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Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania)

Coordinates: 39°51′39″N 75°37′18″W / 39.86083°N 75.62167°W / 39.86083; -75.62167
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Oakdale
Oakdale, July 2011
Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania)
Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania)
LocationHillendale Rd., Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°51′39″N 75°37′18″W / 39.86083°N 75.62167°W / 39.86083; -75.62167
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1840
NRHP reference No.72001103[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-12-09. Note: This includes Eleanor M. Webster (June 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oakdale" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-09.