Prospect Heights Housing Project Explained

Prospect Heights Housing Project
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:560 Prospect St., Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates:41.8614°N -71.3669°W
Area:21acres
Built:1941
Architect:John F. O'Malley
Architecture:Modern
Added:December 15, 2015
Mpsub:Pawtucket MRA
Refnum:84002041

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 21acres 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 one of two complexes of this type in the city, and has only seen relatively minor alterations.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Prospect Heights Housing Project. Rhode Island Preservation. 2015-12-31.