Prospect Heights Housing Project

Prospect Heights Housing Project
Location 560 Prospect St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°51′41″N 71°22′1″W / 41.86139°N 71.36694°W / 41.86139; -71.36694Coordinates: 41°51′41″N 71°22′1″W / 41.86139°N 71.36694°W / 41.86139; -71.36694
Area 21 acres (8.5 ha)
Built 1941
Architect John F. O'Malley[1]
Architectural style Modern
MPS Pawtucket MRA
NRHP Reference # 84002041[2]
Added to NRHP December 15, 2015

The Prospect Heights Housing Project is a historic public housing complex at 560 Prospect Street in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The project consists of 35 brick-faced two-story rowhouses, each containing between 6 and 10 units, and a single-story brick administration building, set on 21 acres (8.5 ha) in the southern part of the city. The complex was developed in 1941-42, with funding assistance from the United States Housing Authority, a New Deal-era housing initiative of the federal government. It is the only complex of this type in the state, and has only seen relatively minor alterations.[1]

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Prospect Heights Housing Project" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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