United States Housing Corporation

Plans and elevations of typical USHC housing
Site plan of USHC development at Mare Island, California
USHC housing at Mare Island, CA in 2011
USHC housing at Mare Island, CA in 2011

The United States Housing Corporation (USHC) was a federal agency that existed during World War I. Its purpose was to provide housing for wartime production workers near arsenals and shipyards.[1]

  1. ^ Report of the United States Housing Corporation, Volume 1: Organization, policies, transactions. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1920.