inadequate to meet this demand in addition to the needs of the many other Government war activ- ities in the same localities. The existing housing facilities in the sections of Government activity were hopelessly inadequate and the construction of housing was compulsory as an essential element in the successful prosecu- tion of the shipbuilding program. Congress appropriated ^75,000,000 to provide houses for shipbuilders. Thirty-one housing developments were carried out, comprising 8648 dwell- ings; 92 apartment buildings, containing 849 apartments and no stores; 94 dormitories, containing 3232 rooms; 5 hotels with a total of 1054 rooms; and 6 boarding houses with 245 rooms. Many of these houses have been sold individually to the shipbuilders and the public on ten-year deferred payment plan. Some of the develop- ments have been sold outright to Shipbuilding Companies whose plants are permanent to house their employees. Others are being held by the Emergency Fleet Corporation through local realty companies and are being rented to the employees of the shipyards and to the general public. The illustrations on the following pages show views and plans of the villages and the general character of the houses built. Many of the plans were made by architects imbued with the "Garden City Idea," and, while 1 879 they are attractive for general suburban development, are too ambitious and expensive for practical dwellings for the general run of workmen. Many- valuable and helpful suggestions we believe, however, can be gathered from the housing carried out by the Emergency Fleet Corporation in connection with the war activities of the Government. This publication does not assume to be a report of record of the work of the Housing Division of the United States Shipping Board and Emer- gency Fleet Corporation; but is the gathering together of only a few repre- sentative drawings and photographs showing in general way the housing provided for the accommodations of shipyard workers. These typical examples will give an idea of the general character and scope of the results accomplished in a new and difficult housing field. In general, the plans and photographs shown are self-explanatory. < 0. w Q < s Pi X o u z w > as < -J o YORKSHIP VILLAGE PLOT PLAN CAMDEN, N. J. — 1 POR£Jl S-o\ IS'-o' &■ ■ |ri ^■l ic * jr -iA-, ri -1 r^^ \-^'¥ mJ 1 F I DINING ROpM ^J "- U'-ll'X l3'-0' \_ HALL riB-ST TLOOIC PLAN SECOND FLOOR, PLAN YORKSH]P VILLAGE SINGLE HOUSE CAMDEN, N. J. SECOND FLO OIL PLAN TIK.ST FLOOR. PLAN THREE-FAMILY HOUSE YORKSHIP VILLAGE CAMDEN, N. J. 10 Q < S W H C/3 o < X « o 11 THREE -FAMILY HOUSE SECOND TLOOR. PIAN FIKST FLOOT^ PLAN THREE <- TAMILY HOUSE SccUe T r r ''° ^ Te^-t rilLST FLOOB.. PLAN SECOND TIOOIL PLAN YORKSHIP VILLAGE THREE-FAMILY HOUSES (See paces 6 and 8) CAMDEN, N. J. 12 o o s -1 w o h Z o z 3 o o -J d. o U z Q O < Q -J !2 1= < o 13 V I LM WOOD II D tmm{lmml)mm M^M-'M 1 I T la nil Tilr H.MWOOD PAILPL. nnni T r I r I QROvr«.s •.vr KO^W^ HOUSES J L XRS^o: SECOND FLOOR. PLAK FIR5T FLOOR, PLAN TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN PHILADELPHIA, PA. u O nn o< < r«, H Cu o < o 'X O a< Dh pa _j irt u I Z < Q h < < "T" o w ^H I H •< J ■< S CO :^ in 15 < -; o a: u Q =" o 16 < !D TLOOB.'PLAN BUCKMAN VILLAGE FOUR-FAMILY APARTMENTS CHESTER, PA. 24 A STREET SCENE IN BUCKMAN CHESTER, PA. Instead of Solid Rows of Houses a Block in Length, the Houses are Built in Units of from Three to Seven or Eight Houses. There are also Twin Houses. 