Concord Park | |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Pushpin Map: | Pennsylvania |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 40.1312°N -74.9757°W |
Postal Code: | 19053 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Concord Park is a residential neighborhood[1] in the Trevose section of Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, originally established as an intentional racially integrated community in 1954 by Morris Milgram,[2] [3] a pioneering social activist and civil rights trailblazer who believed Black people should have the same access to housing as whites.[4] [5] [6]
Concord Park Homes were "the first planned open occupancy homes for sale by a builder determined to build only integrated housing; 139 three and four-bedroom homes were sold and occupied by 55 percent white families and 45 percent Negro families."[7] Some of the early homeowners included interracial couples, communists, and other nonconformists.[8]
The community's origin and history[9] were featured at Bensalem Township's 325th anniversary[10] in 2017 at Growden Mansion and on the Mayor's Show.