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A village in Hershey’s Mill since 1985 with 37 homes (see Glenwood map).

More files maintained by village residents at bottom of this page.

Events

• 3rd  Monday of each month – Council Meeting – Zoom
• May – Annual and Elections meeting
• Summer – Block Party Parking Lot between 637-643 Glenwood Lane
• October – Ladies Luncheon
• November – Budget Meeting
• December – Holiday Party Dec 17, 2023. 3-5 pm. Sullivan House. BYOB

Management Agent for Glenwood Homeowners

CSK Management, Inc.
1012 W. 9th Avenue, Suite 10, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Telephone: 610 337 3500
CSK Website http://www.cskmgmt.com
Manager: Janet Burgess Email: jburgess@cskmgmt.com

Officers of Glenwood Homeowners Association

• President – David Nagurney
• Vice President – Deb Ferry
• Secretary – Robert Zink
• Treasurer – Ed Bernhard
• At Large – Julee Gooding

Glenwood web contact is Richard Skilton

This village is part of an adult over 55 residential community in Chester County Pennsylvania.
This one page biannually updated web page is brought to you by Hershey’s Mill Cable TV (HMCTV).

The area below is for files maintained by village residents

Minutes
Forms and documents

A village in Hershey’s Mill since 1983 with 142 homes (see Eaton map).

Events

• Spring – Ladies Luncheon
• May – Eaton Village Meeting for Elections
• Summer – Pool Party at the Eaton Village Pool
• Fall – Ladies Luncheon
• November – Eaton Village Meeting for Budget
• December – Holiday Party

Management Agent for Eaton Homeowners

Penco Management, Inc. www.pencomanagement.com/
Tonya Davenport tdavenport@pencomanagement.com
Tel: 610-358-5580
5 Christy Dr. Ste. 302, Chadds Ford, PA 19317

Officers of Eaton Homeowners Association

• President – Steve Frondorf
• Vice President – Anne Batchelor
• Treasurer – Bruce Kramer
• Member At Large – Rich Koch
• Secretary – Jack Bradley

This village is part of an adult over 55 residential community in Chester County Pennsylvania.
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Trail to pond

Our own HMC-TV is on the Internet (video streaming).

Click to view HMC-TV’s Original Programs on your computer through the internet. This is an archive of several years of programs and opens in a new window.

You may also watch current Programs on your TV. These are listed in the monthly Guide and Digest.

Click if you wish to see the Guide and Digest Web Page .

Country Villages, the original newspaper of Hershey’s Mill, included
background especially in Winter 1981, an issue after two villages were complete and
two more under development. Special locations were also noted around that time.

Sales have been brisk at Hershey’s Mill, in spite of the
housing downturn elsewhere.  Located near Paoli, on Philadelphia’s famed Main
Line, the residential village for young people over 42 reports a steady stream
of buyers. Each village offers offers amenities and features of a
custom-designed residence.

Our residents are from all walks of life. Ask them what
they like best about Hershey’s Mill and they’ll tell you the same: Beautiful
setting.  Nice neighbors.  Refined lifestyle.  Country-club activities. 
Convenience of living and, most important, 24-hour security.

Hershey’s Mill dwellers own their homes but share expenses
of all common areas, including their back and front yards.  The adult
residential community is unique in that it combines golf-course living and
beautiful open-country without the headaches of upkeep.  Home owner
Associations, in which residents are voting members, maintain the outside though
a ‘maintenance fee’. 

Another “Beginnings” article by early an original owner
tells of the turbulent days and financial woes along with ownership by various
banks and current residents.  Construction began in East Goshen Township
February 1974 on Ashton Village.  Residents looked forward to an active
lifestyle for the rest of their lives. 

Can you imagine as a parent whose children had grown up and
moved out, moving to a concept of living that was a dream come true, having
already sold your past home and moved into your new, only to have to rent
without a settlement, learn of the legalese and bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo then
being told months later or years you were going to be evicted. 

June 1977 each tenant received “official” notification from
FDIC on details to vacate the premises.  The Liquidator planned to “PLOW IT
UNDER” after August 5, 1977 once authorities “Throw us out” of what is now
Hershey’s Mill.  August 10, 1977 another letter came to inform of a new
purchase and to disregard the eviction notice received from the financial
owners. Once again they dodged a bullet. 

