CFR1223
View Application:
Original Owner:
Gentle, Thomas H.; Gentle, Carrie M.
Year of Property Acquisition:
1914
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
Yes
Please explain:
Land Deed Records
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
T8S R4W S19 & R5W S24
County:
Polk
Name of farm or ranch:
Gentleacres/Orion Farms
Address physical location:
Northside of Monmouth; 879 Monmouth Ave. Monmouth OR
Distance from nearest town:
Adjacent to
Nearest town name:
Monmouth OR on North side
Who farms or ranches today:
Hall, Madeline J.; Fisher, Joseph P.; Ward, Caroline G.
Original buildings still in use:
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction:
First house built in 1880 by the Butler family; inhabited by Gentle family from 1914-1983;donated in 1981 to WOU Foundation by Catharine Gentle (Thomas/Carrie's daughter) for event center and museum. Back wing is meeting room. The James Gentle House was built on the farm in 1925 and is still lived in today by present owners (Madeline Hall). First barn in 1916 had electricity, water, and concrete floors, channels were incorporated to catch manure with a trolley system for clean out. Each stall had auto waterer for cows. A silo and hog shed extended North of barn, the barn was pulled down in 1985 after severe damage from a winter storm. Machine sheds built in 1920's have been modified and are still in use. Original chicken houses were removed in 1985 as well to make room for new barn. This barn and lambing shed was built in 1980's, and two new chicken houses were built in 1995.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Chickens; Dairy cattle; Hogs; Sheep
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Conservation; Chickens; Eggs; Hay; Sheep
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
N/A
Date of application:
2015-04-29 00:00:00
Date of award:
2015
Genealogical information included:
Yes
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners:
great granddaughter
Origin of original owners:
Farmington, IL
Ethnic origin of original owners:
unknown
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
3
Original Acreage:
162.0acres
Current Acreage:
132.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
103