Dudley Farm
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The Dudley Farm, also known as Dudley Farm Historic State Park, is a U.S.
historic district
and museum park located in Newberry
, Florida
. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
on October 4, 2002. The address is 18730 West Newberry Road.
The park encompasses approximately 2598 acres (10.5 km²), and contains 21 historic buildings and 13 structures, including the family farmhouse with original furnishings, an 1880s kitchen outbuilding, a general store and post office, and a functional cane syrup complex.
The site is a working farm, showing agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid 1940s, and park staff perform chores while dressed in period clothes.
Other features include a visitor center, a picnic area and nature trails.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
and museum park located in Newberry
Newberry, Florida
Newberry is a city located on the west side of Alachua County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,316 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 3,630 . Much of the city borders the neighboring Gilchrist County to the west...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on October 4, 2002. The address is 18730 West Newberry Road.
The park encompasses approximately 2598 acres (10.5 km²), and contains 21 historic buildings and 13 structures, including the family farmhouse with original furnishings, an 1880s kitchen outbuilding, a general store and post office, and a functional cane syrup complex.
The site is a working farm, showing agricultural development in Florida from the 1850s through the mid 1940s, and park staff perform chores while dressed in period clothes.
Other features include a visitor center, a picnic area and nature trails.
External links
- Dudley Farm Historic State Park - official site
- Alachua County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Dudley Farm Historic State Park - park description at Historic Homes of Greater Gainesville