Oak Knoll is the southernmost neighborhood in

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. It is bordered by Oak Knoll Circle to the north, Old Mill Road to the south, South Oak Knoll Avenue and South Oakland Avenue to the west, and the

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border (Kewen Drive and Encino Drive) to the east. The eponymous knoll is a 150 ft-high ridge formed by the

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. An upscale neighborhood on rolling, oak-covered terrain, it was developed in 1905 by a corporate partnership between prominent

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and California residents A. Kingsley Macomber, Henry E. Huntington and

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. Huntington owned the Pacific Electric and built the

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to serve the Wentworth Hotel (later Huntington Hotel, and now

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) and later the rest of the neighborhood. Several listed properties, such as the

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, are located in the Oak Knoll neighborhood.

Education

Oak Knoll is served by Allendale Elementary School, Hamilton Elementary School, McKinley School and Blair High School.

Culture

A key setting of

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's 1942 novel, '' The High Window'', is a house in the "Oak Noll section of Pasadena."

Historical estates

, designed by Charles and Henry Greene * Cordelia A. Culbertson House, designed by Charles and Henry Greene * Spinks House, designed by Henry Greene * Huntington Hotel, designed by

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and

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Transportation

Oak Knoll was served by

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line 258 until December 18, 2020, when service was discontinued due to low ridership in the area.

Government

Oak Knoll is part of

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District 7, represented by Andy Wilson.About District 7
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