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Abstract
Many American cities, regions, and states have begun to recognize the availability of housing that is conveniently-located and affordable to moderate-income workforce families as an important part of building sustainable economies. Although there is no national standard for workforce housing programs or incentives, many developers have creatively made use of available funding to construct residences that are targeted to middle-income professionals whose services are essential to well-functioning cities. This thesis explores the question of whether historic structures are being repurposed for use as workforce housing developments, with a focus on those developments deemed exemplary by the Urban Land Institutes Terwilliger Center for Housing through its Jack Kemp Award for Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing.