The project was administered by Resettlement Administration established under Rexford Tugwell by F.D.R to carry out experiments in land reform and population resettlement during the Great Depression.

Greendale was primarily a project to employ laborers during the Depression. But they also aimed to build on the "garden city" model, in which housing was situated within easy access of gardens, employment, and a town center.

The project was designed to demonstrate a new kind of suburban community, combining both city and country life and provide good housing, at reasonable rents, for moderate income families.

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