Levittown

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census-designated place planned community suburb unincorporated community

Levittown is a large suburban community in Nassau County, New York, widely recognized as one of the first mass-produced post–World War II housing developments and a symbol of American suburbia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Levittown, New York	3
Levittown canonical	2
North American suburbia	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place ⓘ planned community ⓘ suburb ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Cape Cod-style houses ⓘ ranch-style houses ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1947 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Nassau County NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalSignificance	frequently cited in studies of suburbanization ⓘ symbol of postwar American dream of homeownership ⓘ
demographicCharacter	predominantly middle-class community ⓘ
designedAs	mass-produced housing development ⓘ
developer	Levitt & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ William Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	post–World War II era ⓘ
hasFeature	curvilinear street layout ⓘ parks ⓘ schools ⓘ shopping centers ⓘ
hasSchoolDistrict	Island Trees Union Free School District NERFINISHED ⓘ Levittown Union Free School District NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole	icon of mid-20th-century American middle class life ⓘ model for suburban tract housing ⓘ
housingTenure	primarily owner-occupied housing ⓘ
inception	1947 ⓘ
knownFor	being one of the first large-scale mass-produced suburbs in the United States ⓘ prototype for postwar suburban development ⓘ symbol of American suburbia ⓘ
locatedIn	Town of Hempstead NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Long Island ⓘ
namedAfter	Levitt & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalConstructionMethod	assembly-line style building techniques ⓘ
originalHousingType	single-family detached houses ⓘ
originalTargetDemographic	returning World War II veterans and their families ⓘ
partOf	New York metropolitan area ⓘ
planningConcept	large-scale tract development ⓘ mass production of homes ⓘ standardized house designs ⓘ
postalCodeType	ZIP Code ⓘ
region	Northeastern United States ⓘ
significantEvent	post–World War II housing boom ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
subjectOf	urban planning and sociology research ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportationAccess	proximity to major Long Island roadways ⓘ
zoningCharacter	predominantly residential ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wantagh → borders → Levittown ⓘ

Town of Hempstead → contains → Levittown ⓘ

Hempstead Turnpike → passesThrough → Levittown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Levittown, New York

Harry’s House / Centerpiece → setIn → Levittown ⓘ

this entity surface form: North American suburbia

Hempstead, New York → hasPart → Levittown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Levittown, New York

Farmingdale, New York → locatedNear → Levittown ⓘ

this entity surface form: Levittown, New York