SFR0030

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Original Owner: 
Hemphill, James Monroe; Hemphill, Elizabeth
Year of Property Acquisition: 
1865
Award Type: 
Sesquicentennial Farm
Donation land claim: 
No
Homestead: 
No
Other: 
Yes
Please explain: 
Water right certificate 1870, had to have ownership 5 years prior
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters: 
T1S R32
County: 
Umatilla
Name of farm or ranch: 
James Monroe Hemphill Farm
Address physical location: 
67704 Hwy 395 S. Pendleton OR 97801
GPS location: 
N 45 degrees 30.719' W118 degrees 48.463'
Distance from nearest town: 
2 miles
Nearest town name: 
Pilot Rock
Who farms or ranches today: 
Hemphill, Colin C.
Original buildings still in use: 
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction: 
Original loghouse purchased in 1865 is still standing; lean to and board/bat additions have been dismantled. First home 1940's-50's It is only used for storage of farm memorabilia, is in need of some stabilization. Horse and hay barn built in late 19 teens, loafing and hay shed for Dairy in Mid 1940's. 40 x30 machine and repair shop 1951. Grain Bin storage in 1955. Chicken coop in 1940; original blacksmith show, destroyed by wind in 20009. Smokehouse destroyed by wind as well in recent years.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property: 
Grain; Hay; Cattle; Chickens; Horses
Crops or livestock currently raised on property: 
Alfalfa; Pasture; Wheat; Cattle
National register property: 
No
Contact first name: 
N/A
Date of application: 
2015-04-27 00:00:00
Date of award: 
2015
Please describe attachments: 
Application; Statement of affirmation; Aerial photographs; Newspaper article; Family history; Certificate of water right; Copies of photographs; Obituary; Email to Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program; Photographs
Genealogical information included: 
Yes
Application on file: 
Yes
Application location: 
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners: 
great great grandsons
Origin of original owners: 
New Hampshire/Deerfield, NY
Ethnic origin of original owners: 
England
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch: 
3
Notes and comments property: 
Deed records for property burned in Umatilla County courthouse. Obituary of James Monroe found and included to prove origination date.
Original Acreage: 
120.0acres
Current Acreage: 
804.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today: 
800