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Following Hoagland Gates’ death in 1944, more of the best cattle from Broadlands were sold at auction by his widow. However, his widow Margaret continued to keep a smaller herd on the farm for many years.

Forced to relocate to warmer dryer climates for the sake of his health, Hoagland Gates advertized the sale of a large portion of the herd at Broadlands and much of the farm equipment in 1941.

Margaret Chalfont Mackey Gates (December 24, 1890-December 29, 1981) daughter of Alfred Wilson Mackey and Minerva Spencer Mackey and wife of Hoagland Gates. Before her marriage to Hoagland, Margaret served as “Principal of the Junior Department” at…

Hoagland Gates’ daughters, Anne and Elizabeth Gates with an unidentified friend from the Tower Hill School at Broadlands during the early 1930’s.

Anne Gates (1921-2007) was the eldest daughter of Hoagland and Margaret Mackey Gates. Anne was born in Philadelphia but lived for 55 years at Broadlands. This photograph was taken in 1943, the year that Anne graduated from Ohio State University.

Hoagland Gates’ father, Charles Otis Gates, was the President of the Royal Baking Soda Company. The company had been cofounded by Hoagland’s grandfather, Cornelius Nevens Hoagland in 1866 and was the source of the family’s fortune.

Hoagland Gates during the later years of his life. This photograph was probably taken during the late 1930’s or early 1940’s when Hoagland was in his early 50’s and already suffering from the advanced stages of tuberculosis.

This photograph shows the large stone house that stood on the property prior to its purchase by Hoagland Gates. The house would have been erected by Benjamin Bowen shortly after his purchase of the land in 1813.

Another view of the Bowen House looking to the east. The house stood to the south of the Broadlands Farmstead. The photograph shows a large kitchen wing extending to the rear of the house.

Probably dating to the 1930’s, this view shows the Broadlands buildings from the fields south and east of the farmstead complex. Note the similarities between this view and the view of the original Broadlands Farm on the Island of Jersey.