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Historic American Buildings Survey,
Engineering Record, Landscapes Survey
Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD
- Title: Old Greenbelt, Crescent Road and Southway, Greenbelt, Prince George's County, MD
- Other Title: Greenbelt
- Creator(s): Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
- Date Created/Published: Documentation compiled after 1933
- Medium:
Photo(s): 22
Data Page(s): 16
Photo Caption Page(s): 3 - Reproduction Number: ---
- Rights Advisory:
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html)
- Call Number: HABS MD-1217
- Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
- Notes:
- Significance: The community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was created through a landmark federal planning initiative in the 1930s and exhibits thoughtful integration of transportation, housing, retail, government services, green space, and pedestrian circulation. Since this origin at the hands of the federal Resettlement Administration from 1935-38, Greenbelt has continued an emphasis on planning and maintaining its physical and social character as a progressive community. Franklin Roosevelts victory in the 1932 presidential election initiated sweeping changes in the federal government to combat the economic depression of the 1930s. Among Roosevelts advisors was Columbia University economics professor Rexford Tugwell, who had a particular interest in promoting economic recovery in the agricultural sector. Having been named assistant secretary of agriculture and then undersecretary of agriculture, Tugwell masterminded the formation of the Resettlement Administration, dedicated to moving families from substandard urban and rural locations to new, planned communities. The Resettlement Administration included the Suburban Resettlement Division, which was concerned with moving low- and moderate-income young families from cities to new suburban towns. Economics was a primary concern of this effort, anticipating that the low cost of outlying land would make new communities more affordable. This greenbelt town program utilized Garden City planning principles, first promoted in the United Kingdom by Ebenezer Howard and taken up by American planners, architects, and intellectuals including Henry Wright, Clarence Stein, and Lewis Mumford. Garden City ideals featured the prominent inclusion of parks and green space to augment the density of clustered, multi-family housing and emphasized planned integration of residential, commercial, recreational, and industrial uses throughout the city. Greenbelt, chartered by the state of Maryland in 1937, was the most prominent and complete town in the United States planned along these principles. Construction of the original section of Greenbelt, Maryland from 1936 to 1938 provided work for thousands of unemployed laborers, as was characteristic of many New Deal programs. The town was an innovative combination of superblocks (neighborhood units with groups of row houses and apartments intersected by pedestrian walkways through communal green space), a central grouping of commercial and recreational structures, and segregated circulation patterns for pedestrian and automotive uses between the residential and commercial zones. In addition, the federal government promoted cooperative enterprises and associations in Greenbelt as a way to foster affordability and an enduring sense of community. This original section of Greenbelt established a precedent in housing form and in planning that strongly influenced subsequent development. In anticipation of World War II, the federal government developed 1000 new units of row housing for defense workers in an adjacent section of the federally-owned land. These houses were developed into another neighborhood unit of superblocks with curving, picturesque streets grouped around a later elementary school. Old Greenbelt represents a successful example of a planned community, federal intervention into the housing market, and creation of an enduring community spirit through careful social planning.
- Survey number: HABS MD-1217
- National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80004331
- Place:
- Collections:
- Part of: Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
- Bookmark This Record:
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The Library of Congress generally does not own rights to material in its collections and, therefore, cannot grant or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute the material. For further rights information, see "Rights Information" below and the Rights and Restrictions Information page ( https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/rights.html ).
- Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
- Reproduction Number: ---
- Call Number: HABS MD-1217
- Medium:
Photo(s): 22
Data Page(s): 16
Photo Caption Page(s): 3
If Digital Images Are Displaying
You can download online images yourself. Alternatively, you can purchase copies of various types through Library of Congress Duplication Services.
HABS/HAER/HALS materials have generally been scanned at high resolution that is suitable for most publication purposes (see Digitizing the Collection for further details about the digital images).
- Photographs--All photographs are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
- Make note of the Call Number and Item Number that appear under the photograph in the multiple-image display (e.g., HAER, NY,52-BRIG,4-2).
- If possible, include a printout of the photograph.
- Drawings--All drawings are printed from digital files to preserve the fragile originals.
- Make note of the Survey Number (e.g., HAER NY - 143) and Sheet Number (e.g., "Sheet 1 of 4"), which appear on the edge of the drawing. (NOTE: These numbers are visible in the Tiff "Reference Image" display.)
- If possible, include a printout of the drawing.
- Data Pages
- Make note of the Call Number in the catalog record.
If Digital Images Are Not Displaying
In the rare case that a digital image for HABS/HAER/HALS documentation is not displaying online, select images for reproduction through one of these methods:
- Visit the Prints & Photographs Reading Room and request to view the group (general information about service in the reading room is available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/001_ref.html). It is best to contact reference staff in advance (see: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/address.html) to make sure the material is on site. OR
- P&P reading room staff can provide up to 15 quick copies of items per calendar year (many original items in the holdings are too old or fragile to make such copies, but generally HABS/HAER/HALS materials are in good enough condition to be placed on photocopy machines). For assistance, see our Ask a Librarian page OR
- Hire a freelance researcher to do further selection for you (a list of researchers in available at: http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/resource/013_pic.html).
- You can purchase copies of various types, including quick copies, through Library of Congress Duplication Services (price lists, contact information, and order forms for Library of Congress Duplication Services are available on the Duplication Services Web site):
- Make note of the Call Number listed above.
- Look at the Medium field above. If it lists more than one item:
- The entire group can be ordered as photocopies or high-quality copies.
- All the items in a particular medium (e.g., all drawings, all photographs) can be ordered as photocopies or high-quality copies.
- Call Number: HABS MD-1217
- Medium:
Photo(s): 22
Data Page(s): 16
Photo Caption Page(s): 3
Please use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room to view the original item(s). In some cases, a surrogate (substitute image) is available, often in the form of a digital image, a copy print, or microfilm.
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Is the item digitized? (A thumbnail (small) image will
be visible on the left.)
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Yes, the item is digitized. Please use the digital image in preference to requesting the original. All images can be viewed at a large size when you are in any reading room at the Library of Congress. In some cases, only thumbnail (small) images are available when you are outside the Library of Congress because the item is rights restricted or has not been evaluated for rights restrictions.
As a preservation measure, we generally do not serve an original item when a digital image is available. If you have a compelling reason to see the original, consult with a reference librarian. (Sometimes, the original is simply too fragile to serve. For example, glass and film photographic negatives are particularly subject to damage. They are also easier to see online where they are presented as positive images.)
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No, the item is not digitized. Please go to #2.
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Do the Access Advisory or Call Number fields above indicate that
a non-digital surrogate exists, such as microfilm or copy prints?
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Yes, another surrogate exists. Reference staff can direct you to this surrogate.
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No, another surrogate does not exist. Please go to #3.
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If you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate, please fill out a call slip in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room. In many cases, the originals can be served in a few minutes. Other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future. Reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served.
To contact Reference staff in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room, please use our Ask A Librarian service or call the reading room between 8:30 and 5:00 at 202-707-6394, and Press 3.