Call Number:

2005.059.1

Repository:

Old York Road Historical Society

Extent:

0.4 linear feet

Language:

English

Date:

1963-1989 (inclusive)

Creator:

Noble Improvement Association.

Abstract:

The Noble Improvement Association was established in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1906 to "promote the advancement of the economic welfare of the members and residents of Noble, and the general improvement of said place and the properties thereof." The Noble Improvement Association papers, 1963-1989, are comprised of the files of Russell S. Detweiler a Board member. They consist of minutes, correspondence, and financial records.

The Noble Improvement Association was established in 1906 to "promote the advancement of the economic welfare of the members and residents of Noble, and the general improvement of said place and the properties thereof" in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

This collection consists of the files of Russell S. Detweiler, who served on the Board of Directors of the Noble Improvement Association. They consist primarily of the Board and annual meeting minutes, 1963-1979, in which commercial and residential development, traffic, and other neighborhood issues are reported. The Association was actively engaged over a Reading Railroad crossing near the Standard Press Steel property, 1967, James Scully's Noble Railroad Station development, 1969-1973 (see also individual folder), the Butler tract apartments, 1973, Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips Restaurant, 1978, and continuing problems with auto dealerships, especially the Dodge agency. There is a small series of letters in support or against various zoning projects and other correspondence, Treasurer's reports, and other miscellaneous. There are files relating to two later problems in which the Noble community became involved, a sewer proposal and the development of the former Strawbridge and Clothier building by MSK Associates, Inc., 1988-1989.