CFR1028

View Application: 
Original Owner: 
Heller, Louis
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1869
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
Yes
Other: 
No
County: 
Coos
Name of farm or ranch: 
Heller Homestead
Who farms or ranches today: 
Heller, Russell; Heller, Debbie
Original buildings still in use: 
No
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Oats, wheat, hay, vegetables, fruit, beef, timber.
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Beef, timber.
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
Russell; Debbie
Date of application: 
2000-11-30 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2001
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Legal testimony for Louis Heller; Notice of hearing for railroad contest; Typewritten letter; Photocopies of photographs (original homestead before 1900, water wheel, water wheel building, sawmill, threshing, house, barn built in 1920).
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
OHSField Services File
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
great grandson
Origin of original owners: 
Los Angeles, California
Ethnic origin of original owners: 
Germany
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
2
Notes and comments property: 
Charles Heller (Louis Heller's son) brought suit againt the California Railroad for rights to the homestead. He & other settles won suit.
Original Acreage: 
0.0acres
Current Acreage: 
0.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
0