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| '''Oakmont''' is an ] in ] in ], ], United States. | '''Oakmont''' is an ] in ] in ], ], United States. The Oakmont neighborhood is generally bounded by Campbell Avenue, Winton Avenue, East Marthart Avenue and Darby Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oakmont, Haverford Township, Delaware County, Havertown PA 19083 |url=https://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Delaware_County/Haverford_Township/Oakmont.html |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.livingplaces.com}}</ref> It borders the unincorporated communities of ], Merwood, Paddock Farms, Woodmere Park, ], Lynnewood, and Manoa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2024 |title=Comp Plan Update |url=https://www.havtwp.org/Document_Library/Comp_Plan/Draft_Haverford_Comprehensive_Plan.pdf |website=Haverford Township}}</ref> | ||
| == History == | == History == | ||
| Eagle Road cuts across Oakmont from West to East. The road that would become Eagle Road was initially laid around 1696 for the ], built 1688.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Oakmont |url=https://iliveinharford.com/oakmont.html#/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=I LIVE IN HARFORD |language=en}}</ref> Oakmont is also the site of Saint Denis Church, founded in 1825 for mill workers in Kellyville in the Karakung Creek Valley mills.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Graaf |first=Zachary |title=United We Fall: The History of Haverford Township’s Rival Regional Cultures |date=May 12, 2022 |year=2022 |publication-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> Early 19th century lotting and development maps of the neighborhood refer to Oakmont as 'South Ardmore' and 'Grassland'.<ref name=":0" /> Oakmont was commonly used to refer to the area, as indicated in the 1961 property atlas of the Main Line, the name of the Oakmont Station, and early advertisements for the neighborhood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Franklin Survey Company |date=1961 |title=1961 - Property Atlas of the Main Line |url=https://www.lowermerion.org/home/showpublisheddocument/14870/636075613366470000 |url-status=live |website=1961 - Property Atlas of the Main Line {{!}} Lower Merion Township, PA}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=December 6, 1925 |title=Oakmont Estates: An Established Suburb |work=Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=June 23, 1923 |title=Oakmont Estates |work=Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | The ] railway line once extended through Oakmont. It was cut in 1963 to terminate in Oakmont and abandoned in 1981.<ref>{{cite work|url= https://www.havtwp.org/History_of_Haverford.html|title=Haverford Township: A (Sorta) Brief History|first=Margaret|last=Johnson|publisher=]|date=1989|access-date=December 29, 2024}}</ref> The previous right |
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| The Oakmont neighborhood was developed by the same firm that planned the earlier Brookline neighborhood (1907), A. E. Mueller and Co in the 1920s.<ref name=":1" /> The developers advertised Oakmont as a ], highlighting Oakmont's location on Darby Road with the Ardmore Line, making it an early 19th century example of a ].<ref name=":2" /> | |||
| The commercial development of Oakmont is oriented toward historic trolley service, particularly along Darby Road and along Eagle Road between East and West Darby Road. While Oakmont is no longer anchored by trolley stations, the development pattern persists. Today, a covered bus stop remains for riders of SEPTA bus route ] running along the former trolley route to Ardmore. Oakmont connects to Haverford Road and Ardmore by the SEPTA private busway for the 103 bus route, originally right-of-way for the trolley rails. It is the first private busway in the United States.<ref name=":3" /> | |||
| ⚫ | The ] railway line once extended through Oakmont as well. It was cut in 1963 to terminate in Oakmont and abandoned in 1981.<ref name=":3">{{cite work|url= https://www.havtwp.org/History_of_Haverford.html|title=Haverford Township: A (Sorta) Brief History|first=Margaret|last=Johnson|publisher=]|date=1989|access-date=December 29, 2024}}</ref> The previous right-of-way of the train stood empty for decades until its conversion into the Pennsy Trail, a rails-to-trails project part of the Delaware Valley’s circuit trails system that connects Oakmont to Brookline and Llanerch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newtown Square Branch: Pennsy Trail |url=https://circuittrails.org/find-trails/newtown-square-branch-pennsy-trail/ |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=Circuit Trails |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Brookline/Llanerch Trails |url=https://www.havtrail.com/trailmap/penmap.htm |access-date=2024-12-30 |website=www.havtrail.com}}</ref> | ||
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| Oakmont is served by the ], the Oakmont Fire Company (established 1912), and the Haverford Township Police Department.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Oakmont Fire Company |url=https://www.oakmontfire.org/about/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |language=en}}</ref> The neighborhood was once served by the Oakmont School as an elementary school. It now houses the administration of the Haverford Township School District.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puglioinesi |first=Lois |date=2008-03-28 |title=Old building gets new use in Haverford |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2008/03/28/old-building-gets-new-use-in-haverford/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Delco Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The Oakmont Farmer's Market is held at Grace Chapel and is part of the .<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Oakmont Farmers Market |url=https://www.oakmontfarmersmarket.org/about/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.oakmontfarmersmarket.org}}</ref> | |||
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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States| Oakmont, Pennsylvania | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 The corner of Eagle Road and Darby Road in Oakmont | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Delaware |
| Township | Haverford |
| Elevation | 103 m (337 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,569 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1182842 |
Oakmont is an unincorporated community in Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The Oakmont neighborhood is generally bounded by Campbell Avenue, Winton Avenue, East Marthart Avenue and Darby Road. It borders the unincorporated communities of Merion Golf Manor, Merwood, Paddock Farms, Woodmere Park, Brookline, Lynnewood, and Manoa.
