{"exhibit":{"title":"Was the Mall ever used as farm  land?","description":"<p class=\"p1\">In the late 1700s, before the federal government moved to area, the land which would become the Mall was mostly farmland owned by residents of Maryland. After the city was established, large-scale farming was replaced by small household gardens, such as the house and kitchen gardens of the White House. The Department of Agriculture has occasionally used the Mall as a site for experimentation and education since it was founded in 1860.&nbsp;<\/p>","credits":"","featured":0,"public":1,"theme":"","theme_options":null,"slug":"farmland","added":"2013-07-30 01:43:23","modified":"2013-09-22 20:47:39","owner_id":5,"use_summary_page":1,"cover_image_file_id":null,"id":44},"item":{"item_type_id":1,"collection_id":null,"featured":0,"public":1,"added":"2013-08-05 01:20:12","modified":"2014-03-27 12:49:03","owner_id":5,"id":395}}