They were pioneers in the wilderness – not knowing what to
expect each morning regarding the future of Hershey’s Mill. 

Now in the 2000s it’s hard to imagine the roller coaster of
Hershey’s Mill past.  Other areas of development from the early eighties
Mill were well underway with lesser but continued challenges on construction and
financing.

Sullivan House, is a gracious Social center of Hershey’s
Mill.  “Sullivan House has the aura of a fine Irish Georgian country
house, and we intend to keep it that way.”  Also see
history for more past and ‘Happennings’ for a current
photograph of the Sullivan House.

The Community Center (which was in the paper then as Winfield Hall) OPENS for social, cultural activities
bring Mill residents together regularly.  Hershey’s Mill elegantly
appointed community center, offers
many new activities to Mill dwellers.  Homeowners find that part of the fun
is meeting regularly with active people who like the same things. Receptions,
holiday parties, educational events and hobby workshops are planned. 
There’s also a billiard room.

Pool built by America’s ’73 Top Award Winner.  A
Gold medal for the Best Commercial Pool in the U.S. was given to the builder of
Hershey’s Mill pools by the National Swimming Pool Institute.

Private Hershey’s Mill Golf Club Scene of Gala Clubhouse
Opening. Main Line’s Country Club set turned out in droves for the opening
of Hershey’s Mill Golf Club’s luxurious new clubhouse,
the first private golf club in the area since Waynesborough. In viewing the new 18-hole chamiopnship golf course, people people
were overheard saying it’s “Gorgeous”. Set high on hill surrounded by tree-lined vistas
and rolling fairways, few clubs anywhere can boast of such a setting. Friends
chatted in front of the native stone fireplace while others sat at tables by
sweeping glass window-walls affording panoramic views of Chester County
countryside.

180-acre Privately Owned Golf Course.   “One of
the most beautiful in the Philadelphia area”. “It is truly an ecological
showplace”.  Each tee looks into a stunning vista in Hershey’s Mill. 
It will be a very sporty layout.  Two-thirds of the holes are through
wooded areas.  On the front 9 there are 2 holes with stream crossings and 3
over ponds.  Bother 17th & 18th are water holes.  There are 60 traps
on the entire 18-holes, with 20 of them fairway traps.  The first 9 holes,
now complete, by spring in 1983 the entire 18 will be ready for play.

Hershey’s Mill “SKEDDA” system provides
scheduling for all Rooms in the
Community Center/Sullivan House/COVE

SKEDDA pronounced /sked-dah/

is a web based booking system used by Hershey’s Mill for scheduling all activities and meeting rooms.

Click on the green highlighted link below for the list view of all scheduled ROOMS

All Rooms in the Community Center/Sullivan House/COVE

To view all schedules for the SKEDDA scheduling system,
you do NOT have to sign-in.

Click on the link directly below to go to the SKEDDA website for all scheduled spaces including the
SPORTS group.

Link for SKEDDA: https://hersheysmillhoa.skedda.com

To book ROOMS, call the Community Center Office at 610-436-6019 and leave a message.

The Hershey’s Mill Security Department is at the Main Gate Security Center

Main Gate Address: 1500 Greenhill Road, West Chester, PA 19380
Main Gate Telephone: 610-436-6403

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Here is a list of inks to more specific pages on our website:

• 911 and Emergencies
• Monthly Update From the Main Gate
• Gates and Visitor Information
• Security General Information
• Be Ready for Power Outages
• UPass – Gate SECURITY Entry System

(Yardley Residents only) Scroll to bottom of page to access YARDLEY FILES:

A village in Hershey’s Mill since 1999 with 138 homes (see Yardley map). 

