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CULTURAL
HISTORY
MUSEUM
ARCHITECTURE
ROOM
Red
Cross
House
Case
After
the
1935
Hurricane
the
American
Red
Cross
and
the
Federal
Emergency
Relief
Administration
(FERA)
constructed
29
concrete
homes
for
residents
who
owned
property
and
lost
their
homes
in
the
hurricane.
The
residents
had
to
own
the
real
estate
in
their
names.
There
were
one,
two,
three
and
four
bedroom
houses.
The
appearance
was
the
same
except
the
more
the
bedrooms,
the
longer
the
house.
They
were
configured
differently
inside,
but
the
width
were
the
same.
The
side
the
front
porch
was
on
varied,
but
was
the
same
size.
The
lower
section
is
a
water
cistern
divided
into
two
side-by-side
compartments.
Each
side
could
be
isolated
for
cleaning.
The
walls,
floors,
partitions
and
roof
were
reinforced
concrete.
See
page
2
for
construction.
Above
can
be
seen
the
effects
of
the
salt
water
concrete
and
the
steel
reinforcement
bar.
Rusting
caused
the
"spauling"
of
the
concrete.
The
outside
walls
are
12
inches
thick
and
easily
reparable.
Above
is
a
Red
Cross
home
on
the
beach
in
Islamorada
that
has
been
repaired
and
modified
(Note
the
front
windows,
etc.)
Let's
go
and
build
a
Red
Cross
house
with
these
photos
in
mind.
Continued
on
Page
2
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