CFR1125

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Original Owner: 
Babson, Sydney and Babson, Rea
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1908
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters: 
T 1S, R 10E, S 8
County: 
Hood River
Name of farm or ranch: 
Avalon Orchards
Address physical location: 
4676 Hutson Dr., Parkdale, OR
Distance from nearest town: 
2 miles
Nearest town name: 
Parkdale
Who farms or ranches today: 
Avalon Orchards Inc.; Blaine, Rick; Blaine, Sydney; Blaine, Heather
Original buildings still in use: 
No
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
Farm house (c1908); barn (c1908)
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Apples; Pears; Strawberries
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Varieties of pears: D'Anjou, Bartlett, Red Bartlett, Comice, Bosc, Forelle
National register property: 
No
Date of application: 
2008-05-21 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2008
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Handwritten note; Mortgage record
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
Granddaughter
Origin of original owners: 
New Jersey
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
1
Original Acreage: 
46.0acres
Current Acreage: 
46.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
42