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Designated the State Arboretum of Virginia in 1986, the Blandy Experimental Farm began in 1926 when Graham F. Blandy, a New York stockbroker, bequeathed a 712-acre portion of his estate The Tuleyries to the University of Virginia to be used to educate “boys farming in the various branches.” Since then the Clarke County farm has educated both students and the public in botany, genetics, horticulture, and agriculture, and has established one of the largest collections of specimen trees and shrubs in the eastern United States. The Blandy Experimental Farm is administered from the Quarters building, the original section of which is the former slave quarters of The Tuleyries. The property is organized into three sections: the arboretum, commercial farming areas, and research areas. The arboretum is a noteworthy example of picturesque landscaping. Blandy Experimental Farm Historic District is located within the Greenway Rural Historic District.
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Abbreviations:
VLR: Virginia Landmarks Register
NPS: National Park Service
NRHP: National Register of Historic Places
NHL: National Historic Landmark
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DHR has secured permanent legal protection for over 700 historic places - including 15,000 acres of battlefield lands
DHR has erected 2,532 highway markers in every county and city across Virginia
DHR has registered more than 3,317 individual resources and 613 historic districts
DHR has engaged over 450 students in 3 highway marker contests
DHR has stimulated more than $4.2 billion dollars in private investments related to historic tax credit incentives, revitalizing communities of all sizes throughout Virginia
