William Levitt

Levitt subsequently lost much of his wealth in unsuccessful investments. He was reinterred in Kingston, New York in 1908. Levitt & Sons was sold to ITT International Telephone & Telegraph in 1968 for a reported $90 million. His original burial was in Washington. In 1959 the community was annexed by Bowie. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection. In 1957 they acquired the historic Belair estate, home of Maryland's colonial Governor Samuel Ogle and his famous Belair Stables. In 1873, the state of New York donated a bronze statue of Clinton to the U.S.

During the late 1950s, Levitt and Sons also developed the commmuity known as "Belair at Bowie," in Bowie, Maryland. has erected a gilded equestrian sculpture of him on Connecticut Avenue. Levittown, Puerto Rico, built in the 1960s, was also one of Levitt's projects. Clinton County, New York and Clinton County, Ohio are named after him, and Washington, D.C. A third Levittown of 12,000 houses was built in southern New Jersey, although it has since reverted to its former name of Willingboro to avoid confusion with the neighboring Levittown community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. George Clinton was the brother of General James Clinton and the uncle of De Witt Clinton, who served as seventh and ninth Governor of New York. Levitt went on to plan and build another 17,000 home Levittown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which saw its first residents in 1952. His father, Charles Clinton, was an Irish immigrant to Little Britain, New York and member of the New York colonial assembly who inspired his political interests.

Levittown, New York eventually grew to over 17,000 houses. A supporter and friend of George Washington, he supplied food to the troops at Valley Forge, rode with Washington to the first Inauguration and gave an impressive dinner to celebrate it. The residents would come to be known as Levittowners. He was known for his hatred of Tories[1] and used seizure and sale of Tory estates to help keep taxes down. Houses sold for under $7000, a low price even by 1947 standards. He did not support the adoption of the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added. Residents started moving into Levittown, New York in 1947. He was elected to the Continental Congress and voted for the Declaration of Independence but was called to serve Washington as a brigadier general of militia and had to leave before the signing.

The result was high-quality, nearly identical houses that were built for subtantially less than what they would have normally cost. He subsequently studied law, became clerk of the court of common pleas and served in the state assembly. Other construction groups would work in the same manner, adding their part to the house lot by lot. At 18 he enlisted in the British Army to fight in wars with France and India. The slab laying group would go down the street laying concrete slabs for house after house, 60 feet apart. He went on to serve as the fourth Vice President of the United States, first from 1805 to 1809 under Thomas Jefferson, and then from 1809 until his death under James Madison, becoming the first Vice President to die in office. Groups of workers would descend on a new, empty street. state.

In Levitt's home-building assembly line, the product (houses) obviously could not move. According to the National Governors Association, with 21 years of service, he is the longest-serving governor of a U.S. In normal assembly lines, the workers stay stationary and the product moves down the line. He served as the first Governor of New York from 1777 to 1795, as a member of the State Assembly in 1800 and 1801, and as the third Governor from 1801 to 1804. Levitt's innovation in creating this planned community was to build the houses in the manner of an assembly line. George Clinton (July 26, 1739 – April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and politician. The Company named it Levittown. For others of that name see George Clinton..

Levitt & Sons chose an area known as Island Trees near Hempstead, Long Island as the site for its huge building project after the war. This page is for the Vice President George Clinton. After returning from the war, during which he served in the Navy as a lieutenant in the Seabees, William Levitt saw a need for affordable housing for the returning veterans. Prior to World War II, Levitt & Sons built mostly upscale housing in and around Long Island, New York. Design duties were handled by William's brother Alfred.