5v courtesy of City Parks Association, Phi/a. ENTRANCE TO A BACK ALLEY AT BUCKMAN By courtesy of City Parks dissociation, Phila. CHESTER, PA. 25 -73' o- t- V -•,'-<.■/ . TIR^T TLOOK^PLAN SSCOi^JD TLOOE_-PXAN BUCKMAN VILLAGE FOUR-FAMILY ROW HOUSES CHESTER, PA. 26 u H (/: U X u lu H c/2 27 rilLST JLOOIUPLAJsr I I ■ SECOKD ILOOIL. PLANT 'SUN HILL" THREE-FAMILY HOUSE CHESTER, PA. 28 29 GARAGE ROW— "SUN HILL" 'SUN HILL" AN ALLEY IN "SUN HILL" CHESTER, PA. 30 « Ui H t/i u X u w H W t/3 2: D 31 BLOCK P LAN ,V/-/f7j* 1--,^--* - t-- I I Fc e t SUN VILLAGE PLOT PLAN CHESTER, PA. 32 !^^^^ /"^ PI RgP^LOOR^PLAN SECOND FLOOR. PLAN SUN VILLAGE SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES CHESTER, PA. *%. 33 JJVIN& ROOM- UVmq- %Q9M- 1MMNC 1 ■-*■ FIRJT FLOOICPI.AN SICOND FLOOJUPIAN _-v-; ^ SUN VILLAGE FOUR-FAMILY HOUSES CHESTER, PA. 34 z o H O z s V5 1/1 Z w Q OS < o u; < a, Z o z 35 V ■■ rr , O S lO IS jcale I --^ ■-■ I I -I — Teef rr.^-wT7i. ■ ll FIRST FLOOR- PLAN ■.Vo>^V:;.,;, SECOND FLOOR- PLAN UNION PARK GARDENS SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES WILMINGTON, DEL. 36 w 1/2 < Q Q 37 BLOCK PLAN Scale " ■■fcid ° I T I f " I T =c=A-/eef PLOT PLAN DUNDALK, MD. 38 DUNDALK, MD. SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES 39 DUNDALK, MD. STREET VIEWS 40 I C A U t I -■ I • ' BLOCK PLAN ^^ ATLANTIC HEIGHTS PLOT PLAN PORTSMOUTH, N. H. 41 FOUR,-FAMILY B.OW HOUSES yiim^Bsmf^ mftivt\\T^fj}f^ieMw_^)mAif^mies}i^, • wi(^f»w mmw'n'gimmm^mm f'''fir7' :@K2:{rS'^-: FlIUT- FLOOR. PLAN JETOND ■ FLOOR. -PLAN ■ ATLANTIC HEIGHTS PORTSMOUTH, N. H. 42 STB^EET GKOUP r r^ /^ Fff^ E^ ■:^ .'^-■.' U==jcv:^ BLOCK PLAN ATLANTIC HEIGHTS PORTSMOUTH, N. H. This Interesting Grouping Resulted from the Recognition of a Large Natural Rock Out-crop JUST Inside the Curb Line 43 SIMI -DETACHED HOUSES p , o 5- lo IS^ 20 _ U cafe t-g-^^l-T i-i U 1-1 L-i U t-i iJ F ffT- rilLST TLOOE-- PLAN SECOKD rLOOIL-PLAN LORAIN, OHIO 44 *' i'V>'-,* m. SEMI - DETACHED HOUSES rjRST FLOOR. PLAN SECOND FLOOR^PLAN LORAIN, OHIO 45 buld's-eye view BATH, MAINE This Group was Built for Dormitory Purposes, so Planned as To be Convertible to Semi- (See page 47) detached Houses. 46 DETACHED HOUSE (7-,o 5- 10 iff aoxTv i> coTe I ^ ■-■ I I I I Feei: B£D :Rg5M 10-6 X.I+-0 : E FIILST TLOOIC PLAN SECOND TLOOK, PLAK BATH, MAINE 47 imifm mmWi.. FIRST- FLOOR. PLAN .5ECOND ■ FLOOR-PLAN - BATH, MAINE (See page 45) 48 FOUR.~ FAMILY HOUSE e t o s to is ao as-t jcale . riRST FLOOK PLAN SECOND FLOOR PLAN SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, PA. 49 DETACHED HOUSE ^ LIVIKG- RfiOM ^ TOUCB 7V )•- uV It.-' •■ FIILST TLOOK PLAN FLETCHER PARK SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 50 DETACHED HOUSE PORXH- 7-6" X- 26-o" rilLST TLOOB. PLAN FLETCHER PARK SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 51 DETACHED HOUSE =i-Jree FIR.ST FLOOIL PLAN SECOND FLOOIL PLAN WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN 52 DETACHED HOUSE Scale. %n s Id 15 ao ^ ' I I I I /'ee/ HgOil riR5T FLOOIC PLAN I I I SECOND FLOOIC PLAN RIVERVIEW TERRACE MANITOWOC, WIS. 33 Wi^lmmmmW.^i'iul%^^^^^^ DETACHED HOUSE Scale T I I I -I y^a/- :^BD FIB_ST TLOOR, PLAN SECOND FLOOR- PLAJST RIVERVIEW TERRACE MANITOWOC, WIS. 54 ~r- r^-^- JrJ. i„^ '• -^v .->„ J ,-* y .:=> 4 < -J NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 55 SEMI-DETACHED HOUSE firnlf ?^^f " l " f J ' ffP-tr riRST FLOOB^ PLAN SECOND FLOOIC PLAN NEWBURGH, NEW YORK 56 DETACHED HOUSE J' f o 5 io IS ao jT - PIILST FLOOR. 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