Yesler Terrace
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Yesler Terrace is a historic public housing community in Seattle, Washington, known as one of the first racially integrated, low-income housing projects in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yesler Terrace canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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neighborhood ⓘ public housing community ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Central District
NERFINISHED
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First Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ International District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | garden court housing ⓘ |
| city | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | King County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Seattle Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicPolicy | racially integrated from its inception ⓘ |
| governingBody | Seattle Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
community center
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parks and open space ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | low-rise apartment buildings ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
community facilities
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residential ⓘ |
| hasPlanningStatus | subject to major redevelopment and replacement housing plans ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic |
ethnically diverse population
ⓘ
primarily low-income residents ⓘ |
| hasStreet | Yesler Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
early example of racially integrated public housing in the United States
ⓘ
first publicly subsidized housing development in Washington State ⓘ |
| housingTenure | rental ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first racially integrated public housing projects in the United States
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low-income housing ⓘ urban redevelopment projects ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Seattle
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfUnits | around 690 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Seattle Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Central District of Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfUrbanArea | Seattle metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHousingType | low-income housing ⓘ |
| redevelopedBy | Seattle Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redevelopmentStartDate | 2010s ⓘ |
| redevelopmentType | mixed-income community redevelopment ⓘ |
| significantEvent | World War II era housing expansion ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by Seattle street grid and bus routes ⓘ |
| zoningContext | urban residential ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.