Hall Manor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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John A. F. Hall Manor
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Section of John A. F. Hall Manor as seen from 17th Street
Coordinates: 40°15′00″N76°51′28″W / 40.2500°N 76.8577°W / 40.2500; -76.8577 Coordinates: 40°15′00″N76°51′28″W / 40.2500°N 76.8577°W / 40.2500; -76.8577
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Pennsylvania
County Dauphin County
City Harrisburg
Area
  Total17.4015 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]

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. [2]

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. [3] [4]

In the adjacent John N. Hall Club House (named after unrelated John Newton Hall, a late civic philanthropist from Camp Hill) [5] 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. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Our Communities – Harrisburg Housing Authority" . Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  3. "HHA Annual Plan 2022 – Harrisburg Housing Authority" . Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  4. "Harrisburg puts long-term effort to redevelop one of the city's original public housing complexes on its wish list". pennlive. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
  5. "John Newton Hall obit 1989 part 1". Philadelphia Daily News. 1989-03-01. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-09-22.