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Hartley House (New York City)

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Hartley House
Formationuse 1897; 127 years ago (1897)
TypeNot for profit corporation
Legal statusCharity
Headquarters413 West 46th Street, Manhattan
Location
Region
Hell's Kitchen

Hartley House, formerly known as Hartley House Settlement, is a not for profit corporation, operating since 1897 as a charity serving the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Since its founding, the Hartley House has been operating from 413 West 46th Street in Manhattan.

Hartley Farms

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The Hartley Farms are affiliated with the Hartley House Settlement.

Leadership

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  • May Mathews was Executive Director of Hartley House for 50 years, beginning in the early 1900s following her graduation from Wellesley. Her dedication was commemorated by the naming of a neighborhood playground in her honor.
  • Grace Hartley Jenkins Mead (1896–1991) was president of Hartley House from 1940 to 1965; she was the great granddaughter of Robert Milham Hartley[1][2]

Other settlement houses in New York City

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Biography Index, A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines, Volume 17, September 1990 thru August 1992, H.W. Wilson Company (1992)
  2. ^ Grace H. J. Mead, 95, Foundation President, The New York Times, Apr 12, 1991
  3. ^ Iris Carlton-LaNey, PhD, and N. Yolanda Burwell, PhD, African American Community Practice Models: Historical and Contemporary, Haworth Press (1995)
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