CFR1199
View Application:
Original Owner:
Johnson, Charles A.; Johnson, Matty D.
Year of Property Acquisition:
1913
Award Type:
Century Ranch
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
T6 &7S R 21 East S 32 & 5 respectively
County:
Wheeler
Name of farm or ranch:
Johnson Ranch
Address physical location:
48588 Hwy 19, Fossil, Oregon 97830
Distance from nearest town:
not given, Fossil OR
Nearest town name:
Fossil, adjacent and partially in
Who farms or ranches today:
Johnson, Robert S.; Johnson, Lenore J.; Rietmann Family
Original buildings still in use:
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction:
First house built prior to 1913 and is still in use. It has been remodeled several times with biggest changes being additions of a kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room. Brick construction. There are 2 barns on the property, there is one nearest to the house and was likely the first one built shortly after the home, and it is still standing. There was a slaughter house, machine shed, grainery, and chicken coop that was built in early days of the ranch 1913-1930. A metal machine shed was added in 1980's. Not many changes have been made to these building except slight modifications of barns for modern haying equipment.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Grain; Hay; Cattle; Pigs; Sheep
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Conservation; Pasture; Timber; Cattle
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Same as Legal owners
Date of application:
2013-04-22 00:00:00
Date of award:
2013
Genealogical information included:
No
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners:
Grandson (Robert); Wife of Floyd Johnson, son of Charles Johnson (Lenora)
Origin of original owners:
Tennesse & Virginia
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
1
Original Acreage:
212.0acres
Current Acreage:
2,941.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
2941