Oakmont, Pennsylvania

Oakmont is a borough in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is a Pittsburgh suburb and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 6,426 in 2014.

Incorporated as a town in 1889, this Allegheny River community began in 1816 when a farmer, Michael Bright, bought a large tract of land 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Pittsburgh. The settlement took its name from a landmark tree, as the deed description reads, "Beginning at a black oak on the bank of the Allegheny River ..." The borough is best known for the nearby Oakmont Country Club, a premier golf course which has been the site of numerous U.S. Open golf tournaments, including the 2016 U.S. Open.

Geography

Oakmont is located at 40°31′10″N 79°50′15″W / 40.51944°N 79.83750°W / 40.51944; -79.83750 (40.519518, -79.837620).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), or 8.99%, is water. The business district of town is on relatively flat land near the Allegheny River, but the main residential area is on the upward slope headed toward Oakmont Country Club and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Oakmont (Greenville, North Carolina)

Oakmont, also known as the William Albion Dunn House, is a historic home located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was designed by the noted architectural firm Benton & Benton and built in 1930. It is a two-story, five bay Colonial Revival frame dwelling with projecting frame wings, a screened porch and porte cochere and an open porch and rear sun room. Also on the property are the contributing garage (c. 1931), playhouse (c. 1931), and house site.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Oakmont (disambiguation)

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