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Born: 7/19/1883, Died: 3/6/1938 Arthur William Hall was born in New York, most likely on Staten Island, New York, where his ancestors are reported to have immigrated in the 1720s. According to his World War I draft registration card, Hall was "[in] charge of drafting department" for Graham, Anderson, Probst and White on the massive war-time expansion of "Explosive Plant C" for the Hercules Powder Company at Nitro, West Virginia. The firm designed all manner of facilities from manufacturing plant to employee housing.Hall moved to Philadelphia after service in WWI, and it is apparent from the project references available that he designed a number of the major office buildings and apartment houses in Center City Philadelphia. Hall's first appearance in the Philadelphia city directories is in 1924, when he is part of the firm of Gravell & Hall, with partner William H. Gravell, a civil engineer. By 1927 Hall was working independently, most notably on those buildings financed by Richard J. Seltzer. By 1935, when a cluster of projects were undertaken by Hall in the suburbs of Philadelphia, he had moved his office to Ardmore, PA.
Written by Sandra L. Tatman.
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