Oakdale
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![]() Oakdale, July 2011
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Location | Hillendale Rd., Pennsbury Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°51′39″N 75°37′18″W / 39.86083°N 75.62167°WCoordinates: 39°51′39″N 75°37′18″W / 39.86083°N 75.62167°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1840 |
NRHP Reference # | 72001103 |
Added to NRHP | January 13, 1972 |
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 fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.