The Buildings
When Hoagland Gates purchased the core portion of the Broadlands Property in 1929, many of the earlier farm buildings were still extant. Hoagland dismantled the severely deteriorated fieldstone farm house. He reused the stone for new barnyard walls and salvaged interior woodwork and fixtures like paneling, mantels, shutters, stair rails, and doors for use in his new tenant houses. The farm’s existing bank barn, granary, and wagon house were retained and incorporated into the layout of Gates’ new farmstead.
Hoagland Gates built three one-and one-half story high tenant houses on the property, all within the primary farmstead cluster. He had also intended to build a main house, but after the stock market crash of 1929, the plan was put on hold and two of the tenant houses were re-modeled over time for use by the family. A two-and-a-half-story dairy barn and an adjacent silo were also built circa 1929. The complex of interconnected old and new buildings were arranged in a generally rectangular format and were linked by low stone walls to create a interior barnyard court which all of the buildings opened onto and were focused upon.