Levittown
Levittown is the name of four large suburban developments created in the United States of America by William Levitt and his company Levitt & Sons. Built in the post-WWII era for returning veterans and their new families, the communities offered attractive alternatives to cramped central city locations and apartments. He and other builders were guaranteed by the Veterans Administration and the Federal Housing Association (FHA) that qualified veterans could receive housing for a fraction of rental costs. Production was modeled in an assembly line manner and thousands of identical homes were produced. These came standard with a white picket fence, green lawn, and modern era kitchen with appliances. Sales began in March 1947, and within the first three hours, 1,400 homes had been bought.They featured large numbers of similar houses that were built easily and quickly, allowing rapid recovery of costs.
Places
- Levittown, New York - The first Levittown
- Levittown, Pennsylvania
- Willingboro Township, New Jersey - Coloquially known as Levittown
- Bowie, Maryland Belair development, briefly considered a name change to Levittown
- Aberdeen, New Jersey - (Formerly Matawan Township) known as the Strathmore, New Jersey Development
- Levittown, Puerto Rico
- Greenbriar, Virginia