Railroad capitalists founded Overbrook Farms in 1892 as the first planned community along the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The partners envisioned and developed a new community model on farmland purchased from the John M. George estate. Visionary and innovative amenities included independent on-site steam-heat plants and a dedicated water supply. The grand homes were built in a range of styles designed by some of America s most celebrated architects. Overbrook Farms name derives from the stream that originally flowed under the tracks of the Overbrook train station. Today, Overbrook Farms is a residential neighborhood in Philadelphia and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. More than 100 years later, nearly all of the 400-plus original Overbrook Farms structures remain intact through the efforts of the community as well as those of the Overbrook Farms Club, America s oldest continually operating neighborhood association."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 09/08/2014
ISBN: 9781467121590
Pages: 127
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.40d