Paddock Farms
Paddock Farms is among the later communities in Haverford Township. From newspaper advertisements it would seem that the development was first planned just at the outbreak of World War II. Only a few homes were constructed at that time. It was not until after the war that full construction began.
The Welsh under William Penn
The map below shows those who bought land from William Penn. Beneath the names are subsequent buyers and the dates of the sales.
The vertical road marked Haverford Street was laid out but never completed.
The "X" at the bottom left is the intersection of the current Eagle Road and West Chester Pike.
The vertical road marked Haverford Street was laid out but never completed.
The "X" at the bottom left is the intersection of the current Eagle Road and West Chester Pike.
By 1892 E.L. Paddock (it should read "F," L.) owns a portion of the land on the Williams estate.
In 1920 F.L. Paddock's property extends to the road. The rest of the former Williams estate is now "Hill Crest."
The railroad tracks run across the lower property line. Across the tracks is the Hall Concrete Company, later Lobb's Lumber and presently a storage facility.
The railroad tracks run across the lower property line. Across the tracks is the Hall Concrete Company, later Lobb's Lumber and presently a storage facility.
The 1910 Census shows Hillcrest Avenue with Frederick Paddock and his wife Jeanine and his daughters, Winifred and Baltine (sp?). The family also has a coachman, Asa Hardtnett.
Just above Paddock the map also shows the home and interesting gardens of Archibald G, Thomson's "Maryland Woods". The house still stands.
HILL CREST and E.T. Stotesbury
Returning to the map we see that E.T. Stotesbury built a home on Hillcrest and set out several lots intended for development.
The homes in the area to the bottom right of Hill Crest, along the present Hillcrest Avenue are already in place and pre-date the later R.M. Webb development.
Grassland Station is roughly in the area of the current Paddock Farms park.
Stotesbury was a millionaire executive for the railroad, the master of Whitemarsh Hall in Montgomery County, and the owner of prize horses. It was the railroad that first developed the area. Newspapers of the time, 1910 - 1920, as researched here, feature his name repeatedly.
Built by architect Horace Trumbauer, the favorite of aristocrats, Whitemarsh Hall was one of the finest examples of American architecture. Shortsightedness demolished the house in 1980.
Built by architect Horace Trumbauer, the favorite of aristocrats, Whitemarsh Hall was one of the finest examples of American architecture. Shortsightedness demolished the house in 1980.
Whitemarsh Hall
The Stotesbury Cup
The Stotesbury Cup Regatta has been held continuously since 1927. Edward T. Stotesbury, a local philanthropist, was urged by members of the Philadelphia rowing community to underwrite the cost of an award to serve as the ultimate goal for scholastic rowing: winning the Boys Senior Eight race.
https://stotesburycupregatta.com/
The Stotesbury Cup Regatta has been held continuously since 1927. Edward T. Stotesbury, a local philanthropist, was urged by members of the Philadelphia rowing community to underwrite the cost of an award to serve as the ultimate goal for scholastic rowing: winning the Boys Senior Eight race.
https://stotesburycupregatta.com/
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The 1930 Census devotes a full page to Whitemarsh Hall. After the owner and his wife, the rest of the page is the list of servants.
Paddock Farms Today
Advertisements for Paddock Farms - Before World War II
February 1939
October 1940
February 1942
POST WWII
October 1951