Regular Events:

• Monthly – Yardley Dine Around Group – Yardley/Zephyr
• Monthly – Yardley’s Women’s Lunch Bunch – Area restaurant Yardley/Zephyr
• Monthly – 1st Monday – ROMEO Club (Yardley men) – Nudy’s West Side Cafe, Frazer
• Twice monthly – Yardley Ladies Bridge – Yardley home
• April  – 7PM – Annual Meeting and Election – Community Center Main Hall
• December – first Tuesday – 7PM – Budget Meeting – Community Center Main Hall
• December – Yardley Holiday party

Management Agency for Yardley Village

CSK Management, Inc.
1012 W 9th Ave Suite 10, King of Prussia, Pa 19406
610-337-3500 (Fax 610-337-0900)
Janet Burgess, Manager or email:jburgess@cskmgmt.com

Officers of Yardley Homeowners Association:

• President – George Earle
• Vice President – Rex Cassel
• Secretary – Steve Keefer
• Treasurer – Roger Fleming
• Member at Large – Pierre Nolin
  (updated Apr/2024)

Yardley Web Contact is Roger Fleming.

This village is part of an adult over 55 residential community in Chester County Pennsylvania.
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 (Yardley Residents only) Click below to view YARDLEY FILES:
NEWSLETTERS
COUNCIL MTG MINUTES & Presentations
HOME SERVICE PROVIDERS – OCT 2022
RULES & REGULATIONS updated 01-2025
PHOTO ALBUMS
OTHER FILES

Gates

Hershey’s mill is a gated community. There are 4 gates. However visitor access is only through the 2 gates on Greenhill Road. The gates off Boot Road and Chester Road (Rt 352) are resident only and require an entry device to open the gate.

If you use a GPS and are a visitor we recommend setting your GPS so you enter at the Main Gate at 1500 Greenhill Road, West Chester, PA 19380.

If you want more information on our visitor gates, read the visitor information page.

Maps of area

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Where is Hershey’s Mill ?

Hershey’s Mill is bordered on the
West by Boot Road near the intersection with Rt. 202, on the
North by Greenhill Road, and on the
East by Rt. 352 also known as North Chester Road.

 

General

From Route 202 to Main Gate: From Route 202 exit at Boot Road (north of Rt.3 West Chester Pike & south of Rt. 30 Lincoln Hwy).  Turn toward Goshen Firehouse, QVC, or Helicopter Museum per signs. (That is, turn left on boot Rd if driving south and right if driving North) At intersection of Boot Rd and Greenhill Rd (light after firehouse) make left onto Greenhill Rd which also has a Hershey’s Mill maroon & gold oval sign on stone wall.  The Main Gate is the second entrance on right.  Security can help guests at this location.

From Philadelphia International airport (PHL) :
Take I-95 South to I-476.  Exit Rt.1 West/South toward Lima. Turn right onto Rt.352 going North before overpass (also before Granite Run Mall & Riddle Hospital). Going about 20 minutes, continue through Rt. 3 jig-jog on Rt.352. Make left on Greenhill Rd at a traffic light (with church on right and after Paoli Pk, but before King St and Rt.30).  First Hershey’s Mill entrance is the Main gate on your left (about 2/3 mile). Security can assist you here.

From East at the Philadelphia Art Museum :  Take I-76 West (the Schuylkill Expressway) to King to Prussia.  Follow signs for Rt. 202 South & West Chester.  Exit at Boot Rd (after Rt. 30) and follow directions above From Route 202 to Main Gate.

From South: (DC, Wilmington & West Chester): [I-95 North to Rt202 North (watch go right on 202, not straight on 322) exit at Boot Road (after West Chester Exits, but before Rt. 30) and follow directions above From Route 202 to Main Gate.

From West (Pittsburgh & Harrisburg): [PA Tpk East (I- 76 before King of Prussia), Exit 23/312 for Downingtown & Pottstown go South on Rt 100 through Exton and past Rt.30, Stay right after overpass onto Pottstown Pike.  At first light Boot road turn left and go about 2 miles you will pass over Route 202. At intersection of Boot Rd and Greenhill Rd (light after firehouse) make left onto Greenhill Rd which also has a Hershey’s Mill maroon & gold oval sign on stone wall.  The Main Gate is the second entrance on right.  Security can help guests at this location.

From North-East  (New York City and north New Jersey): NJ Tpk South to exit 6 for PA Tpk West (PA Tpk is I-276 until King of Prussia) Exit 24/326 at King of Prussia and immediately take right onto Rt. 202 South. Exit at Boot Rd (after Rt. 30) and follow directions above From Route 202 to Main Gate.

How close is Hershey’s mill ?

