Oakdale (Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania) Explained

Oakdale
Location:	Hillendale Rd., Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39.8608°N -75.6217°W
Built:	1840
Added:	January 13, 1972
Refnum:	72001103

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.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-12-09. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050888_01D.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Oakdale]. 2012-12-09. Eleanor M. Webster. PDF. June 1970.