One style that is common in parts of New England has 3 levels where each floor is more or less similar as the floor below. More or less the same square footage and room layout. There is likely to be a basement also. The roof might be close to flat or there could be a peaked roof given snow conditions. There are some examples visible in the movie Good Will Hunting. Tenements can be larger or have more stories. For the most part the housing was popular with lower income areas and maybe areas with high immigrant populations. Stories and other references can be found if you do a search.
Old buildings,landlord neglect,poor designs,and little government
Tenement districts in the 1830s and 1840s were overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and lacked basic sanitation facilities. Many tenement buildings were poorly constructed and lacked proper maintenance. Cities faced major problems such as inadequate housing regulations, poor public health conditions, and a lack of urban planning to address the rapid population growth during this period.
Tement block is bacsically an apartment. The Romans invented it but it is not excalty like the modern apartment
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Life in a tenement was not good. It was really small and crowded. There usually was many immigrant families living in one tenement apartment. There was no plumbing. You had to get water from a faucet on the main floor of the tenement and bring it back up to your apartment. If you had to go to the bathroom there was a bucket for the whole tenement and when it was full someone had to bring it out to the street and dump it.
1900
its not it was a piece of s*** disgrace
lack of windows
lack of windows
Old buildings,landlord neglect,poor designs,and little government
dumbbell tenement
Tenement districts in the 1830s and 1840s were overcrowded, poorly ventilated, and lacked basic sanitation facilities. Many tenement buildings were poorly constructed and lacked proper maintenance. Cities faced major problems such as inadequate housing regulations, poor public health conditions, and a lack of urban planning to address the rapid population growth during this period.
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they were gay
The State of New York outlawed the dumbbell shaped tenement buildings in 1901. The New York State Tenement House Act of 1901 banned the poorly lit and poorly ventilated buildings.
"Tenement" is merely an old word for what we would nowadays call an apartment building. In New York City, the term "old tenement" has a specific meaning when contrasted with "new tenement". Old tenements are building built under the "old tenement law" of NYC. They are typically shaped like dumbbells, or letter Hs. This is because of a new law that required each room to have a window opening onto a courtyard. This was done to bring in light and fresh air. Since old tenements were built between 1879 and 1901, their architectural style is typical of that era. They usually have a large stoop, an ornamented facade and a decorative parapet.
The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".The poorer Romans generally lived in apartment buildings called "insulae".