William Mead Homes, Public housing development in Chinatown, Los Angeles, United States.

William Mead Homes is a public housing development of 449 units in 24 buildings, built in 1941–1942 on 15.2 acres next to Chinatown. David Gebhard and Robert Winter note that its details slightly suggest the late 1930s Moderne style.

The development was built in the early 1940s with federal support under New Deal housing programs. The government aimed to provide modern housing for families with lower incomes during that era.

Residents nicknamed the complex "Dogtown" after the Ann Street Animal Shelter, whose barking dogs could be heard for blocks. The name also recalls the Daughters of Charity, who ran an infirmary at Naud and Ann Street from 1870 until moving to Boyle Heights in 1891. In 1992 the population was 71 percent Latino, 22 percent Asian, 4 percent African-American and 1 percent Caucasian.

The complex sits next to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and the LADWP Main Street Center, with Chinatown to the south, Cypress Park to the northeast, Lincoln Heights to the east and Downtown Los Angeles to the west. It is operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, so access to the grounds is not aimed at tourists; the 24 buildings and their grounds are residential. Look for the Moderne detailing noted by Gebhard and Winter on the facades.

The complex appears in the 1963 comedy Critic's Choice with Bob Hope and Lucille Ball, the 1997 drama One Eight Seven with Samuel L. Jackson, and Bruno Mars's 2010 video for Grenade. It also stood in for the childhood home in the 2017 miniseries The New Edition Story.