Title | View Application | Award Type | Original Owner | Name of farm or ranch | Year of Property Acquisition | Original Acreage | Current Acreage | Acreage farmed or ranched today | Donation land claim | Dlc num and registration location | Homestead | Homestead Information | Other | Please explain | Legal description for the farm or ranch headquarters |
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Address physical location | GPS location | Distance from nearest town | Nearest town name | Who farms or ranches today | Original buildings still in use | Building structures on property with date of construction | Crops or livestock historically raised on property | Crops or livestock currently raised on property | National register property | National register name | Notes and comments property | Date of application | Date of award | Please describe attachments | Genealogical information included | Application on file | Application location | Applicants relationship to original owners | Origin of original owners | Ethnic origin of original owners | How many generations still live on the farm or ranch |
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CFR1150 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Confer, Francis M. | Francis M. Confer Farm | 1896 | 159.00 | 159.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate No. 2584, Application No. 3253, dated 9-1-1896 | No |
T 5, R 13, S 4 |
Wasco |
6 miles west of Maupin, 54875 Juniper Flat Road |
6 miles | Maupin | Fosberg, Arlene C.; Fosberg, Robert | No | Original homestead house (... | Wheat; Cattle | Wheat | No | Monday, October 8, 2007 | 2007 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copy of original homestead certificate; Property history; Warranty deed; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Granddaughter of Francis M. Confer | Born in Elkhart, Indiana | 1 | ||||||
CFR1228 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Grossen, Peter Fred | Peter Fred Grossen Farm | 1904 | 72.00 | 72.00 | 25 but all original 72 are owned by family | No | No | No |
T1N R2W S10 |
Washingtion |
22518 NW Phillips Rd. Hillsboro OR 97124 |
8 miles | Hillsboro, OR | Grossen, David Fred | No | Wheat; Barley; Oats; Hay;... | Hay; Wheat; Brown Swiss dairy... | No | Friday, April 29, 2016 | 2016 |
Application; Family history narrative; Aerial photograph; Photographs; Deed records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great grandson | Switzerland | Swiss | 2 | |||||||
CFR0462 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Williams, Richard and Kejiah | 1857 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Washington | No | No | Sunday, November 30, 1958 | 1959 |
1959 state fair celebration registration form; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
CFR0567 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Pearson, Henry Caswell | 1892 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Washington |
5 miles S of Hillsboro, 2.4 miles W on Firdale Rd. |
Pearson, Daral K. | No | no | Cleared timber to raise... | Timber, grain, filberts. | No | Thursday, November 30, 1995 | 1996 |
Excerpt of H. C. Pearson diary. List of dates, names, location and acreage of Pearson claim and neighbors. Photocopies of photos of house, Henry and Polly Pearson. Application; Statement form; Farm history. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | England | 1 | |||||||||||
CFR0922 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Zimmerman, George E. | Dixie Mountain Christmas Trees; Logan's Dixie Mountain Tree Farm | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | Yes | Certificate # 3420 | No | Washington | Logan, Donald J.; Logan, Elaine | No | None of the original... | Cattle | Hay, Timber, Christmas trees | No |
This property has been divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Handwritten letter. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great granddaughter | Centerville, Oregon | 2 | |||||||||
CFR1242 | Century Farm | Finis Brown | The Brown Family/ Four Ridge Orchards | 1908 | 80.00 | 55.00 | 45 | No | No | No |
T2S R3W S1 |
Washington |
13455 SW Browns Dr. Hillsboro OR 97123 |
7 miles South | Hillsboro OR | David, Dan, & Jeff Brown | No | First house by Finis 1908... | Dairy cattle, hay, grain, | Walnuts and Filberts | No | Thursday, March 30, 2017 | 2017 |
Deeds, photos, application materials |
No | Yes | OSU | David is Grandson of Finis; Dan is Great Grandson | Oregon | 3 | ||||||||
CFR0463 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Davis, Eli & Mary Ann | 1847 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Washington | No | No | Sunday, November 30, 1958 | 1959 |
1959 state fair celebration registration form; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | Great granddaughter | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
CFR0568 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Sorenson, Johann and Maren | 1881 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
Sec 22 T 1 S R 2 W, W.M., containing 40 acres. |
Washington |
7197 SW Jacktown Rd., Beaverton, OR 97007 |
Sorenson, Arthur Benjamin, Jr.; Sorenson, Karla Diane; Sorenson, William Clyde; Sorenson, Robert Arthur | No | no | unknown | Strawberries, cane berries,... | No | Thursday, November 30, 1995 | 1996 |
Application; Statement form; Deed; Photographs; Typewritten letters. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Christiansen, Norway | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0923 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Meyer, George F.C. | Goetze Family Limited Partnership | 1883 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from Jasper J. Clark |
Washington | Goetze, Norman; Goetze, Barbara | No | None of the original... | Clover, Oats, Wheat, Dairy,... | Alfalfa, Clover, Wheat, Oats... | No |
This property has never been divided, but it has been added to. |
Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Farm history; Deed. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandsn | Indiana | Germany | 2 | ||||||||
CFR0464 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Cummins, Erwin | 1861 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No | Washington | Fischbuch, Chester (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | No. | hay, grain, cattle, onions | onions, hay, grain, cattle | No |
320 acres in original farm. 100 acres in present farm. |
Monday, November 30, 1964 | 1965 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper article. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Illinois | 2 |