Garden Homes Historic District

Roughly bounded by W. Ruby and N. Teutonia Aves., N. 24th Pl., W. Atkinson Ave. and N. 27th St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. County/parish: Milwaukee.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 04, 1990. NRIS 90000669.

93 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.

From Wikipedia:

Garden Homes Historic District (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

The Garden Homes Historic District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Under socialist mayor Daniel Hoan, the City of Milwaukee implemented the country's first public housing project in 1923. This experiment with a municipally-sponsored housing cooperative saw initial success, but was plagued by development and land acquisition problems. The board overseeing the project dissolved the Gardens Home Corporation just two years after construction of the homes was completed.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/106781648

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