SFR0037
View Application:
Original Owner:
Esson, Alexander; Esson, Christina
Year of Property Acquisition:
1866
Award Type:
Sesquicentennial Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
T6 R1W S05
County:
Marion
Name of farm or ranch:
Maple Hill Farm
Address physical location:
10705 Waypark Dr. Salem, OR 97305
Distance from nearest town:
5 miles
Nearest town name:
Salem, OR
Who farms or ranches today:
Seifer, Stan
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
First house was log cabin by previous owner; new frame house built in latter part of 19th century; burned in 1923. 1932 house rebuilt by Tom/Zan's grandfather; still stands. Graneries, barns, sheds, animal buildings built in early 19th century have been demolished over time
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Wheat; Oats; Logging; Fruit trees; Pigs; Horses; Cattle; Dairy cattle
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Row crops, including corn, squash, and spinach; Rye grass
National register property:
No
Date of application:
2016-03-24 00:00:00
Date of award:
2016
Genealogical information included:
No
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
MSS ORCFRP
Applicants relationship to original owners:
Great Great Grandsons
Origin of original owners:
Iowa
Ethnic origin of original owners:
Scottish
Original Acreage:
320.0acres
Current Acreage:
290.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
220