West Oak Lane is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The neighborhood was developed primarily between the early 1920s and late 1930s, with the areas near to Cedarbrook constructed after World War II. At the northeast corner of Limekiln Pike and Washington Lane was the site of the Cedar Park Inn, a historic tavern built in the early 19th century, which was torn down sometime after 1931 as the neighborhood was being fully developed. Although it was predominantly Caucasian from its inception until the mid-1960s, West Oak Lane is now one of Philadelphia's middle-class African American communities. The neighborhood has distinct architecture that separates it from surrounding neighborhoods. Along with larger and sometimes detached houses, West Oak Lane has many tree-lined streets and small yards. In 2005, the 19126 and 19138 ZIP Codes, which contain West Oak Lane, had a median home sale price of $113,200. This was a 34-percent increase over the median price in 2004. The median home sale price as of April 2015 was $122,941, which was a 1.2% percent increase from the previous year. Boundaries Bounded by Cheltenham Avenue (beyond lay Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) Bounded by Broad Street (beyond lay East Oak Lane, Philadelphia) Bounded by Washington Lane (beyond lay Cedarbrook, Philadelphia/Stenton) Bounded by Stenton Avenue; portion west of Wister Street (beyond lay East Germantown, Philadelphia) Bounded by Stenton Avenue; portion east of Wister Street (beyond lay Ogontz, Philadelphia/Belfield) West Oak Lane shares the 19138 zipcode with Ogontz, Philadelphia/Belfield and the eastern portion of Germantown, Philadelphia (between Chew & Stenton Avenues). The 19126 Zip Code is shared with East Oak Lane, Philadelphia. Education School District of Philadelphia operates public schools. The Samuel W. Pennypacker School, William Rowen School and Gen. Louis Wagner Junior High School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hope Charter School, Prince Hall Elementary School and West Oak Lane Charter School are also located in the area. The district closed John L. Kinsey School, also on the historic register, in 2013. Students zoned to Wagner are zoned to Martin Luther King High School. La Salle University's campus extends on the border of West Oak Lane, Ogontz, and Germantown. on Olney and Wister. Other sites Philadelphia National Cemetery and Ogontz Hall are on the NRHP. Erny Field is a baseball field that has hosted the Temple University baseball team, the Arcadia University baseball team, and the city's high