Hall Manor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
John A. F. Hall Manor | |
|---|---|
Section of John A. F. Hall Manor as seen from 17th Street | |
| Coordinates: 40°15′00″N 76°51′28″W / 40.2500°N 76.8577°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Dauphin County |
| City | Harrisburg |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.4015 ha (43.0000 acres) |
| ZIP codes | 17104 |
| Area code(s) | 717 and 223 |
The John A. F. Hall Manor is a neighborhood of mixed-income housing in South Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Managed by the Harrisburg Housing Authority, it was named after former mayor John A. F. Hall.[1] It is the city's largest housing project. Hall Manor was initially a tight-knit, low-income community where families recalled a safe and vibrant upbringing, but has suffered from increased crime in recent decades.[2][3]
History and architectural features
Built in 1953, there are five hundred and forty apartments in fifty-four buildings, which are spread over forty-three acres.[4]
The HHA plans to re-submit an application for a planning grant under the Choice Neighborhood Program, and apply funds to reconfigure the neighborhood with more vibrant amenities currently non-existent, and eventually redevelop it in the long term.[5][6]
In the adjacent John N. Hall Club House (named after unrelated John Newton Hall, a late civic philanthropist from Camp Hill)[7] is one of the Harrisburg Boys & Girls Clubs of America locations. Also present is a community center with day-care and on-site family services and medical facilities.[4]
References
- ^ Chou, Molly Parker, Dan Nguyen, Sophie. "HUD Inspect: See if Publicly Subsidized Housing Units Passed or Failed Government Inspections". ProPublica. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Eshelman, Nancy (April 11, 2006). "Hall Manor once wasn't so troubled". The Patriot News. pp. A01. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ Bowman, Tom (April 11, 2006). "Hall Manor crime breeds despair, determination". The Patriot News. pp. A01. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ a b "Our Communities – Harrisburg Housing Authority". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "HHA Annual Plan 2022 – Harrisburg Housing Authority". Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "Harrisburg puts long-term effort to redevelop one of the city's original public housing complexes on its wish list". pennlive. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ "John Newton Hall obit 1989 part 1". Philadelphia Daily News. March 1, 1989. p. 30. Retrieved September 22, 2021.