farmstead
noun
farm·stead
ˈfärm-ˌsted 
: the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm
broadly
: a farm with its buildings
Examples of farmstead in a Sentence
many of the area's proud, old farmsteads have been bulldozed by developers to make way for condominiums
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In addition, the town is steeped in history, old farmsteads, cultural arts and recreation.
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Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
The property abuts conservation land and includes an apple orchard, rolling meadows, forest, a 1-acre farmstead, and trails, and Stowe Mountain Resort is 15 minutes' drive.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 14 May 2024
Construction crews began digging in the courtyard of a farmstead in Wettin last summer to install a new sewer line, the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology in Saxony-Anhalt said in a May 29 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Pedal past the Leelanau Conservancy’s 191-acre DeYoung Natural Area, a historic farmstead.
—Stacey Nield Brugeman, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2024
The property abuts conservation land and includes an apple orchard, rolling meadows, forest, a 1-acre farmstead, and trails, and Stowe Mountain Resort is 15 minutes' drive.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 14 May 2024
Construction crews began digging in the courtyard of a farmstead in Wettin last summer to install a new sewer line, the State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeology in Saxony-Anhalt said in a May 29 news release.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Pedal past the Leelanau Conservancy’s 191-acre DeYoung Natural Area, a historic farmstead.
—Stacey Nield Brugeman, New York Times, 24 May 2024
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farmstead
noun
farm·stead
-ˌsted
: the buildings and nearby service areas of a farm
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