▁ 1 8 2 0 s ▁or ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 6 4 0 4 ▁Queens ▁Chap el ▁Road . ▁ ▁The ▁farm ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁Park ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁The ▁extension ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁se wer ▁lines ▁into ▁area ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁De ak ins ▁tract . ▁The ▁developers ▁promised ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁single - family ▁homes ▁without ▁the ▁intr usion ▁of ▁commercial ▁facilities . ▁Rest rict ive ▁c oven ants ▁were ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁de eds ▁and ▁all ▁house ▁plans ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁developers . ▁Home bu y ers ▁were ▁attract ed ▁to ▁University ▁Park ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁high ▁elev ation ▁and ▁l ush ▁veget ation . ▁The ▁developers ▁also ▁agreed ▁to ▁provide ▁street light s ▁and ▁tr ash ▁removal ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁period , ▁and ▁constructed ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁town ▁hall ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 6 7 2 4 ▁Baltimore ▁Avenue , ▁on ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁community ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 2 9 3 ▁houses . ▁The ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁nearly ▁double d ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of