History
Eagle Road cuts across Oakmont from West to East. The road that would become Eagle Road was initially laid around 1696 for the Old Haverford Friends Meetinghouse, built 1688. Oakmont is also the site of Saint Denis Church, founded in 1825 for mill workers in Kellyville in the Karakung Creek Valley mills. Early 19th century lotting and development maps of the neighborhood refer to Oakmont as 'South Ardmore' and 'Grassland'. Oakmont was commonly used to refer to the area, as indicated in the 1961 property atlas of the Main Line, the name of the Oakmont Station, and early advertisements for the neighborhood.
The Oakmont neighborhood was developed by the same firm that planned the earlier Brookline neighborhood (1907), A. E. Mueller and Co in the 1920s. The developers advertised Oakmont as a commuting suburb of Philadelphia, highlighting Oakmont's location on Darby Road with the Ardmore Line, making it an early 19th century example of a streetcar suburb.
The commercial development of Oakmont is oriented toward historic trolley service, particularly along Darby Road and along Eagle Road between East and West Darby Road. While Oakmont is no longer anchored by trolley stations, the development pattern persists. Today, a covered bus stop remains for riders of SEPTA bus route 103, running along the former trolley route to Ardmore. Oakmont connects to Haverford Road and Ardmore by the SEPTA private busway for the 103 bus route, originally right-of-way for the trolley rails. It is the first private busway in the United States.
The Newtown Square Branch railway line once extended through Oakmont as well. It was cut in 1963 to terminate in Oakmont and abandoned in 1981. The previous right-of-way of the train stood empty for decades until its conversion into the Pennsy Trail, a rails-to-trails project part of the Delaware Valley’s circuit trails system that connects Oakmont to Brookline and Llanerch.
Oakmont is served by the Haverford Township School District, the Oakmont Fire Company (established 1912), and the Haverford Township Police Department. The neighborhood was once served by the Oakmont School as an elementary school. It now houses the administration of the Haverford Township School District. The Oakmont Farmer's Market is held at Grace Chapel and is part of the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture.
Demographics
Oakmont corresponds to Census Block Groups 2 and 3 in Census Tract 4086, Census Block Group 2 in Census Tract 4087, and Census Block Group 2 in Census Tract 4091. As of the 2020 census, these areas had a combined population of 4,569.
References
- "Oakmont". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Oakmont, Haverford Township, Delaware County, Havertown PA 19083". www.livingplaces.com. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- "Comp Plan Update" (PDF). Haverford Township. December 2024.
- ^ "Oakmont". I LIVE IN HARFORD. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- Graaf, Zachary (May 12, 2022). United We Fall: The History of Haverford Township’s Rival Regional Cultures.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Franklin Survey Company (1961). "1961 - Property Atlas of the Main Line". 1961 - Property Atlas of the Main Line | Lower Merion Township, PA.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Oakmont Estates: An Established Suburb". Philadelphia Inquirer. December 6, 1925.
- ^ "Oakmont Estates". Philadelphia Inquirer. June 23, 1923.
- ^ Johnson, Margaret (1989). Haverford Township: A (Sorta) Brief History. Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
- "Newtown Square Branch: Pennsy Trail". Circuit Trails. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- "Brookline/Llanerch Trails". www.havtrail.com. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- "History | Oakmont Fire Company". Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- Puglioinesi, Lois (2008-03-28). "Old building gets new use in Haverford". Delco Times. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- "About | Oakmont Farmers Market". www.oakmontfarmersmarket.org. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
- "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
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