Greenbelt Historic District

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Greenbelt Historic District is a planned New Deal–era community in Greenbelt, Maryland, notable for its early 20th-century garden city design and cooperative housing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf garden city
historic district
planned community
architecturalStyle Art Deco
Streamline Moderne
garden city movement
category Historic districts in Prince George's County, Maryland
New Deal in Maryland
Planned communities in the United States
constructionStartDate 1935
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland
designPeriod New Deal era
developer Resettlement Administration
era early 20th century
governingBody City of Greenbelt
hasCentralFeature Roosevelt Center
hasCharacteristic cooperative housing
curvilinear street plan
green belt of surrounding parkland
low-rise apartment blocks
pedestrian pathways separated from roads
planned community layout
row houses
shared green spaces
superblock design
town center with civic and commercial buildings
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places historic district
inception 1937
locatedIn Greenbelt, Maryland
Maryland
Prince George’s County, Maryland
surface form: Prince George's County, Maryland

United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter green belt concept
notableFor New Deal social experimentation in housing
cooperative consumer services
integration of green space and housing
pedestrian-oriented design
openingDate 1937
originalPurpose model community for low-income families
relief for Great Depression unemployment
partOf Greenbelt Town
surface form: Greenbelt New Town

New Deal
planningConcept garden city principles
neighborhood unit concept
state Maryland

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Greenbelt, Maryland hasHistoricDistrict Greenbelt Historic District
Greenbelt Town partOf Greenbelt Historic District