CFR1177

View Application: 
Original Owner: 
Chegwyn, Herbert
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1909
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
Yes
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
No
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
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Letter from Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District; Family and farm history narrative; Strategic plan document; Copies of photographs; Property ownership documents
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