Cruitt Farm House, side, 1997
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PG 250: Arlington's Changing Scene, 1997-2019 ; PG 250: Arlington's Changing Scene, 1997-2019 » Series 1: Neighborhood Exhibit, Library, 1997 » File 1250-01-01-1022
Cruitt Farm House, side. 1614 N. Highland Street. Robert Cruitt of Washington bought a farm in the Clarendon area in 1825 and built this house as a summer home for his family. He reportedly was the first person to import Jersey cows to the United States, and his farm maintained a fine herd of Jersey cows throughout four generations of the Cruitt family. The house served as a hospital during the Civil War. Builder Frank Lyon purchased the Cruitt farm in 1923 when he developed the Lyon Village subdivision.
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm.
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