SFR0037

View Application: 
Original Owner: 
Esson, Alexander; Esson, Christina
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1866
Award Type: 
Sesquicentennial Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
County: 
Marion
Name of farm or ranch: 
Maple Hill Farm
Address physical location: 
10705 Waypark Dr. Salem, OR 97305
Distance from nearest town: 
5 miles
Nearest town name: 
Salem, OR
Who farms or ranches today: 
Seifer, Stan
Original buildings still in use: 
No
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
First house was log cabin by previous owner; new frame house built in latter part of 19th century; burned in 1923. 1932 house rebuilt by Tom/Zan's grandfather; still stands. Graneries, barns, sheds, animal buildings built in early 19th century have been demolished over time
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Wheat; Oats; Logging; Fruit trees; Pigs; Horses; Cattle; Dairy cattle
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Row crops, including corn, squash, and spinach; Rye grass
National register property: 
No
Date of application: 
2016-03-24 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2016
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Family history narrative; Map; Plat map; Copy of original century farm application; Deed records; Copy of a photograph
Genealogical information included: 
No
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
Great Great Grandsons
Origin of original owners: 
Iowa
Ethnic origin of original owners: 
Scottish
Original Acreage: 
320.0acres
Current Acreage: 
290.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
220