title: Self-Master Colony
text: # Self-Master Colony
  
  The Self-Master Colony (1908–1938) was an experiment in housing the homeless in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey. A lengthy article about it was published in the December 9, 1911, issue of Literary Digest magazine.
  
  ## History
  
  The colony was built on the Hoyt family mansion in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey, in 1908. The colony was founded by Andress Small Floyd and his wife Lillian.
  
  