The Greenbelt community incorporated many design elements that were innovative at the time; these included: curvilinear street patterns, the super block, the separation of pedestrian walkways and the street system, and the organization of neighborhoods around elementary schools.[9]
Rexford Tugwell, Chief of the Resettlement Administration and a close confidante of Roosevelt, advocated for the approval of the Greenbelt Town Program to the president.[9] Once it was approved, Tugwell appointed John S. Lansill to oversee the project and Frerick Bigger as the architect, and hired construction workers in the Baltimore-Washington area.[9]
When the Greenbelt community was built and expanded, the property belonged to the Federal Government, and residents paid rent.[10] After World War II, residents anticipated that the town would be sold. An association of 1,400 residents was formed to buy it, but the remaining 450 tenants hoped the government would continue to subsidize their rent. In 1949, Congress mandated the town be sold, and the sale occurred in 1952. Membership in the Greenbelt Veterans Housing Corporation—predecessor of GHI—consisted of just over 50% veterans, as required by Congress. GVHC gave residents one year to begin making purchase payments or move out. As a result of his involvement with the project, GVHC attorney and Greenbelt resident Abraham Chasanow lost his Navy job as a target of McCarthyism, but was later cleared of all charges.[11]
In 1957, the membership voted to rename the Greenbelt Veterans Housing Corporation to Greenbelt Homes, Inc.[12]
In popular cultureedit
The town and residences which were to become GHI were the subject of the 1939 documentary film The City.
Aerial view of Greenbelt under construction, March 1937.
Referencesedit
^"Greenbelt Homes Inc". The Historical Marker database. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
^"Contact information for GHI Members". Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
^"Current Board Members". Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
^"Parkway Apartments". Greenbelt Homes, Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
^Vick, Karl (1997-04-20), "In FDR Years, 'Sleepy Southern Town' Woke Up", The Washington Post, retrieved 2010-07-20
^Mary Lou Williamson, ed. (1987), Greenbelt: History of a New Town, 1937-1987, The Donning Company, ISBN0-89865-607-9
^Halpern, Sue (May–June 2002), "New Deal City", Mother Jones, retrieved 2007-07-07
^"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination:" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 19(32 KB)
^. Time. 1937-09-13. Archived from the original on December 22, 2011. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
^. Time. 1954-05-10. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved 2010-07-23.
^Mary Lou Williamson, ed. (1987), Greenbelt: History of a New Town, 1937-1987, The Donning Company, p. 190, ISBN0-89865-607-9
^Crowther, Bosley (March 16, 1957). "Movie Review: Three Brave Men (1957)". The New York Times. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
External linksedit
Official website
Greenbelt Museum
Greenbelt entry in the Maryland Online Encyclopedia
"New Deal City", Mother Jones
Further readingedit
Cathy D. Knepper (2001). Greenbelt, Maryland: A Living Legacy of the New Deal (Creating the North American Landscape). The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN0-8018-6490-9.
Mary Lou Williamson, ed. (1987). Greenbelt: History of a New Town, 1937-1987. The Donning Company. ISBN0-89865-607-9.
. Time. May 10, 1954. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009.
