CFR0260

View Application: 
Original Owner: 
Carns, William
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1852
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
County: 
Linn
Address physical location: 
8 miles East of Harrisburg
Who farms or ranches today: 
Renter
Original buildings still in use: 
No
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
Yes. Barn and part of house. The barn was built in 1852 or 1853 of hewn timbers and wood pegs. Timbers hewn with a foot adze.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Grain; Hay; Oats; Wheat feed; Stock.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
At time of application: Ryegrass; Cattle
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
Leo
Date of application: 
1964-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award: 
1965
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Certification of ownership.
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
great grandson
Origin of original owners: 
Illinois
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
1
Notes and comments property: 
320 acres in original farm. 306 acres in present farm.
Original Acreage: 
0.0acres
Current Acreage: 
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
0