Whitehall Borough | |
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  Whitehall Borough Location of Whitehall in Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Whitehall Borough Whitehall Borough (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:39°56′53″N75°11′11″W / 39.94806°N 75.18639°W /39.94806; -75.18639 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 215, 267, and 445 |
Whitehall Borough was aborough that was located inPhiladelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough ceased to exist when it was incorporated into theCity of Philadelphia on the passage of theAct of Consolidation, 1854.
The area takes its name from White Hall, a grand mansion built there by Jesse Waln.[1]
When it was incorporated into a borough on April 9, 1849, it covered what today is called East Frankford, between the Little Tacony (or Tackawanna) andFrankford Creeks, including Frankford andBridesburg Stations on the formerPennsylvania Railroad, Whitehall Commons, and theFrankford Arsenal.[2] It lay northwest ofBridesburg Borough, and southeast ofFrankford Borough. It was situated in the old township ofTacony and the laterNorthern Liberties Township.
In 1853, the part of Whitehall that lay between Torresdale Avenue and Frankford Creek and below what is now Whitehall Commons was ceded to the borough of Frankford, leaving it with an area of only 0.471 square mile.[2]
