Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Petition to Charlottesville City Council, MS 341, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Virginia

Acquisition Information

Gift of Thomas Nelson Page, 1997

Historical Information

The City of Charlottesville created the housing authority by voter referendum in 1954. The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority was to clear so called blighted and slum areas of the city and operate public housing programs. The CRHA was responsible for the demolition of Vinegar Hill and the construction of public housing.

Scope and Content

This is a petition to the Charlottesville city council requesting a referendum on the application of the Redevelopment and Housing Authority to approve a low-rent housing project on the Ridge Street-Raymond Road site.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (Charlottesville, Va.)

Subjects:

• Public housing--Virginia--Charlottesville
• Relocation (Housing)--Virginia--Charlottesville
• Urban renewal--Virginia--Charlottesville