Gorman Heritage Farm facts for kids
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Brown–Gorman Farm
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The interpretive center at Gorman Heritage Farm
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 Location in Ohio
Location in the United States
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| Location | 10052 Reading Road, Evendale, Ohio |
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| Area | 122 acres (49 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architect | Edward Brown |
| NRHP reference No. | 12000463 |
| Added to NRHP | August 1, 2012 |
Gorman Heritage Farm is a real working farm in Evendale, Ohio. It is also a special place where you can learn! This non-profit farm covers 122 acres. It has fields for crops, a farmyard, and beautiful gardens. You can explore 5 miles of hiking trails and a wildflower area. The farm raises animals, grows fruits and vegetables, and even makes something called biochar.
The Gorman Heritage Farm Foundation runs the farm. Their main goal is to teach people about farming, healthy eating, and how to protect our planet. This farm is so important that it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is known there as the Brown–Gorman Farm.
Farm History and Heritage
This farm sits on land that was once home to many Native American groups. These include the Shawandasse Tula, Miaamia, Osage, and Kaskaskia peoples. The Hopewell and Adena Cultures also lived here long ago. They cared for this land for thousands of years.
The farm as we know it today was started by Edward Brown. He came from Scotland and built the main barn in 1835. Edward later moved away, and his cousin, George Brown, took over the farm. Eventually, the farm was passed down to Jim and Dorothy Gorman in 1943.
Learning and Preservation
In 1996, the Cincinnati Nature Center took ownership of the farm. They changed it into an outdoor learning center. The old main barn became a special place for visitors to learn. It is now called the interpretive center.
Later, the Nature Center gave the farm to the Village of Evendale. The village then created the Gorman Heritage Farm Foundation. This foundation continues to run the farm as a place for education. In 2012, the entire farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This was because of its important and historic buildings.
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