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45-502: Wyndmoor is a census-designated place (CDP) in Springfield Township , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,498 at the 2010 census . Wyndmoor has the same ZIP code , 19038, as the towns of Glenside , North Hills , and Erdenheim . Wyndmoor is located at 40°4′58″N 75°11′31″W  /  40.08278°N 75.19194°W  / 40.08278; -75.19194 (40.082810, −75.191829), which

90-452: A ballroom , gymnasium , movie theatre , and a refrigerating plant. The neo-Georgian mansion had been a wedding present from Stotesbury to his second wife, Eva (the former Lucretia Cromwell, née Roberts). Completion was delayed by World War I ; while the exterior was mostly completed by the end of the war, the interior decorations and furnishings, many of which had to come from war-ravaged Europe, took much longer to arrive. The mansion

135-471: A 55' aerial boom was received May 2019 - Snorkel 82. From building fire to vehicle rescue, from hazardous material to emergency medical situations, Wyndmoor has personnel that are well trained and highly skilled prepared to act. The school district is Springfield Township School District . Other institutions: Notable current and former residents of Wyndmoor include: Census-designated place CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as

180-421: A CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on

225-447: A firehouse for nearly 50 years. In 1927, Wyndmoor purchased two Hale Pumpers and in 1940 a city service ladder truck. As the nations infant automotive industry diversified and began to specialize, communities began purchasing recognizable fire apparatus. A huge property along Willow Grove Ave. was purchased by the fire company, and large fairs were held for a dozen years. The proceeds from these carnivals offset astronomical costs and allowed

270-498: A house next to the estate to follow the progress of construction at close hand. The estate also included several lesser houses and utility buildings spread over the 300 acres (1.2 km ), as well as four large greenhouses for growing trees and ferns. Smaller greenhouses were used for growing the many flowers needed to decorate the house for the lavish parties the Stotesburys liked to host. More than 70 gardeners worked at maintaining

315-652: A million dollars a year to maintain the house and the extensive property surrounding it. As a result of the Great Depression, the value of Whitemarsh Hall and its opulent furnishings was significantly lowered. Eva closed the mansion and moved to one of her other mansions, El Mirasol in Palm Beach, Florida . She donated the 2-mile-long (3 km), 8-foot-tall (2.4 m) steel fence to the War Department to be turned into metal for 18,000 guns. During much of World War II ,

360-455: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

405-569: Is just outside the northern boundary of Philadelphia . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km), all land. As of the 2010 census, the CDP was 73.5% Non-Hispanic White, 18.8% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American and Alaskan Native, 3.3% Asian, 0.7% were Some Other Race, and 1.9% were two or more races. 2.5% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry. As of

450-643: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

495-455: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

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540-519: The Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of

585-413: The Census Bureau considers some towns in New England states, New Jersey and New York as well as townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states. In such states, CDPs may be defined within such towns or spanning the boundaries of multiple towns. There are a number of reasons for the CDP designation: Whitemarsh Hall Whitemarsh Hall

630-714: The Native American leader, Teedyuscung , whose statue stands overlooking the Wissahickon Creek in Valley Green. "Wyndmoor" is variously said to be an appellation offered by the Heebner family who donated land for the Reading Railroad station, or originally the name of the estate of Randal Morgan, who made a fortune in oil and purchased property adjacent to the Reading Railroad station about 1900. The name eventually replaced

675-632: The QRS (Quick Response Service) unit that houses enough basic life support and first-aid equipment to complement the Springfield Ambulance Association's arrival. Shortly after WHCo sent a crew to Ground Zero following September 11, 2001's terrorist activities, the Hazardous Materials operation also expanded. Wyndmoor teamed with HazMat 919 as Eastern Montgomery County's primary decontamination service. A larger environmental response trailer

720-401: The average family size was 2.93. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP

765-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

810-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

855-501: The building into a research laboratory. Much of the grounds surrounding the mansion were sold for real estate development, which was quickly realized after the war ended. Pennsalt kept the mansion and its remaining grounds maintained and modernized, and constructed some new facilities on the property as well. In 1963, Pennsalt (later renamed Pennwalt) built a new research center in the King of Prussia area, and moved out of Whitemarsh Hall, which

900-496: The census of 2000, there were 5,601 people, 2,144 households, and 1,460 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,392.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,309.7/km). There were 2,191 housing units at an average density of 1,326.9 per square mile (512.3/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 80.70% White , 15.62% African American , 0.20% Native American , 2.12% Asian , 0.34% from other races , and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of

945-568: The columns of its portico and pieces of statuary survive in the neighborhoods of Wyndmoor. The Stotesbury Club House and John Welsh House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Wyndmoor Hose Company No. 1 was formed in 1906 and chartered in 1907. The seeds of the local fire company grew out of an industrial base at Mermaid Lane and Queen Street. There, the Nelson Valve Company began an in-house fire brigade to meet

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990-491: The continued modernization of the fire service in Wyndmoor. Wyndmoor Hose Company is a 100% volunteer department. The fifty-plus members who make up the working force are notified by digital paging systems, day and night, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365-days-a-year. In the late 1990s, it was decided that the fire company would add emergency medical services to its already expanded list of rescue operations. The company purchased

1035-518: The counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along

1080-788: The geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

1125-500: The grounds. The inside staff usually numbered 40, but many of them would follow the Stotesburys as they made their yearly pilgrimages to their Florida mansion, El Mirasol , for the winter and to Wingwood House , their mansion in Bar Harbor, Maine , for the summer. In addition to E. T., Eva and their servants, Whitemarsh Hall was also designed with Eva's two children in mind (adults by the time it opened), who were given their own rooms in

