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Defense housing. Hale Homes, Portsmouth, Virginia. A 300-unit project to house civilian workers employed at the Norfolk Navy Yard. These homes, constructed at a cost of $1,114,748 by the USHA (U.S. Housing Authority) through the local housing authority, are permanent construction and are expected to continue after the emergency as part of the local authority's low-rent housing project. Rents are divided into three groups which run from a low of $19 to a high of $39 per month (July 1941). The project completed on February 1941

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Defense housing. Merrimack Park, Norfolk, Virginia. This project to house married enlisted personnel of the Norfolk naval base has 500 units which include single-story detached dwellings, two family houses, two-story group houses and apartments. Built at a cost of $1,980,000 by the USHA (U.S. Housing Authority), the project was opened for occupancy on July 1, 1941. Rentals are divided into four groups which run from a low 13-15 dollars to a high of 30-33 dollars

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Defense housing. Hale Homes, Portsmouth, Virginia. A 300-unit project to house civilian workers employed at the Norfolk Navy Yard. These homes, constructed at a cost of $1,114,748 by the USHA (U.S. Housing Authority) through the local housing authority, are permanent construction and are expected to continue after the emergency as part of the local authority's low-rent housing project. Rents are divided into three groups which run from a low of $19 to a high of $39 per month (July 1941). The project completed on February 1941

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Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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01/01/1941
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Palmer, Alfred T., photographer
United States. Office for Emergency Management.
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Portsmouth (Va.) ,  36.83556, -76.29833
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