About Us

History of the Farm

The property that Randolph Farms is built on was originally settled by Capt. John Thomas Lowe and his family in 1859. The Lowe's bought more than 100 acres surrounding the Landing, including the present site of the Anona Methodist Church and Serenity Gardens across Indian Rocks Road.  The Lowe's family retained the property until 1930. Buyers of the Farm then turned it into citrus groves and a tropical garden.  In 1948, Paul Randolph and a partner, Dr. Hugh Ford purchased the property.  Randolph and his wife, Eleanor, eventually bought out Dr. Ford and developed the land for breeding horses and raising cattle.  Their home was the present Randolph Farms' clubhouse. Some of the Randolph's horses became champion show horses and the Farm was noted for their boarding facilities.  Horse owners from as far away as Virginia and Tennessee had their horses bred, trained, and boarded here.  Many famous horses were stabled here for the Florida winter show circuit.