Broadmoor Farm
Posted on: July 1, 2021 - 1:05pm
(Photo Courtesy of Prince Memorial Library)
For 100 years Broadmoor Farm sat at the corner of Main Street, Tuttle Road, and Blanchard Road. Keep reading to learn the backstory on how the farm came to be!
In 1829, Nathaniel Blanchard bought the land at the corner of Main Street and Tuttle Road from Joel Prince. His son, Capt. Enos Blanchard took over the farm in 1833, and his wife, Joanna, managed it while he was away at sea.
In 1874, their son George started the Broadmoor Farm with purebred Jersey cattle, which became widely famous throughout the United States and sold for as much as $1,500. Many earned the highest honors from the American Jersey Cattle Club.
In 1935, the farm passed to George's son Arthur, who continued the business of selling quality cattle until his death in 1972. In 1974, a hundred years after it began, Broadmoor Farm was sold outside the Blanchard family.