Richard Allen Homes, Philadelphia public housing development
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Richard Allen Homes is a public housing development in Philadelphia named in honor of Richard Allen, the influential African American minister and founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Allen Homes | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
housing project
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public housing development ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Girard College area ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | barracks-style public housing ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolitionDate | late 1990s ⓘ |
| hasCommunity | predominantly African American residents ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of African American resilience in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| hasDemographicCharacteristic | family-oriented housing ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction | wartime housing for low-income families ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | World War II era public housing expansion ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
concentrated poverty prior to redevelopment
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crime concerns prior to demolition and rebuilding ⓘ |
| hasLaterPolicyContext | HOPE VI-style redevelopment initiatives ⓘ |
| hasPart |
low-rise apartment buildings
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rowhouse-style buildings ⓘ |
| hasPolicyContext | federal public housing programs of the New Deal and WWII era ⓘ |
| hasRedevelopmentFeature |
improved streetscape integration
GENERATED
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reduced density layout GENERATED ⓘ townhouse-style units GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRedevelopmentGoal | mixed-income community ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
discussions of urban renewal in North Philadelphia
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studies on public housing policy in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Philadelphia
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| locatedInNeighborhood | Poplar neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| municipality | City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Bishop Richard Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForEthnicity | African American leader ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | African Methodist Episcopal Church founder ⓘ |
| numberOfResidentialUnits | over 1400 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Philadelphia Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Philadelphia Housing Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | public housing in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| primaryResidentialUse | low-income housing GENERATED ⓘ |
| redevelopmentObjective |
deconcentration of poverty
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improved quality of life for residents ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | African Methodist Episcopal Church (through namesake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Richard Allen Homes (redeveloped low-rise community) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | major redevelopment in the late 1990s and early 2000s ⓘ |
| socialImpact | center of African American community life in North Philadelphia ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by SEPTA bus routes ⓘ |
| urbanContext | inner-city Philadelphia ⓘ |
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