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College Farm

In 1920, benefiting from a 1919 bequest by Samuel M. Bowman, Bridgewater College established a department of agriculture with a working farm north and east of campus. A barn was built on the farmland in 1921. The farm consisted of about 100 acres at that time. The agricultural courses did not prove popular among students however, and in 1925, the College separated the farm from its academic program, managing it instead as a business investment. There were a number of farm supervisors and operators over the years. Although the College sold farm land for residential building sites, a land purchase in 1949 again grew the farm to about 100 acres. Farm products included grain, corn, hay, poultry and dairy. A farmhouse and other structures were visible along Dinkel Avenue. In later years, the barn at the farm was used to stable students’ horses. The farmhouse served as student housing until around 1989 and was rented to faculty for a few years. The land was eventually cleared for the building of the McKinney Center for Science and Mathematics, with the barn being removed in October 1993.

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  • Bridgewater College, Barn at the College Farm, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Barn at the College Farm, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Bay horse on College Farm, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Bay horse on College Farm, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Clearing land behind the College Farm to construct the McKinney Center, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Clearing land behind the College Farm to construct the McKinney Center, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Old photograph of College Farm, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Old photograph of College Farm, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Old photograph of College Farm, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Old photograph of College Farm, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Old photograph of dairy cattle on the College Farm, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Old photograph of dairy cattle on the College Farm, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Old photograph of the College Farm, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Old photograph of the College Farm, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Rainbow over the College Farm and Blue Ridge Hall, undated by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Rainbow over the College Farm and Blue Ridge Hall, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Jeff Carter photograph of the Farm House, undated by Jeff Carter

    Bridgewater College, Jeff Carter photograph of the Farm House, undated

  • Bridgewater College, Sarah La Charite's photograph of a horse at College Farm, late 1980s by Sarah La Charite

    Bridgewater College, Sarah La Charite's photograph of a horse at College Farm, late 1980s

  • Bridgewater College, Rainbow over greenhouse and barn at College Farm, October 1992 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Rainbow over greenhouse and barn at College Farm, October 1992

  • Bridgewater College, Mark Harding photograph of the Farm House, November 1990 by Mark Harding

    Bridgewater College, Mark Harding photograph of the Farm House, November 1990

  • Bridgewater College, Women who lived in the Farm House watching the Homecoming parade from its porch roof with Halloween ghost hanging below, 29 October 1988 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Women who lived in the Farm House watching the Homecoming parade from its porch roof with Halloween ghost hanging below, 29 October 1988

  • Bridgewater College, Sarah La Charite's photograph of the Farm House, 1988 by Sarah La Charite

    Bridgewater College, Sarah La Charite's photograph of the Farm House, 1988

  • Bridgewater College, College Farm, Winter 1987 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, College Farm, Winter 1987

  • Bridgewater College, Snow on the College Farm, February 1986 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Snow on the College Farm, February 1986

  • Bridgewater College, Cattle on the College Farm, 1938 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Cattle on the College Farm, 1938

  • Bridgewater College, College Farm, 1938 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, College Farm, 1938

  • Bridgewater College, Professor Van Pelt's bull on the College Farm, 1925 by Bridgewater College

    Bridgewater College, Professor Van Pelt's bull on the College Farm, 1925

 
 
 

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