Rosemont, Pennsylvania

Rosemont, Pennsylvania
The main building at Rosemont College
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Coordinates: 40°01′24″N 75°19′51″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Counties	Delaware County (part) Montgomery (part)
Townships	Lower Merion (part) Radnor (part)
Area [1]
• Total	0.82 sq mi (2.13 km^2)
• Land	0.82 sq mi (2.13 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	341 ft (104 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,507
• Density	4,271.62/sq mi (1,650.13/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	19010
Area code(s)	610
FIPS code	42-66144

Rosemont is a neighborhood and census-designated place in Pennsylvania, on the Philadelphia Main Line. Partly in Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County and partly in Radnor Township in Delaware County,^[3] it is best known as the home of Rosemont College. It is the location of the 1894 gothic-revival Anglo-Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd.

Rosemont is served by its own stops on both the Paoli/Thorndale Line of SEPTA Regional Rail and the Norristown High Speed Line.

The community of Garrett Hill is in Radnor Township and in the Rosemont section.^{[citation needed]}

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	3,507		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

History

The Anglo-Catholic Church of the Good Shepherd, built in 1894, an example of Gothic Revival architecture on Lancaster Avenue in Rosemont

The Joseph Sinnott Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[5]

The neighborhood of "Beaupre" in Rosemont was once the 200-acre estate of the same name, built for Alexander Cassatt's son, Robert. The original mansion now is part of The Mansion at Rosemont, a senior living community that is part of the nonprofit organization Human Good. The original French iron gates flank entrances from Conestoga Road and South Ithan Avenue.

Education

Public schools

Further information: Lower Merion School District and Radnor Township School District

Pupils living in the Radnor Township portion of Rosemont attend schools in Radnor Township School District,^[6] while students in the Lower Merion Township portion attend schools in the Lower Merion School District.^[7]

As of 2024^[update] school zoning for the Lower Merion Township portion is as follows:^[8] Gladwyne Elementary School,^[9] Black Rock Middle School,^[10] and Harriton High School.^[11]

Until 1980, the Radnor Township, Delaware County portion of the community was served by Rosemont Elementary School, located in the Garret Hill neighborhood of the town. The Rosemont Business Campus now stands on the former elementary school site. Children in these neighborhoods are now bused to the Radnor Elementary School.

Private schools

Holy Child School at Rosemont, formerly Rosemont School of the Holy Child, is a Catholic school in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia and under the trusteeship of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus, which is run by a lay administration. The school is adjacent to Rosemont College, also founded by the same order.

The Agnes Irwin School is located on Ithan Avenue in Rosemont. It is an all-girl, non-sectarian, day school for PreK-Grade 12 founded by Miss Agnes Irwin and her sister Sofie.

The Roman Catholic Saint Thomas of Villanova Parish run by the Augustinian Order also ran a parochial school, which closed in the 1980s, adjacent to their Rosemont chapel and serving the Rosemont community.

Colleges and universities

Rosemont College is in Rosemont on Montgomery Avenue at Curwen Road.

Delaware County Community College covers the Delaware County portion. Montgomery County Community College covers the Montgomery County portion.

Parks

Rosemont is home to the following parks:

• Ashbridge Memorial Park (Lower Merion Township)
• Austin Memorial Park (Lower Merion Township)
• Emlen Tunnell Park (Radnor Township)
• Clem Macrone Park (Radnor Township)
• Unkefer Park (Radnor Township)

See also

• Church of the Good Shepherd (Rosemont, Pennsylvania)

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
3. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Rosemont CDP, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Delaware County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2024. - Text list
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Montgomery County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2024. - Text list
8. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Rosemont CDP, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2024. - Compare to the LMSD maps.
9. "Elementary School Boundaries". Lower Merion School District. Retrieved December 11, 2024. - Compare to the CDP map.
10. "Middle School Boundaries". Lower Merion School District. Retrieved December 11, 2024. - Compare to the CDP map.
11. "High School Boundaries". Lower Merion School District. Retrieved December 11, 2024. - Compare to the CDP map.