BROWN-GORMAN FARM

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BROWN-GORMAN FARM
99-ACRE PROPERTY, PURCHASED BY
SCOTTISH IMMIGRANT EDWARD
BROWN IN 1835. MAINTAINED BY 4
GENERATIONS OF FAMILY MEMBERS.
DONATED TO COMMUNITY IN 1995.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2026

The Brown-Gorman Family Farm, located in present‑day Evendale, Ohio, was established in 1835 when Scottish immigrant Edward Brown purchased approximately 99 acres of land. Brown constructed the original farmhouse, springhouse, and barn, establishing the site as a working farm.

Ownership remained within the extended family for generations. Brown sold the property to his cousin George Brown by 1869. George’s daughter Isabella and her husband Amos Gorman began farming the land around 1881. Despite personal hardships, Isabella and her children maintained the farm, and by the early 20th century, subsequent generations—including Howard and later Garfield Gorman and his family—continued its agricultural operations, raising livestock and producing grain, hay, eggs, and wool.

After more than a century of family stewardship, Jim and Dorothy Gorman donated the farm’s original acreage in 1995 to the Cincinnati Nature Center for use as an outdoor educational facility. The property was later obtained by the Village of Evendale, who created the Gorman Heritage Farm Foundation in 2003. Today, the Foundation continues to operate the property as a community-focused farm with educational programs, preserving its legacy across multiple generations.