Hall Manor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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John A. F. Hall Manor
Neighborhood of Harrisburg
Hall Manor Sept 2021.jpg
Section of John A. F. Hall Manor as seen from 17th Street
Hall Manor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°15′00″N76°51′28″W / 40.2500°N 76.8577°W / 40.2500; -76.8577
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  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

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ Eshelman, Nancy (April 11, 2006). "Hall Manor once wasn't so troubled". The Patriot News . pp. A01. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Bowman, Tom (April 11, 2006). "Hall Manor crime breeds despair, determination". The Patriot News . pp. A01. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Our Communities – Harrisburg Housing Authority" . Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "HHA Annual Plan 2022 – Harrisburg Housing Authority" . Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "John Newton Hall obit 1989 part 1". Philadelphia Daily News. March 1, 1989. p. 30. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
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