The rose garden in front of the original farm house was a favorite of Arthur Linvill and of his son Paul. He planted fruit trees shortly after the purchase.ġ914 - Arthur farmed buckwheat on the property his first few years.ġ915 – First apple and peach trees planted on the farmġ915 - Fruit and milk sold from cart and wagonġ925 – 1929 Arthur and Mabel have three sons born Lawrence, Paul, and Donaldġ927 – Knowlton Swim Club mud hole started with horse and scoopġ940’s – The sales of peaches and apples moved off the porch and into the barn and the last of the animals moved to outside pastures.ġ953 - Paul attempts to sail around the world.ġ952-1958 Lawrence and Esther Linvill have four children – David, Kenneth, Deborah, and Brianġ955 -1960 Donald and Libby have three children – Cathy, Marie, and Barbġ956 - Paul returns to farm and works with his two brothers and his father (Arthur) and his mother (Mabel) working the farm.ġ957 – Paul Linvill married Margaret Fisher from East Haddam Connecticut (Peg Linvill)ġ959-1965 Paul and Peg Linvill have four children – Susan, Steven, Nancy and Jeanġ960’s (late)- Bakery ovens purchased and bakery started in farm market.ġ962 - Donald, the youngest of the three brothers, sold his shares and started a produce business - Linvill’s Little Red Barn - in California.ġ969 – Dried flower shop, "Weed, Pod & Posy Shop," added on the second story of the Octagonal barn.ġ971 - Linvilla’s Pumpkinland display wins first place at Philadelphia Horticultural Society's Harvest Showġ970's - David Linvill (Larry Linvill's son) established and managed the PYO operation - mostly strawberries.ġ985 - Linvilla Orchards awarded the Guiness Book of World Records "World's Largest Rag Doll" for Peggy Ann who still presides over Pumpkinland each year.ġ987 – Larry Linvill retired and sold his development rights to Middletown TownshipPaul's family obtained 'Life Estate' rights of township propertyġ987 – Paul and Peg’s four adult children return to the farm to work along side of their parents.ġ988- Linvilla purchased the neighboring warehouse building for storage and refrigeration.Ģ002 - Devastating fire destroys Octagonal BarnNew farm market builtĢ010 - 15,000 square foot greenhouse and garden center addedĢ013 - Linvilla purchased 36 acre neighboring propertyĢ019 - Beer garden added in the stone foundation left from the Octagonal barn after the fire.Ģ019- The next generation of Linvills, grandson Elijah, returns to work on the farm after college.Īrthur held a degree in electrical engineering from Drexel University Arthur purchased cows to continue the dairy, but Arthur’s interests were in orchard fruit. The Octagonal barn housed some cows and horses, but the dairy herd was not included in the purchase of the farm. Additional pieces of property added throughout the years to create the current 350 acre farm. Time Lineġ914 – Arthur Linvill and his mother Lydia Linvill purchased the original 110 acres of Linvilla with farm house and octagonal barn. We hope you'll be a part of the next great era in Linvilla history. Arthur's son Paul, Paul's wife Peg, and their children and grandchildren continue to operate Linvilla Orchards - staying faithful to the tradition that has made Linvilla such a great place to visit for over a century. In 2002, the picturesque barn was destroyed in a fire. Neighbors from all over the Delaware Valley have been coming back ever since. Over the years a bakery and gift shop were added which complemented the operation.
With the increased use of automobiles, people started coming to the farm where the Linvill family sold their produce from the front porch of the farm house.Īs the produce became more abundant, the farm became more popular and the Farm Market opened in the Octagonal Barn. Arthur planted orchards and then sold the fruit from a horse-drawn wagon. Arthur and his mother delivered fresh milk and cream to Swarthmore by horse and buggy, but Arthur wanted to grow fruit. In 1914, Arthur Linvill and his mother Lydia purchased a dairy farm with an eighty-foot tall octagonal barn.
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