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View Application:
Original Owner:
Guttridge, Christopher Henney
Year of Property Acquisition:
1874
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
County:
Clackamas
Address physical location:
4 miles SW of Estacada, 1/4 mile S of Springwater Store, Church & Grange.
Who farms or ranches today:
Guttridge, Joseph Z.
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
Barn on the property when he purchased it in 1874. Still standing and in use (9-17-01).
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Grain, cattle, geese, prunes, apples. Orchard was set out as soon as he bought the farm (27 acres of prunes and 20 of apples).
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Chewings fescue for seed, beef cattle, hay, horse for own pleasure. In 2001, beef cattle, hay, pasture.
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Joseph
Date of application:
1973-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
1974
Genealogical information included:
Yes
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
Mss 1604
Applicants relationship to original owners:
grandson
Origin of original owners:
Kentucky
Ethnic origin of original owners:
Scotland or England
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
2
Notes and comments property:
161 acres in original property. 60 acres in present farm. The farm was divided 3 times. Founder built a prune drier & packed & sold prunes to hotels in Portland. 2001, Joe & Wilma own 40 acres, 5 sons jointly own 20 ac. See file for more info.
Original Acreage:
0.0acres
Current Acreage:
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0