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Dudley Farm IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Dudley Farm visitor center
Location Alachua County, Florida, USA Nearest city Newberry Coordinates 29°39′15″N 82°32′37″W / 29.65417°N 82.54361°WCoordinates: 29°39′15″N 82°32′37″W / 29.65417°N 82.54361°W Area 2,598 acres (10.51 km2) Established October 4, 2002 Governing body Florida Department of Environmental Protection 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 2,598 acres (10.51 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.
See also
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
Categories:- IUCN Category V
- National Register of Historic Places in Alachua County, Florida
- Florida state parks
- Museums in Alachua County, Florida
- Farm museums in Florida
- Protected areas established in 2002
- Parks in Alachua County, Florida
- Open air museums in Florida
- Florida state park stubs
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