1170-461: The guidance of Duveen. Stotesbury was also advised by Duveen in the purchasing of French sculpture to decorate the huge mansion. The gardens and landscaping were designed by the urbanist and architect Jacques Gréber , whose designs in the grand manner of André Le Nôtre for the Philadelphian P.A.B. Widener at Lynnewood Hall had recommended him to Trumbauer and to Eva Stotesbury, who moved into

1215-465: The hardships of the depression. The death of one of E. T. Stotesbury's own daughters in 1935 continued to dampen the Stotesburys' enthusiasm for festivities. Whitemarsh Hall had often been called the "American Versailles ", because of the level of attention to detail in the gardens and in the main building. Eva Stotesbury discovered, after the death of her husband in 1938, that she was relatively broke . Stotesbury had once declared that it cost him over

1260-467: The house. Her son Jimmy frequently resided within, as did (to a lesser extent) her daughter Louise . For about nine years the mansion was the site of lavish balls and receptions. The intensity of the party life dropped a bit after the Great Depression in 1929, and fell even more after 1933 when the Stotesburys were openly criticized for enjoying a life of splendor while most of the country suffered

1305-409: The huge gardens still exist today, including a fountain, several statues, stairs, and pieces of low stone fence and walls. The twin pillars of the estate's main gate, which was one mile (1.6 km) from the back of Whitemarsh Hall, are still standing on Douglas Road off Willow Grove Avenue, minus the steel gates. The gatehouse on Douglas Road, behind the main entrance pillars, also remains, converted to

1350-543: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

1395-417: The name "Springfield Village" for the small collection of shops and houses just east of Stenton Avenue, and finally encompassed the entire residential area east of Stenton Avenue. Wyndmoor was the site of Whitemarsh Hall , the 300-acre (1.2 km) estate of banking executive Edward T. Stotesbury . The estate became a housing development in the late 1940s, and the 147-room mansion was demolished in 1980, but

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1440-414: The nearby Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia . Bus routes serving Wyndmoor include the 77 and L routes. William Penn , the founder of Pennsylvania , reserved Springfield Township as one of his family's original manors in the 1680s. The origin of the name "Wyndmoor" is somewhat obscure. The community was earlier called "Bungtown," "Spring (or Springfield) Village," and "Tedyuscung," after

1485-403: The needs of the dangerous industrial mechanisms used to make hydraulic valves. Eventually, the local community was solicited for its help in keeping this fire unit viable and expanding its services to the larger community. Residents volunteered, recognizing the communal benefit, and with help from the valve company a two-wheeled hand cart was purchased and 500 feet of hose. By 1909, the shed used at

1530-406: The population. There were 2,144 households, out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and

1575-612: The property was used for warehousing the bulk of New York 's Metropolitan Museum of Art art treasures as it was feared that the Germans would bombard Manhattan from U-boats or warships . Eva Stotesbury had already put the property on the market after her husband's death, but there were no buyers. The property did not sell until 1943. Whitemarsh Hall was finally sold for $ 167,000 to the Pennsalt Chemical Corporation (today part of Total Petrochemicals USA ), which transformed

1620-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

1665-498: The valve Company was expanded, as were the hose carts to four wheels and two horses. Horse power proved a problem. A monetary reward was granted to the first horse team to arrive at the sound of the alarm and haul the apparatus to the scene. This actually produced a rivalry among horse teams! At the dawn of the Roaring Twenties the fire company got a new home, on Queen Street closer to Willow Grove Ave. It still stands and served as

1710-404: Was $ 72,219, and the median income for a family was $ 81,377. Males had a median income of $ 56,392 versus $ 47,292 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 36,205. About 0.8% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. Wyndmoor is served by SEPTA 's Wyndmoor train station , which is actually in

1755-509: Was an estate owned by banking executive Edward T. Stotesbury and his wife, Eva, on 300 acres (1.2 km ) of land in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania , United States. Designed by the Gilded Age architect Horace Trumbauer , it was built in 1921 and demolished in 1980. Before its destruction, the mansion was the third-largest private residence in the United States . Despite the name, Whitemarsh Hall

1800-572: Was larger than the White House in Washington, D.C. was demolished in 1980, and a development of modern townhouses called Stotesbury Estates was built on the property. The massive limestone pillars which were part of the mansion's front portico were left in situ as a tribute, along with the large belvedere at the back of the home. No homes occupy the footprint of the mansion itself, whose basements and foundations were simply backfilled. Small remnants of

1845-493: Was lavishly decorated with statues , paintings, and tapestry that Stotesbury had collected over the years, a collection later bequeathed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art . The French 18th-century furniture was purchased through Lord Duveen , who had guided Stotesbury in assembling the second of America's great collections of English portraits, and the floor was lined with exquisite Oriental rugs , also purchased under

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1890-522: Was located in Springfield Township , not in Whitemarsh Township which borders Springfield to the west. Designed by the Beaux-Arts architect Horace Trumbauer between 1916 and 1921, Whitemarsh Hall included six stories (three of which were partly or fully underground). There were 147 rooms across 100,000 square feet (9,300 m ), which included 45 bathrooms, in addition to specialty rooms such as

1935-445: Was purchased to accommodate the increased quantity of equipment needed. A much more in-depth training program was enforced and all WHCo members were required to complete advanced levels of hazardous materials training. Today Wyndmoor Hose Company, No. 1 is equipped to respond to virtually any emergency. Currently the department responds with a 2007 Pierce Rescue, a Ford F550, has a boat used for rescue, and trailers. A '19 Rosenbauer with

1980-477: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

2025-437: Was sold to a property investment group. Efforts to preserve or sell the mansion intact by this and successive owners were unsuccessful, and as the property became neglected and vandalized over the following years, demolition was decided upon. Disputes over the form of residential redevelopment to be undertaken (especially plans which envisioned luxury apartment towers) delayed demolition for a number of years. The mansion, which

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