Loudoun Agricultural and Mechanical Institute

VA 650, Aldie, Virginia. County/parish: Loudoun.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 08, 1982. NRIS 82004568.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Institute Farm

From Wikipedia:

Institute Farm

Institute Farm, also known as the Loudoun Agricultural and Mechanical Institute, was the first agricultural school in Virginia and one of the earliest institutions devoted to agronomy in the United States. Located near Aldie, Virginia, the school was established as the Loudoun County Agricultural Institute and Chemical Academy around 1854 on a former portion of U.S. President James Monroe's Oak Hill plantation.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41681535

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