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Standards for Defense Housing: Lanham Act Projects

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Report Acceptance Date: March 1942 (244 pages)

Posted Date: July 23, 2021



This historic publication consists of standards which were issued to guide the design of Defense Hosing Projects constructed by the Federal Public Housing Authority under the Lanham Act as amended January 21, 1942. The first objective of the standards was to expedite the construction of safe, comfortable and economical housing for war workers.


This report is part of the collection of scanned historical documents available to the public.

Publication Categories: Historical     Publications     Housing Production and Technology     Building Methods     Design     War Production of Housing    

 


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