The Robert Fulton Houses is a housing project located in the Chelsea neighborhood in the New York City Borough of Manhattan. The 6.27-acre (2.54 ha) site is located between West 16th and 19th Streets and bounded by Ninth and Tenth Avenues. The housing project consists of 945 apartments in eleven buildings; three of the developments are 25 stories, while the others are 6 stories high. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 15, 1962 and the buildings were completed on March 31, 1965. Its confines are within the 10th Precinct.[1][2]
The housing project is named after engineer and inventor Robert Fulton.
References
- ^ "Fulton Houses". New York City Housing Authority. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/html/developments/manfulton.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Fulton Houses Dedicated at 9th Ave. Near 19th St.". New York Times. 1962-10-16. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B14FB3E58137A93C4A8178BD95F468685F9. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
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