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September 15, 2022. As a strikingly controversial project in 1941, Sojourner Truth Project set precedents for Detroit housing project policy through the next decade. Created by the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) and United States Housing Authority (USHA), the proposed 200 units would alleviate housing shortages caused by the wartime climate ...
Herman Gardens was a public housing project located in the northwest area of Detroit, Michigan. History [ edit ] Built in 1943, Herman Gardens, known locally as "the Gardens", had 2,144 units primarily within two-story multi-family buildings.
Coordinates: 83°04′02.7″W. The Jeffries Homes, also called the Jeffries Housing Projects, was a public housing project located in Detroit, Michigan, near the Lodge Freeway. It included 13 high-rises and hundreds of row house units, and was named for Detroit Recorder's Court Judge Edward J. Jeffries, Sr., who was also father of Detroit ...
Public housing in Detroit. The following is a list of housing projects under the Detroit Housing Commission in the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. [1] Tenement. Address. Contact. Brewster Homes. 3526 St. Antoine, 48201. (313) 833-6924.
The Michigan Central Station stands tall in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Organizers expect about 75,000 in attendance at the event, which will also take place in ...
Smith, Hinchman and Grylls. The Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building is a class-A skyscraper located at 477 Michigan Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, designed by the Detroit architectural firm of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls. It opened in 1976 to consolidate the offices of federal agencies which were scattered in several locations in the area.
Many Detroit African Americans served in the American Civil War (1861-1865). The 102nd Regiment United States Colored Troops of Michigan and Illinois was recruited in large part in Detroit. [13] Blacks in Detroit had to face rising tensions from ethnic whites before and after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in January 1863.
Added to NRHP. July 21, 2023. The Frances Harper Inn is a house located at 307 Horton Street in Detroit, Michigan. It is significant for its operation, between about 1915 and 1950, by the Christian Industrial Club, a Detroit Black women's club. The club used the house to provide safe and affordable housing for Black women and girls who did not ...