▁founded ▁the ▁Hom eland ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁land ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Roland ▁Park ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁plot ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁C athedral ▁for ▁Mary ▁our ▁Queen ▁and ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁School ▁were ▁built . ▁▁ ▁Mrs . ▁A . M . ▁Evans ▁owned ▁the ▁north west ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁ ▁of ▁which ▁became ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Gil man ▁Country ▁School ▁for ▁Boys ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁Gil man ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁private ▁day ▁school ▁for ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁This ▁section ▁of ▁Wy nd h urst ▁is ▁now ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁Roland ▁Park ▁Public ▁School . ▁ ▁Wy nd h urst ▁Today ▁ ▁Despite ▁all ▁the ▁changes ▁over ▁time , ▁Wy nd h urst ▁still ▁stands ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁h illy ▁surface ▁and ▁thick ▁veget ation ▁it ▁always ▁has . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁th riv ed ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁and ▁saw ▁its ▁average ▁house ▁jump ▁from ▁$ 1 6 0 , 2 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁$ 2 3 6 , 4 0 4 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁This ▁change ▁reflect s ▁the ▁growing ▁desire ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁neighborhood ▁that ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁( less ▁than ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁from ▁dow nt own ), ▁yet ▁maintain s ▁a ▁rust ic , ▁natural ▁appearance . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁business es ▁that ▁are ▁associated ▁with ▁Roland ▁Park ▁today ▁are ▁actually