Discover Wyndmoor Estates, PA

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Wyndmoor Estates is a neighborhood in Northeast Pennsylvania. Bordered by Bustleton, Bethares, Meadowbrook, and Hollywood, the neighborhood offers residents a charming suburban lifestyle. The neighborhood hosts a population of 5,498 and belongs to ZIP code 19006.

History

Before Wyndmoor Estates was named, the area was referred to as Bungtown, Spring, after Springtown Village, and Tedyuscung, after the Native American leader. Tedyuscung is memorialized in town by a statue overlooking Wissahickon Creek.

Local legend tells that the neighborhood received in Wyndmoor name after the Heebner family who donated land for the area's Reading Railroad station.

Wyndmoor Estates has been home to several historic locations, including the Stotesbury Club House, John Welsh House, and Whitemarsh Hall.

The Stotesbury Club House was built from 1904 to 1908 for a prominent investment banker, Edward T. Stotesbury. The home was under construction in 1927 for an addition built in the Arts and Crafts style. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

The John Welsh House, also known as Rauhala, was built in 1867. The home is an asymmetrical Gothic Revival-style cottage and was owned by the second wife of William Penn, Hannah Callowhill Penn. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Whitemarsh Hall was a grand estate built in 1921 and designed by Horace Trumbauer, a prominent architect of the Gilded Age. The mansion was the third largest private residence in the United States before it was demolished in 1980. Today, Wyndmoor residents, among others, still consider it as one of the greatest losses in American architectural history.

Education

Today, Wyndmoor Estates is home to many growing families and offers children easy access to some fantastic schools. A few of the nearby schools serving Wyndmoor Estates include,

Greenberg Elementary School

• Located at 600 Sharon Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19115, the public elementary school hosts 810 students in grades K-8 with a student-to-teacher ratio of 20:1. The highly-rated school has ranked #2 (of 114) in Niche Standout Elementary Schools in Pennsylvania, #3 (of 34) in Niche Standout Middle Schools in Pennsylvania, and #95 (of 800) in Most Diverse Public Middle Schools in Pennsylvania. According to state test scores, at least 79% of students are proficient in reading, and 71% are proficient in math.

Montgomery Montessori School

• Located at 1620 Pine Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, the private school hosts 89 students in grades PK, K with a student-to-teacher ratio of 30:1.

St. Albert The Great School

• Located at 214 Welsh Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, the private Catholic school hosts 394 students in grades PK, K-8 with a student-to-teacher ratio of 13:1. The annual cost for preschool is $4,700, and yearly tuition for the highest grade offered is $3,325.

If you're looking for a quaint, suburban town with an interesting history and access to great schools, then consider visiting Wyndmoore Estates, Pennsylvania.

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