CFR1220

View Application: 
Original Owner: 
Williams, Ben J.; Williams, Margaret E.
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1909
Award Type: 
Century Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
Yes
Please explain: 
Mortgage title abstracts
County: 
Linn
Name of farm or ranch: 
Christensen Farm
Address physical location: 
32803 Diamond Hill Dr. Harrisburg OR 97446
Distance from nearest town: 
6 miles
Nearest town name: 
Harrisburg, OR
Who farms or ranches today: 
Hubert Christensen & Dean Warden
Original buildings still in use: 
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
First house built in 1914, prior to that family lived in house facing Rowland Rd. in 1935 another existing house was moved to property and remodeled. Hog barn in 1950; shop in 1959; only original building still standing is brooder house for poultry with no known construction date. 2 livestock/hay building burned down in 1930's. The shop was enlarged in 2008 including new siding and full concrete floor. The dirt floor garage was torn down and replaced in 2012 with new storage shed
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Grain; Cattle; Chickens; Horses; Turkeys
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Ryegrass
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
N/A
Date of application: 
2015-04-28 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2015
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Map of property; Family history narrative; Title documents; Copies of photographs; Newpaper article
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
Great grandson
Origin of original owners: 
Colorado
Ethnic origin of original owners: 
Denmark
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
2
Original Acreage: 
765.0acres
Current Acreage: 
105.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
100