United Workers Cooperatives
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United Workers Cooperatives, also known as Allerton Coops, is a historic apartment
building complex located in The Bronx, New York, New York
. The complex includes three contributing buildings and five contributing structures. The Tudor Revival style buildings were built during two construction campaigns, 1926-1927 and 1927-1929 by the United Workers' Association. The buildings feature half timbered gable
s, horizontal half-timbered bands topped with sloping slate
roofs, corbelled and crenellated towers, and picturesque chimneys.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986.
Apartment
An apartment or flat is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building...
building complex located in The Bronx, New York, New York
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. The complex includes three contributing buildings and five contributing structures. The Tudor Revival style buildings were built during two construction campaigns, 1926-1927 and 1927-1929 by the United Workers' Association. The buildings feature half timbered gable
Gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...
s, horizontal half-timbered bands topped with sloping slate
Slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...
roofs, corbelled and crenellated towers, and picturesque chimneys.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986.