America's Little House
| America's Little House | |
|---|---|
View from the southeast, with the Lincoln Building and Lefcourt Colonial Building skyscrapers in the background | |
Interactive map of the America's Little House area | |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| Location | Park Avenue and East 39th Street, Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°45′01″N 73°58′43″W / 40.75028°N 73.97861°W |
| Groundbreaking | July 30, 1934 |
| Opened | November 6, 1934 |
| Closed | November 3, 1935 |
| Demolished | November 12, 1935 |
| Cost | $8,000 |
| Owner | New York Committee of Better Homes in America |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Roger Bullard, Clifford C. Wendehack |
| Other designers | Annette Hoyt Flanders, Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Elizabeth Parker, Emily Post |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 8 |
America's Little House was a temporary demonstration home located in Murray Hill, Manhattan in New York which was only open for a year from 1934 to 1935. It was designed by architect Roger Bullard with the assistance of architect Clifford C. Wendehack. The home was built in 1934 as part of the Better Homes in America campaign to promote single-family homeownership, modernization, and improvement. The house's garage included a radio broadcasting studio used by Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
The home was a Georgian colonial revival, eight-room house with a garage, surrounded by a lawn and white picket fence. The house was designed to be affordable to the average American family. The house was closed in 1935 after receiving 166,000 visitors; an office building was built on the site in 1954.