Planning for an elderly low-rent housing project that was formed as early as 1960 finally came to fruition in 1963 when the Williamson County Housing Authority got approval on 40 units in Herrin for $506,834 and 20 units in Marion for $265,684. By March of 1963, the Marion units were well under way but bad weather and an area-wide carpenter’s strike delayed construction of the units early on. By June the units were reported to be 98 percent complete and by the end of July they underwent preliminary inspection and final touches. Continue reading
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In 1960, the Williamson County Housing Authority got approval for a number of low-rent housing projects throughout the county. Two of these projects, located on Morgan Avenue and in Gent’s addition, were started in Marion before the end of the … Continue reading