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The John W. Blodgett Estate, also known as Brookby, is an historic landmark at 250 Plymouth Rd, SE, East Grand Rapids, Michigan. [3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 [1] and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1977. [2] The property is owned by Aquinas College. [4]
In 1760, John Newbold acquired 500 acres (200 ha) of farm land along the Fern Brook from his father Michael Newbold. He then built a two and one-half story frame farmhouse for the estate, c. 1761. The house was expanded in 1791 by adding two bays. In 1881, Charles Morgan purchased 290 acres (120 ha) to raise premium breeding cattle.
John Wood Blodgett Sr. (1860-1951) was a lumberman, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was born on a frontier farm where the present village of Hersey, Michigan , now sits, to logging and sawmill operation owner Delos A. and Jane Wood Blodgett.
Type: Nature reserve, park: Location: Hillsborough, New Jersey: Nearest city: New Brunswick, New Jersey: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) (total) 943 acres (382 ha) (open to public): Elevation: 98 feet (30 m) [2]: Opened: Raritan Valley Farm: 1893 () Duke Farms: 1899 () Duke Farms & Gardens: 2012 (): Closed: Raritan Valley Farm: 1899 () Duke Farms: 1915 (): Founder: James Buchanan ...
Cross Estate Gardens, containing both formal and native plant gardens, is located at 61 Jockey Hollow Road in the borough of Bernardsville in Somerset County, New Jersey. It is part of the New Jersey Brigade Encampment Site of the Morristown National Historical Park. [1] The property was acquired in 1975 by the National Park Service. [2]
Brookdale Farm is a former Thoroughbred breeding and training farm located at 805 Newman Springs Road in the Lincroft section of Middletown Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Thomas Lloyd acquired the property in the late 18th century. [1] In 1872, David Dunham Withers established the horse breeding and training operation.
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The landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, and later of his sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (known as the Olmsted Brothers), produced designs and plans for hundreds of parks, campuses and other projects throughout the United States and Canada.