<P> Historic Pullman was built in the 1880s by George Pullman as workers ' housing for employees of his eponymous railroad car company , the Pullman Palace Car Company . He established behavioral standards that workers had to meet to live in the area and charged them rent . Pullman 's architect , Solon Spencer Beman , was said to be extremely proud that he had met all the workers ' needs within the neighborhood he designed . The distinctive rowhouses were comfortable by standards of the day , and contained such amenities as indoor plumbing , gas , and sewers . </P>
<P> Historic Pullman was built in the 1880s by George Pullman as workers ' housing for employees of his eponymous railroad car company , the Pullman Palace Car Company . He established behavioral standards that workers had to meet to live in the area and charged them rent . Pullman 's architect , Solon Spencer Beman , was said to be extremely proud that he had met all the workers ' needs within the neighborhood he designed . The distinctive rowhouses were comfortable by standards of the day , and contained such amenities as indoor plumbing , gas , and sewers . </P>
who owned and controlled the town of pullman
who owned and controlled the town of pullman
the Pullman Palace Car Company
the Pullman Palace Car Company