Hidden Social Agendas and Housing Standards: The New York Tenement House Code of 1901

Abstract

Using the New York Tenement House Commission of 1900 and its proposed code of 1901 as a case study, this article describes how building standards are a source of “hidden social agendas.” Through research on the “social context” of the Commission and examination of its proposed code, it is shown how the Commission’s concern for social order and family preservation manifested itself in regulations for tenement hallways, water closets, airs hafts, and bathrooms. This concern led to standards which resulted in privitization of the dwelling unit.

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