Lincoln Homes

Built in 1941 Lincoln Homes is the oldest public low-rent housing projects in Clarksville, Tennessee, which was initiated under the New Deal Federal Housing Administration (FHA). In 1950, under the auspices of FHA, Clarksville's Housing Authority built two low-rent community housing projects. Lincoln Homes constructed on Lee Street was built for African Americans. The second low-rent housing units, Summit Heights, located on Richards Street was built for whites. Both low-rent community housing projects consisted of 100 units and 19 buildings. Each apartment consisted of front and rear entrances, in-door plumbing, kitchen and bathroom facilities, electric lights, stoves, refrigerators, and heaters. The housing authority also included a playground, a community room, a maintenance building and trash pickup. The first applicants moved into the housing units in 1951.