Welcome to Leedom

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The Photo Above: This poor quality photo is the only known picture to exist of the home of Charles Leedom (1826-1912). The home stood on Chester Pike were the Leedom School now stands. Leedom was born in Philadelphia and made his fortune in the Pennslyvania Oil Fields in the 1860's. He moved to Ridley Township in the 1880's built this home and retired. His wife Sara Miller Leedom died in Lansdowne in 1928. The property was developed by their grandson Charles L. Andrews in the summer of 1941. All of the original streets are named for signers of the Declaration of Independence. Make sure to Sign or View our Guest Book!

EARLY LEEDOM ESTATES PHOTOS:

718 Braxton Rd. August 31 1941 Moving in day
718 Braxton Rd. August 1941
October 1941 733 thru 739 Braxton Rd. being built
731 thru 737 Braxton Rd. being built Oct. 1941
600 Block of Clymer La. c.1944
Leedom Estates 700 Block of Stockton Circle2 c.1945 p
Leedom Estates 700 Block of Stockton Circle3 c.1945 p
Leedom Estates 700 Block of Stockton Circle c.1945 p
Leedom Estates Rodney Rd. c.1945 p
600 Block of Braxton Rd. from Clymer La. c.1947
Looking down Clymer La. from 745 Clymer c.1945
Looking up Clymer La. from 745 Clymer c.1947
July 4th 1946 Returning Servicemen
1943 Braxton Rd. Ladies
Leedom Boy Scout Cabin being built c.1955
Aerial view of Leedom Estates c.1954
First Leedom Little League Field c.1950
Original Leedom Fire House c.1955