Warren Place Workingmen's Cottages, Brooklyn, New York
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| Warren Place Workingmen's Cottages | |
| Location | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Date | 1877 to 1878 |
| Building Type | Multi-Family Housing |
| Construction System | brick |
| Climate | Cold Temperate |
| Context | Urban |
| Architectural Style | Victorian |
| Street Address | Warren Place Walk Score |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Alfred Tredway White |
| Cost | $1,150.00 per 6-room dwelling (1877 US Dollars) |
| Stories | 3 (including basement) or 4 (including basement) |
| Height | 24 feet |
| Length | 32 feet |
| Width | 11 feet |
| Program | Six-room Dwelling by Floor:
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| Other Details | The pedestrian way Warren Place is 24 feet wide. This means that the two rows of homes are separated by a distance equal to their height. |
Built in two phases, each comprising developments on one side of Warren Place:
- 4 nine-room houses, 13 six-room houses, completed June 1878
- 4 nine-room houses, 13 six-room houses, completed circa April 1879
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- White, Alfred Tredway. Compilation of pamphlets: Improved dwellings for the working classes, 1879; Better Homes for Workingmen, 1885; Riverside Buildings, 1890. With introduction by Alfred T. White, October 15, 1891. Partial detailed plan drawing, p 15; partial site plan drawing, p54. Viewed on 2011.0525 by DOwen.
- "Alfred Tredway White: Public Housing Pioneer Who Built For Quality Public Spaces." PPS.org, 2010.0507. Includes photos.
- "Alfred Tredway White. PPS.org.
[edit] External Links
- Warren Place Workingmen's Cottages at Strongplace Blog.
- "Pocket Neighborhoods" by Ross Chapin, ArchitectureWeek No. 519, 2011.0525, pC1.1
