Talk:Woodmont (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania)

Picture
There is a picture claimed to be of Woodmont Here. The bottom of the page has this text:

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So, if it is a picture of Woodmont, and if they actually are the owners of the picture, we could upload it here. I do think it would be a great addition to the article, but I don't really care enough to verify that it is actually the mansion, and that they actually own the picture. So, if someone else cares, this could be a start. CharacterZero |  Speak  19:41, 20 May 2007 (UTC)


 * URL seems no longer valid, oh well. doncram (talk) 13:28, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

History of Woodmont
The history of the turnover to Father Divine is almost certainly wrong. The following is from the Main Line newspaper in 2009: Even with all of the beauty of Woodmont, after her husband’s death, Mrs. Wood thought the mansion and estate “were too isolated” and sold the property to a nephew, Richard G. Wood. In 1929 he subdivided 73 acres of the estate, which included the manor house and five other buildings, and sold it to J. Hector McNeal, a corporate lawyer known for his horsemanship. Under his ownership, the interior of the main house underwent renovations.

But the estate was neglected for a number of years after the death of Mrs. McNeal. It was sold in 1953 to the International Peace Mission Movement and Father Divine for $75,000. Other accounts agree with this. Mrs. McNeal was a follower of Father Divine and wanted him to have the estate, but apparently she did not give it to him directly. I can find no reference to a "John Devoute" (unless that was Mrs. McNeal's adopted spiritual name). Ekconklin (talk) 02:51, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

According to the followers, they bought Woodmont for the price of the demolition contract on the building ($75,000) and proceeded to restore it. Unfortunately, this information was obtained in a conversation with one of said followers and therefore cannot be added according to Wikipedia's guidelines.