Como Farm (Pennsylvania) Explained

Como Farm
Location:Broad Run Road, West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Added:September 16, 1985
Architecture:Georgian
Built:1702
Refnum:85002348

Como Farm is a historic farmhouse located in West Bradford Township, Chester County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Como Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 16, 1985.[1]

Description and history

Significant because of its role in agricultural innovation, the Georgian Quaker stone farmhouse was built circa 1702. John Beale Bordley purchased the property in 1792 to establish one of the colonies' first model farms to experiment with crop rotation, soil fertility, and farm machinery.[2] [3] He co-founded the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture and authored popular books advising farmers on sustainable agriculture.[4] [5] A Pennsylvania state historical marker commemorating Bordley was placed near the farm in 1953.

In 1991, West Bradford Township preserved Bordley's 400-plus-acre estate as a historic site. In 2000, the property became Tattersall Golf Course, renamed Broad Run Golfer's Club in 2006.[6]

The farmhouse was restored to become the clubhouse for the golf course.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1985-09-16 . Como Farm . 2023-06-15 . National Park Service NPGallery.
  2. Web site: Fall 2000 . West Bradford History – John Beale Bordley House . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090606062830/http://www.westbradford.org/htmls/Newsletters/2000/fall00_newsletter.htm . June 6, 2009 . March 4, 2009 . West Bradford Township.
  3. Web site: Historical Markers . 2023-06-15 . West Bradford Township.
  4. Book: Maynard, W. Barksdale . The Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait . 2014-09-12 . University of Pennsylvania Press . 978-0-8122-9073-8 . 38 . en.
  5. Book: Beyer, George R. . Guide to the State Historical Markers of Pennsylvania . Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . 2000 . 978-0-89271-092-8 . Harrisburg . 105 . en.
  6. Gilmour . Margaret . September 2011 . A Bit of Chester County Farming History . County Lines Magazine . 64.
  7. Web site: Broad Run Golfer's Club . 2023-06-15 . Pennsylvania Golf Association.

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