Mr. Kent was an early advocate of wildlife preservation, a fact reflected in the alterations to the landscape. He added lakes, ponds and habitats throughout the farm for birds and game. He also bequeathed land to the National Geographic Society to develop a wildlife sanctuary. At Kent's death in 1972, Kentlands was bequeathed to his adopted daughter, Helene Danger Kent. In May of 1988 Helene sold Kentlands to the Great Seneca Limited Partnership.
| Name | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Zanner Correll | 7/29/09 | I remember that row of trees off 28. I also remember that the groundskeeper's house sat there on 28 before it was moved to the southwest corner of Quince Orchard Rd. and Great Seneca Highway--a little closer to the road than where Kohl's department store used to be. |
| Juliana MacDowell | 12/12/09 | Mr. Kent "sold" 500 acres to the National Geographic Society with the stipulation that they would keep the property as a wildlife preserve while Mr. Kent was alive. He did give land to the Izaak Walton League. Great photo's, by the way. I've never seen that one of Mr. Kent. |
| Anny | 11/8/10 | I tried to cut through this property once and they pulled a shotgun out. I was 12 at the time, it was 1980. |
| Dave | 11/8/10 | I used to live in Darnestown back in the early 80's. I went through there once with a friend (it was a short cut to Quince Orchard Road) didn't have any problems but a lot of other people said not to go in there. Had a friend who drove a small unmarked delivery truck for an auto parts store in G-Burg and he would cut through there all the time and get chased. I also heard that Old Lady Kent only hired off-duty Montgomery County police officers to drive her around. Major flashback. |
| Andrew Odom | 5/25/11 | What stories! I'm new to area - where exactly is this today? How about a current shot? |
| Brady | 8/10/11 | This is now where the old National Geographic Building is located. It has had a few different tenants, GE, GXS and now houses local government. |
| Veronica Riggs | 2/29/12 | I grew up in the gate house that sat just to the left of the brick wall in this picture. As kids we would run out and open the gate when necessary. It was not closed all the time and people would cut through. My father worked for Otis Kent about 20 years. |
| Jack | 4/5/12 | Dave I think that you are thinking of Mrs. Helen Thomas who lived down the road. All of her drivers were off-duty county officers. I never heard that Mrs. Kent had police drivers. Also there were several houses in the rear of the property. When I lived in the subdivision bordering the farm my son and I made several incursions and explorations onto the farm. |
| Phil haight | 4/16/17 | Mr. Kent owned a fruit farm in Three Church's WV. My grandparents ran the farm for him for a few years. |