CFR1177
View Application:
Original Owner:
Chegwyn, Herbert
Year of Property Acquisition:
1909
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
Yes
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
T 4S, R 4W, S 9
County:
Yamhill
Name of farm or ranch:
Chegwyn Farms
Address physical location:
2471 Grandhaven Dr.
McMinnville, OR 97128
Distance from nearest town:
Borders on NW Corner of town
Nearest town name:
McMinnville
Who farms or ranches today:
Chegwyn, Charles
Original buildings still in use:
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction:
Two farm houses 1912 and 1929, apple packing shed, balcksmith shop, livestock shed, equipment shop
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Alfalfa; Apples; Clover; Corn; Grain; Hay; Logan berries; Dairy cattle; Sheep
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Filberts; Grass seed; Hay; Walnuts
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Tim
Date of application:
2011-05-16 00:00:00
Date of award:
2011
Genealogical information included:
Yes
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
MSS ORCFRP
Origin of original owners:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ethnic origin of original owners:
England
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
0
Notes and comments property:
Charles Chegwyn placed his land in a conservation easement to protect his land from a sub division in 2008 and established a life estate in 2009. The Yamhill County Soil and Water Conservation District is the legal owner of the farm as of 2009.
Original Acreage:
5.0acres
Current Acreage:
170.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
140