wiser Hareings, 203 Va NSTITUTE oF go \ * STs me Rab AUB 1 6 soa» CEST OF copay ATCHISON VILLAGE AND ANNEX. HOUSING, PROJECTS City of Richmond,-California Brief Historical Review and < Alternate Methods of Future Operation ¢ e ©. Frepared by 2 Ne Office of the Gity Manager ae “Research DivisionThe following is taken from the First Annual Report of the Housing Authority of the'City of Richmond, California, May 4, 1952. NATIONAL DEFENSE FROJECT Atchigon Village Froject Cal. 4171-X “Atchison Village" is located at Macdonald Avenue from First Street to Garrard Boulevard, to the junction of the Santa Fe Railroad, thence east to * First Street and north to Macdonald Avenue, It consists of four hundred fifty (450) dwelling units, consisting of 68 one bedroom, 272 two bedroom, and 110 three bedroom units, This project is exclusively for civilian workers in defense industries, Financed with Lanham Act funds through the Federal Works Agency, ‘The Local Authority was designated the Agent of the Federal Works Administrator for the construction of this project, subject to supervision of the United States Housing Authority. , ‘The’ Authority has been honored by Brigadier General Philip B, Fleming Federal Works . dministrator, in having been chosen as the first Local Housing Authority in the United States to manage a defense project in accordance with the new policy of the Division of Defense Housing. On June ll, 1941, the President of the United States approved funds for the erection of afour hundred fifty (450) unit housing project for workers in de~ fense industries of Richmond, Funds for this project were made available by passage in Congress of the "Lanham act", The cost of this project is approxi; mately One Million Seven Hundred aid Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($1, 717, 000, 000, | One hundred sixty-nine (169) buildings with accommodations for four hundred fifty (450) families, and an Administration Building, are either completed “or under construction, It is estimated between 1700 and 1800 persons will live on the project.je oe . Pee itrae 7" “ANONHOR JO ALO 72% AUNOULAV ONISNOH 27 nr eT ENO XIZIV “WO aatomLsNoo ~ LOGPOUd ONISAWH ISNIIAd - ADVTIA NOSIHOLY-