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
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
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Booklet titled: "Clarissa - Her Family & Her Home: A Story of the Birdseye House", by Effie and Nita Birdseye
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