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Greenbelt Homes Incorporated GHI is the housing cooperative in Greenbelt Maryland comprising the original houses built by the U S Federal Government in 1936 during the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as part of the New Deal 5 as well as additional defense housing built in 1941 by the Farm Security Administration and smaller numbers of homes built later 6 With 1 600 homes GHI forms the core of Old Greenbelt 7 and a large portion of the Greenbelt Historic District 8 Greenbelt Homes IncorporatedCompany typeHousing cooperativePredecessorGreenbelt Mutual Home Ownership Corporation Greenbelt Veterans Housing Corporation 1 FoundedGreenbelt U S 1952 1952 HeadquartersGreenbelt Maryland U S Key peopleJames Claggett General Manager 2 Stefan Brodd President Board of Directors 3 Members1 600SubsidiariesGreenbelt Development Corporation 4 Websiteghi coop Contents 1 Founding 2 In popular culture 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External links 6 Further readingFounding editThe Greenbelt community incorporated many design elements that were innovative at the time these included curvilinear street patterns the super block the separation of pedestrian walkways and the street system and the organization of neighborhoods around elementary schools 9 Rexford Tugwell Chief of the Resettlement Administration and a close confidante of Roosevelt advocated for the approval of the Greenbelt Town Program to the president 9 Once it was approved Tugwell appointed John S Lansill to oversee the project and Frerick Bigger as the architect and hired construction workers in the Baltimore Washington area 9 When the Greenbelt community was built and expanded the property belonged to the Federal Government and residents paid rent 10 After World War II residents anticipated that the town would be sold An association of 1 400 residents was formed to buy it but the remaining 450 tenants hoped the government would continue to subsidize their rent In 1949 Congress mandated the town be sold and the sale occurred in 1952 Membership in the Greenbelt Veterans Housing Corporation predecessor of GHI consisted of just over 50 veterans as required by Congress GVHC gave residents one year to begin making purchase payments or move out As a result of his involvement with the project GVHC attorney and Greenbelt resident Abraham Chasanow lost his Navy job as a target of McCarthyism but was later cleared of all charges 11 In 1957 the membership voted to rename the Greenbelt Veterans Housing Corporation to Greenbelt Homes Inc 12 In popular culture editThe town and residences which were to become GHI were the subject of the 1939 documentary film The City The story of the McCarthyism persecution of Abraham Chasanow one of the founders of the Greenbelt Veterans Housing Corporation was documented in the movie Three Brave Men starring Ray Milland and Ernest Borgnine 13 Gallery edit nbsp Aerial view of Greenbelt under construction March 1937 References edit Greenbelt Homes Inc The Historical Marker database Retrieved 2010 07 20 Contact information for GHI Members Greenbelt Homes Inc Retrieved 2013 03 07 Current Board Members Greenbelt Homes Inc Retrieved 2016 07 07 Parkway Apartments Greenbelt Homes Inc Retrieved 2011 06 14 Vick Karl 1997 04 20 In FDR Years Sleepy Southern Town Woke Up The Washington Post retrieved 2010 07 20 Mary Lou Williamson ed 1987 Greenbelt History of a New Town 1937 1987 The Donning Company ISBN 0 89865 607 9 Halpern Sue May June 2002 New Deal City Mother Jones retrieved 2007 07 07 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination pdf National Park Service and Accompanying photos exterior and interior from 19 32 KB a b c Collection Greenbelt Homes Inc collection Archival Collections archives lib umd edu Retrieved 2020 08 13 HOUSING Greenbelt Time 1937 09 13 Archived from the original on December 22 2011 Retrieved 2010 07 23 THE ADMINISTRATION The Greenbelt Mystery Time 1954 05 10 Archived from the original on September 20 2012 Retrieved 2010 07 23 Mary Lou Williamson ed 1987 Greenbelt History of a New Town 1937 1987 The Donning Company p 190 ISBN 0 89865 607 9 Crowther Bosley March 16 1957 Movie Review Three Brave Men 1957 The New York Times Retrieved September 3 2010 External links editOfficial website Virtual Greenbelt from the Department of American Studies at the University of Maryland Greenbelt Museum Greenbelt entry in the Maryland Online Encyclopedia New Deal City Mother JonesFurther reading editCathy D Knepper 2001 Greenbelt Maryland A Living Legacy of the New Deal Creating the North American Landscape The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN 0 8018 6490 9 Mary Lou Williamson ed 1987 Greenbelt History of a New Town 1937 1987 The Donning Company ISBN 0 89865 607 9 The Greenbelt Mystery Time May 10 1954 Archived from the original on August 3 2009 39 0 10 12 N 76 52 14 W 39 0028111 N 76 87056 W 39 0028111 76 87056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greenbelt Homes Inc amp oldid 1226423512, wikipedia, 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