CFR1242
View Application:
Original Owner:
Finis Brown
Year of Property Acquisition:
1908
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
No
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
T2S R3W S1
County:
Washington
Name of farm or ranch:
The Brown Family/ Four Ridge Orchards
Address physical location:
13455 SW Browns Dr. Hillsboro OR 97123
Distance from nearest town:
7 miles South
Nearest town name:
Hillsboro OR
Who farms or ranches today:
David, Dan, & Jeff Brown
Original buildings still in use:
No
Building structures on property with date of construction:
First house by Finis 1908 occupied by him in 1965; torn down in 1990's due to hazard, garage kept and still is used for storage; Lee Brown house in early 1930's; dairy milking shed in 1950's; Cattle loafing shed in 1955 and was converted to walnut storage and packing facility in early 1990's. 2014 updates were also made
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
Dairy cattle, hay, grain,
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
Walnuts and Filberts
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Dan
Date of application:
2017-03-30 00:00:00
Date of award:
2017
Genealogical information included:
No
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
OSU
Applicants relationship to original owners:
David is Grandson of Finis; Dan is Great Grandson
Origin of original owners:
Oregon
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
3
Original Acreage:
80.0acres
Current Acreage:
55.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
45