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 | County | 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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CFR0643 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Harms, John | 1872 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Clackamas | Harms, John | No | House. | Potatoes, grain, livestock. | Beef cattle, hay. | No |
80 acres in original farm. 38.9 acres in present farm. Farm divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1973 | 1974 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Biographical excerpt (short biography of John Harms). |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Germany | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0773 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Prantl, John | 1874 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Marion |
2 1/2 miles SE Gervais, Howell Prairie Road. |
Prantl, Carl C. | No | no | Unknown | Berries, alfalfa, nursery... | No |
151.48 acres in original farm. 50.13 acres in present farm. Farm was divided once. |
Friday, November 30, 1973 | 1974 |
Application; Certification of ownership; Newspaper articles. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Germany | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0613 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Wyss, Gottlieb and Susann | 1898 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Tillamook | Lucas, Vern A.; Lucas, Lorraine Wyss | No | Dairy | Dairy | No |
"Susann Bauman Wyss and Gottlieb came to the US with 14 children. He died 15 months after coming here. She later married a neighbor by the name of Kock (pronounced Cook). They had three children." See update for source. |
Sunday, November 30, 1997 | 1998 |
Application; Statement form; Deed; Typewritten letter of approval. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | Germany | Germany | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR1134 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Bartels, Otto F. | Noble Knoll Tree Farm | 1909 | 40.00 | 80.00 | 33 | No | No | No |
T 7S, R 1E, S 34 |
Marion |
964 Loar Rd SE, Silverton. End of the road off Hwy 214. |
10 miles | Silverton | Bartels, Larry W. | No | Original residence (c.1909)... | Christmas trees; Fruit trees... | Christmas trees | No | Tuesday, April 28, 2009 | 2009 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copy of abstract of title; Plat map; Warranty Deed; Hand drawn map of property; Copies of photographs |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Grandson of Otto Bartels | Germany | German | 2 | ||||||
CFR0549 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Lorenzen, John Henry | 1894 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
Sec 22 T 22 N R 32 E |
Umatilla | Goodwin, Richard; Goodwin, Marlene; Goodwin, David; Goodwin, Paul | No | Barn built in 1902. House... | Wheat, hay, fruit orchard,... | Wheat, barley. | No | Wednesday, November 30, 1994 | 1995 |
Application; Certificate of citizenship; Deed. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||
CFR0096 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Hermann, Washington P. | 1873 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
Sec 32 T 29 S R 12 W |
Coos | Hermann, Leslie E. | No | no. | Tobacco, corn, grain, hogs,... | Hay, pasture, dairy, beef,... | No |
157.85 acres in original farm. 42.43 acres in present farm. |
Thursday, November 30, 1972 | 1973 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Germany to Maryland | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR1031 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Walter, Julius & Caroline Walter | 1890 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased from M. J. Wirtz |
Sec 1 T 1 N R 3 W |
Washington |
30585 NW Old West Union Road. At eastern edge of North Plains. |
Walter, Donald C. | No | House, barn, blacksmith shop. | Hay, grain, horses, cattle,... | Wheat, Timothy hay. | No |
Chain of ownership: Julius Walter 1890 to 1895; Charles Walter (son) to 1910; farmed, but not owned, by Edward Walter (grandson) & Albert (Bert) Walter (grandson) to 1967; Bert Walter & Donald Walter (son of Edward) to 1977; Donald Walter to date. |
Thursday, November 30, 2000 | 2001 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Deed. |
No | Yes | OHSField Services File | great grandson | Germany to Texas to Salem, Oregon | 1 | ||||||||
CFR0727 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Kollas, Philip | Kollas Orchards | 1894 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Hood River | Kollas, Alphonse, Jr. | No | House and barn. | Apples (spitz, newtown) | Apples (many varieties),... | No | Tuesday, November 30, 1993 | 1994 |
Application; Statement form; Farm history; Deeds. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Germany via Australia | 2 | |||||||||||
CFR0799 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Schifferer, John Philipp | 1893 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
See attached land deed. |
Marion | Schifferer, Jim C. | No | Barn, root cellar. | Hay, grain, fruit trees,... | Cherries, prunes, hay,... | No | Monday, November 30, 1992 | 1993 |
Application; Statement form; Handwritten letter; Deed. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | great grandson | Germany via Elgin, Illinois | German | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR0724 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Lage, Hans | Lage Orchards, Inc. | 1876 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Hood River | Lage, E. Riddell | No | no | Small cleared area used for... | Apples, pears, cherries. | No |
163 1/2 acres in original farm. 284 1/2 acres in present farm. Farm divided 7 times. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Typewritten letter; Deed; Newspaper article; Family sketch entitled "Tears and Cheer of Pioneers"; Excerpt from "History of the Columbia River Valley." Two histories of the Hans Lage family and picture of Hans Lage. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Germany via Iowa | German | 3 |