CFR1307
Original Owner:
Luther John Chapin & Nellie Eliza Muscott Chapin
Year of Property Acquisition:
1924
Award Type:
Century Farm
Donation land claim:
No
Homestead:
No
Other:
Yes
Please explain:
Warranty Deed
Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters:
T6S R3W S10,14,15
County:
Marion
Name of farm or ranch:
Chapin Ag Lands
Address physical location:
591 Salmon St. N Salem OR 97303
GPS location:
45 03'04.93"N 123 01'52.40''W
Distance from nearest town:
2 miles
Nearest town name:
Keizer OR
Who farms or ranches today:
Ron & Shelley Chapin
Original buildings still in use:
Yes
Building structures on property with date of construction:
Original farm house (late 1800's) still on property rented out.
Crops or livestock historically raised on property:
15 Jersey Cow Dairy, chickens, swine, corn, wheat, boysenberries, garden produce, greenhouse vegetable plants, Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths Muscari, & Lilies; 1929 Great Depression sold daffodils as cut flowers 1948 Dairy sold and farm diversified into Cannery crops in 1949
Crops or livestock currently raised on property:
The farm produces hazelnuts, cherries, and hazelnut nursery plants and includes a hazelnut crop dryer and cleaning facility.
National register property:
No
Contact first name:
Bruce
Date of application:
2024-03-06 00:00:00
Date of award:
2024
Genealogical information included:
Yes
Application on file:
Yes
Application location:
OSU
Applicants relationship to original owners:
Grandson
Origin of original owners:
Ohio
How many generations still live on the farm or ranch:
2
Original Acreage:
99.0acres
Current Acreage:
1,500.0
Acreage farmed or ranched today:
1500