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Soldiers returning from the end of World War II wanted to
get jobs, start families, and get on with their lives. In order to supply housing
for these men, the Fisher-Daseke Agency, located in the Strand Theater Building
on Green Street, offered National Homes to their new home-buying customers. National
Homes were built in sections in the factory in Lafayette, Indiana, and then
sent on a truck to the building site. There the construction crew would
assemble the new home with pre-made walls and floors. A new home could be moved
into within two weeks of building, which made getting families into new homes
much easier and faster. A new National Home, complete with heating, plumbing,
electric wiring, outside walls painted, walks, and landscaping could be yours
for around $5000. Fairview Addition, located on the old fairgrounds, was built
around where Hose School would later be
built in 1954.
Nine new homes were set to be built as soon as the war with
Japan ended. If you look around Crawfordsville, you will probably see other
neighborhoods, such as Athens Addition, that were built after the war to house
returning soldiers.
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