| Author: | The Overbrook Farms Club | ISBN: | 9781439647158 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | September 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | The Overbrook Farms Club |
| ISBN: | 9781439647158 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | September 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