Within 10-15 minutes of Paoli, West Chester, Exton, Rt. 3, Rt. 30, West Goshen Shopping center

Within 15-30 minutes of King of Prussia, Valley Forge, Newtown Square, PA turnpike (via the Downingtown or King of Prussia exits)

Within 30-45 minutes of Wilmington

Within 45-60 minutes of Philadelphia airport & Philadelphia

Get Specific Driving Directions

By default, these directions are from the Main Gate at 1500 Greenhill Road, West Chester, PA 19380 but you are free to modify that or reverse directions at the MapQuest site. We suggest directing visitors to the Main Gate. If you use your home address MapQuest or a GPS program may direct visitors through a “Resident Only” gate that they cannot open.

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Hershey’s Mill is nearly 800 acres of rolling terrain in horse country of historic Chester County. Over centuries much has occurred on this East Goshen township land.

Sir William Howe and his British troops encamped on this property after the battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War. Hershey’s Mill land is also where General Anthony Wayne fox hunted before the Revolution. After the American Revolution and during the Reign of Terror in France, the French nobleman Louis Philippe (Duke of Chartres, later King of the French) and his brothers (the Count of Beaujolais and the Duke of Montpensier) took refuge in the surrounding woods.

Mr. Sullivan and the Mill

The property now occupied by Hershey’s Mill was acquired as part of a more than 2,000 acre farm by John J. Sullivan, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer. Before Mr. Sullivan’s purchase, the property passed through several owners. According to public records, the property passed successively from Thomas Pratt, who had acquired it in 1745, to Thomas Rees who in 1806 transferred it by will to his son, Benjamin, and thereafter to a succession of owners, including Enoch and Rachel Hershey and Wylie Vilas (1912) who then sold it to Mr. Sullivan. The name “Hershey’s Mill” probably derives from the Hershey ownership and the dam now located across from the main gate.

Mr. Sullivan was the first of nine children living in the family home on Rittenhouse Square. A bachelor, he visited the farm on weekends and entertained friends. He was active in his church, and was a founder of the nearby Malvern Retreat House. During a period in the 30s, Mr. Sullivan was Indian Commissioner; a niece recalls meeting Indians on the grounds during that time.

After he made his permanent residence in what is now known as Sullivan House, he undertook improvements to the house and furnishings such as a wide staircase and fine antique furniture. For recreation, he greeted fox hunting friends in early morning on the front portico and then later in the day entertained them on the rear terrace high above the countryside.

Because of an abundance of hickory trees, the estate became known as Shellbark Hollow. Mr. Sullivan made at least ten land purchases ranging from one to 148 acres.

Hershey’s Mill Community

After Mr. Sullivan’s death in 1958, Sullivan House was virtually destroyed by vandals. Rescued from a state of disrepair by the first developer of Hershey’s Mill, it was renovated as a meeting place for residents, a function that is now provided by the adjacent Community Center. The main living area, including the dining room and kitchen, is now available to residents and others for private functions.

The third floor is used by model railroaders who have erected an extensive track layout with scenery enabling model trains to move between rooms.

Construction of Hershey’s Mill as a planned residential community began in February 1974 with the erection of Ashton Village in East Goshen Township. The minimum age for ownership was 42, later raised to 55 to conform to Federal law. From this beginning, a total of 25 villages were constructed.

The early years were turbulent. Because of financial troubles of the first developer, residents of the first few villages were threatened with eviction. A new owner of Hershey Mill (Bob Wooldridge) resolved the financial problems and continued construction of other villages.

The management concept of the community is that each resident is a voting member of the Homeowners Association for its village that is responsible for maintenance of the common village area and the exterior of each dwelling. The President of each village is a member of the Masters Association, which is responsible for all common areas outside each village. Each resident pays a maintenance fee for these services.

Each village offers custom designed residences and various amenities. A large pool, courts for tennis and other racket sports and extensive walking trails are available to all residents. An area is provided for residents’ individual gardens. A wood shop is housed in a separate building and is available for a nominal membership fee. Innumerable activities are offered and are publicized on Channel 20, the community TV station.

Hershey’s Mill Golf Course, a challenging PGA Championship 18 hole course, is open to all for an initiation fee and dues. The club has a full service dining room plus a bar and grill.

The principal attractions of Hershey’s Mill are the open space, ease of upkeep, beautiful landscaping, congenial neighbors and full time security.