| Laurel Homes Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | Roughly bounded by Liberty and John Sts., Ezzard Charles Dr., and Linn St., Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Coordinates: | 39.1114°N -84.5242°W |
| Built: | 1933 |
| Architect: | Frederick W. Garber, et al. |
| Added: | May 19, 1987 |
| Refnum: | 87000690 |
Laurel Homes Historic District is a registered historic district in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1987. It contained 29 contributing buildings.
All but three of the historic low-income public housing projects was razed between 2000–02 to make way for new condominiums.
Laurel Homes was established in 1938 with 1303 units of low income housing. An adjacent property of 1015 units, Lincoln Court, opened in 1942 to black families only.[1] Apartments at Laurel Homes were leased to both white and to lesser degree, black, families, making it nominally one of the first integrated housing projects in the United States.[2]
Laurel Homes was the second largest Public Works Administration public housing project in the country.[3]
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog: Laurel Homes Building B https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/oh1847/
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog: Laurel Homes Historic District https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/oh1846/