Pleasant Ridge & Jennings Terrace notice of sale letter, Charlestown, Indiana 6 Jan 1955

Description:	A letter from 1955 to the tenants of Pleasant Ridge and Jennings Terrace government housing subdivisions reminding them that the properties are being sold and how the tenants can apply to purchase the property. Pleasant Ridge subdivision was built by the U.S. federal government in 1941 to provide housing the employees of Indiana Ordnance Works (IOW) in Charlestown, Indiana. IOW was built in 1940 to provide smokeless gunpowder ordnance to the U.S. military during WWII. The plant continued production after the war. Jennings Terrace was a smaller subdivision built around 1943. The Pleasant Ridge homes were prefabricated Gunnison Homes. They were intended to be temporary housing and torn down after the war was over. As this letter indicates, the homes were continued to be used as government housing until 1955 when they were sold into public ownership. Starting in 2016 a developer began purchasing the homes in Pleasant Ridge to redevelop the area. Many of the houses have been torn down. HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE AGENCYPUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATIONCHARLESTOWN, INDIANAJANUARY 6, 1955NOTICE TO TENANTS OF PLEASANT RIDGE AND JENNINGS TERRACEDear Tenant:On December 20, 1954 we announced the sale of Pleasant Ridge and Jennings Terrace to veterans and non-veteran occupants, building by building for a period of thirty (30) days ending Thursday, January 18, 1955 at 5:00 p.m.Please file your Offer to Purchase at the Project Office now and aviod the last week rush. Tuesday, January 10, 1955 at 5:00 p.m. is definitely your final opportunity to exercise your priority as an occupant in Class 1 and Class 2.IMPORTANT:Beginning Thursday, January 6, 1955 the project office will be open for your convenience during the hours of 8:00 a.m. arid 8:00 p.m. Project staff will be present to render any assistance necessary to prepare your forms and to furnish information. Necessary forms are available at project office.Your prompt co-operation will be appreciated.Edgar P. Caughran,General Housing Mgr.
Origin:	1955-01-06
Created By:	Caughran, Edgar P.
Source:	http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15078coll17/id/15220
Collection:	Clark County Collections
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Geography:	Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana 38.4344238,-85.7070198
Subjects:	Pleasant Ridge subdivision Charlestown (Ind.) Land sales Government housing

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