Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania)
Oakdale | |
Oakdale, July 2011 | |
| Location | Hillendale Rd., Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°51′39″N 75°37′18″W / 39.86083°N 75.62167°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001103[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 13, 1972 |
Oakdale, also known as the Isaac Mendenhall Estate, is a historic home located in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1840, and is representative of the home of a prosperous Quaker farmer of the mid-19th century. The associated carriage house has a room known to have harbored freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2012. Note: This includes Eleanor M. Webster (June 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oakdale" (PDF). Retrieved December 9, 2012.