SFR0001
View Application:
Original Owner:
Birdseye, David Nelson & Clarissa
Year of Property Acquisition:
1853
Award Type:
Sesquicentennial Ranch
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
T 364W, R 34000, S 1100,900,100,1700
County:
Jackson
Name of farm or ranch:
Birdseye Ranch
Address physical location:
3791 Rogue River Hwy. 2 miles from Rogue River.The river borders the property on the North; Birdseye Cr on the East; and, Birdseye Creek Rd on West
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
Original log house (1856) is house for Ted Birdseye. It was restored after a fire. 1920s barn still in use; 1930s milk barn used for storage. The house was on the National Register but after the fire, no reapplication was made.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Beef cattle; Chickens; Dairy cattle; Horses; Pigs
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Hay; Cattle; Horses; Sheep
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Ted
Date of application:
2007-08-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
2008
Genealogical information included:
No
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners:
Great great grandson
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
1
Notes and comments property:
Birdseye Ranch
Original Acreage:
640.0acres
Current Acreage:
260.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
0