In building Indian Hill, the industrial village of the Norton Company, Worcester, Mass., it was found that a type of house which in 1915 cost to build had in 1916 risen in cost to But a house closely comparable to this type quoted at in Massachusetts in 1916, was contracted for in 1917 for only in Erwin, Tennessee. So that the 1916 Massachusetts house cost 19 per cent more to build than the same style of house in that same state in the previous year, and 50 per cent more than a similar house in a different locality in the following year. (data from Indian Hill, by C. C. May, National Housing Association Publications, July.
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In building Indian Hill, the industrial village of the Norton Company, Worcester, Mass., it was found that a type of house which in 1915 cost to build had in 1916 risen in cost to But a house closely comparable to this type quoted at in Massachusetts in 1916, was contracted for in 1917 for only in Erwin, Tennessee. So that the 1916 Massachusetts house cost 19 per cent more to build than the same style of house in that same state in the previous year, and 50 per cent more than a similar house in a different locality in the following year. (data from Indian Hill, by C. C. May, National Housing Association Publications, July.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Low-Cost Cottage Construction in America, Vol. 7: A Study on the Housing Collection in the Harvard Social Museum (Classic Reprint)
68
Low-Cost Cottage Construction in America, Vol. 7: A Study on the Housing Collection in the Harvard Social Museum (Classic Reprint)
68Hardcover
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780267859429 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | 1kg Limited |
| Publication date: | 02/17/2019 |
| Pages: | 68 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.25(d) |