{"id":3708,"date":"2018-03-22T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T11:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=3708"},"modified":"2019-11-13T13:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T13:08:24","slug":"katrina-cottage-comeback-project-small-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/katrina-cottage-comeback-project-small-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Katrina Cottage Comeback?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all the natural disasters, the need for affordable housing and the tiny house movement, there has been more interest in Katrina Cottages again.<\/p>\n

Katrina Cottages are the charming little houses that were built after Hurricane Katrina. They started showing up in every magazine in 2006.<\/p>\n

They are larger than a tiny house. These are very small houses that are designed to be practical, livable and inexpensive.<\/p>\n

\"Katrina<\/a>
Katrina Cottage in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans
Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unlike earlier tiny houses, Katrina Cottages look like a real home, with porches and comfortable living space. They were designed to be efficient and fast and easy to build.<\/p>\n

\"We're<\/a>
We’re Building ‘Em!
Operation Comeback
Katrina Cottages in New Orleans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At one time you could buy kits from Lowes with everything you needed to build a Katrina Cottage.<\/p>\n

\"Two<\/a>
Two Bedroom Louisiana Cottage Model Tour
Photo by Ralph Simcox
FEMA Photo Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Louisiana Cottages<\/h2>\n

Following Hurricane Rita the name was changed to “Louisiana Cottage.” The Louisiana Cottage has 612 square feet,\u00a0 18 feet by 32 feet long with a tiny not quite 4 foot deep front porch. They have two bedrooms, one bath and an open kitchen\/dining\/living area with 10 foot ceilings.<\/p>\n

\"Mississippi<\/a>
Mississippi Cottage Tour
Photo by Jennifer Smits
FEMA Photo Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mississippi Cottages<\/h2>\n
\n

Mississippi Cottages<\/h3>\n

FEMA’s Long Term Community Recovery Staff in Mississippi teamed up with Bay-Waveland Area Habitat for Humanity to create a “Coastal Cottage,” adapted from an Alternative Housing Pilot Program Cottage. The modifications increase the square footage of the modular unit, meet local zoning requirements and place the cottage on a permanent foundation.<\/p>\n

Wikimedia<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Interior<\/a>
Interior of Mississippi Cottage
Photo by George Armstrong
FEMA Photo Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These small cottages were set up in various areas with assistance from FEMA following other natural disasters, like tornadoes.<\/p>\n

\"Mississippi<\/a>
Mississippi Cottage
Photo by Jennifer Smits
FEMA Photo Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following Hurricane Katrina, this couple lived in a FEMA trailer for years. The Cottage programs enabled many people to afford comfortable permanent housing again.<\/p>\n

\"Mississippi<\/a>
Mississippi Cottage made permanent
Photo by Jennifer Smits
FEMA Photo Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Larger than the original Katrina Cottages, but still very small, Habitat for Humanity teamed up with FEMA to modify the original plans.<\/p>\n

\"Mississippi<\/a>
Mississippi Cottage
Photo by George Armstrong
FEMA Photo Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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