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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CFR1153 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Neiger, Henry Sr. | Cherry Farm | 1909 | 360.00 | 158.00 | 100 | No | No | Yes |
Deed Record # 51 Polk County |
T 6S, R 3W |
Polk |
6490 Wallace Rd. Salem, OR |
4 miles NW | Salem | Cherry, Helen M.; Cherry, David | No | Corn; Grain; Hay; Hops; Dairy... | Grass hay; Sheep | No | Tuesday, May 25, 2010 | 2010 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Family history narrative; Copies of photographs; Copies of aerial photographs; Deed records |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Granddaughter | Switzerland | Swiss | 2 | ||||||
CFR0379 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Blair, Thomas R. & Emmaline Buell Blair | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | No | No |
Sec 16 & 17, 20 & 21 T 6 S R 6 W |
Polk |
on Mill Creek |
No | No | Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0731 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Fitzgerald, Nathaniel D. and Amanda L. | 1882 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Jackson | Fitzgerald, Jerome W.; Fitzgerald, Ona | No | Figs; Grapes; Pears. | At time of application: Fruit... | No | Friday, November 30, 1984 | 1985 |
Application; Typewritten letters. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | 0 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0299 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Geer, R. C. and Mary C. | 1848 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | Yes | Sections 21, 22, 27 and 28 of T 7S R1W | No | No | Marion |
12 miles east of Salem, Oregon and the court house |
Geer, A. A. | No | UPDATE: farmhouse built in... | Yes |
R. C. and Mary C. Geer gave property to son L.B. Geer, who passed it to their son A. A. Geer (applicant). Original DLC held 640 acres. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Application; Notarized statement; 1959 and 1960 state fair celebration registration forms; Newspaper article. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | 0 | ||||||||||||
CFR0651 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Koellermeier, Friedrich and Sophia | 1876 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
W 1/2 of NW 1/2 Sec 8 T 3 S R 1 E, W.M. |
Clackamas | Koellermeier, Chester; Koellermeier, Emily | No | no | Horses, cows, chickens, hogs... | Oats, wheat, barley, filberts... | No |
80 acres in original farm. 29.9 acres in present farm. Farm divided 14 times. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
Yes | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Germany | 2 | ||||||||||
CFR0991 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Buchanan, John A. | 1885 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | Yes |
Purchased indentured land from OR state |
Benton |
Approx. 10 miles South of Corvallis on Greenberry Road where Beaver Creek and Muddy Creek join. |
Buchanan, David V.; Buchanan, Margaret S. | No | A machine shed is still... | Wheat, Grain, Horses, Dairy... | Sheep, Filberts, Wine grapes | No |
A small winery (Tyee Wine Cellars) is located on the farm. In the early 1900's the family raised race horses on this property. |
Thursday, November 30, 1989 | 1990 |
Application; Deeds; Typewritten letters. |
Yes | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | great grandson | Scotland | Scotland | 2 | ||||||||
CFR0207 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Ingram, William H. | 1855 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No |
Sec 8 and 17 T 13 S R 1 W, W.M., containing 320 acres. |
Linn | No | No |
80 acres of original farm in present farm. |
Saturday, November 30, 1957 | 1958 |
Affidavit |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | granddaughter | 0 | |||||||||||||||
CFR0570 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Capon, John Urban | 1897 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Grant | Capon, J. Donald | No | Hay; Rye grain; Vegetables;... | At time of application: Hay;... | No | Saturday, November 30, 1996 | 1997 |
Application; Family history; Diary excerpts; Typewritten letters. |
No | Yes | OHS Field Services Files | England | 0 | ||||||||||||||
CFR0909 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | Connell, Joseph | 1874 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | No | No | No | Washington |
5 miles North of Hillsboro |
Connell, Thomas R. (Mr. and Mrs.) | No | House built in 1886. | Wheat, oats, clover, hay,... | Grain, seed crops. | No |
584 acres in original farm. 338.56 acres in present farm. Farm divided twice. |
Sunday, November 30, 1975 | 1976 |
Application; Certification of ownership. |
No | Yes | Mss 1604 | grandson | Canada | 1 | ||||||||||
CFR1224 | Download Application (PDF) | Century Farm | McDonald, Peter; McDonald, John, Jr. | Bingaman Enterprises | 1882 | 293.00 | 2,200.00 | 1700 | No | No | Yes |
Warranty deeds, Certificate of title, chain of titles |
T2 R38 S12 &13 |
Union |
64088 McDonald Lane La Grande OR 97850 |
45.3988872-117993937 | Near | La Grande, OR | Bingaman, Gregory L. | Yes | Peter build the first house... | Alfalfa; Grain; Grass seed;... | Alfalfa; Barley; Grass Seed;... | No | Monday, April 20, 2015 | 2015 |
Application; Statement of affirmation; Maps of property; Family chart; Family history narrative; Farm history narrative; Title documents; Timeline of property ownership; Deed records; Copies of photographs; Newspaper article |
Yes | Yes | MSS ORCFRP | Great Grandson | Illinois | Scotland | 2 |