Dumbbell tenement definition is - a tenement building formerly common in New York City and having a long narrow plan characterized by two narrow air wells at each side. read more
The airshaft of a dumbbell tenement, ca. 1900 Old Law Tenements are tenements built in New York City after the Tenement House Act of 1879 and before the New York State Tenement House Act ("New Law") of 1901. read more
And the first major tenement house law was passed in 1879 and led to what are referred to as old-law tenements or dumbbell tenements. These were tenements that were built on a 25-foot-wide lot, still. read more