Chatham Village
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Chatham Village is a community within the larger Mt. Washington neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh and an internationally acclaimed model of community design.
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[edit] History
Chatham Village was built 1932-1936 and is based on the principles of the Garden City Movement of the early twentieth century. It was built as a way to show that affordable housing for the working class could be attractive and safe, however it quickly became a middle- and upper-class neighborhood because it was so attractive. The funding was provided by Pittsburgh's Buhl Foundation.
[edit] Relevance
The community is regarded as one of the best-preserved examples of the Garden City concept by city planners, architects, and landscape architects.
It is also a National Historic Landmark and a City of Pittsburgh historic district.
In 2007, Chatham Village was included in the American Planning Association's list of Great Neighborhoods as part of its great Great Places in America program, which recognized 10 neighborhoods from across the nation for good design, function, sustainability, and community involvement.
[edit] The Homes
The homes are red-brick-and-slate-roof townhomes. They are situated in clusters toward interior courtyards with their rears facing the loop roads around the property. The homes do have rear-access integral garages in the basements but these are recessed several feet to greatly reduce the visual impact.
