Washington Village (Norwalk, Connecticut)
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Washington Village, is a 136 unit public housing
complex in the South Norwalk neighborhood of Norwalk
, Connecticut
in the block bound by Water Street, Raymond Street, Day Street, and Concord Street. It is the oldest public housing development in Connecticut, occupied since 1941.
It was designed by Frank Bissell, an architect who had moved to Norwalk after having
worked in the New York offices of Barber and Bissell.
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
complex in the South Norwalk neighborhood of Norwalk
Norwalk, Connecticut
Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
in the block bound by Water Street, Raymond Street, Day Street, and Concord Street. It is the oldest public housing development in Connecticut, occupied since 1941.
It was designed by Frank Bissell, an architect who had moved to Norwalk after having
worked in the New York offices of Barber and Bissell.