The Oltjenbruns Farm in Phillips County, Colorado near Amherst, Colorado, also known as Welper Farm, is a 160 acres (0.65 km2) farm which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
Oltjenbruns Farm | |
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties No. 5PL.163 | |
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| Location | County Road 49 between Colorado Highway 23 and County Road 34, near Holyoke, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′46″N 102°12′14″W / 40.66278°N 102.20389°W |
| Area | 320 acres (1.3 km2) |
| NRHP reference No. | 15001011[1] |
| CSRHP No. | 5PL.163 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 2016 |
| Designated CSRHP | 2016[2] |
The district includes nine contributing buildings, three contributing structures, one contributing site, and one contributing object, as well as two non-contributing buildings.[3] The two-story farm house was built in 1915 and is 33 by 35 feet (10 m × 11 m) in plan. It was built by Robert Buchholz and is in a simplified Dutch Colonial Revival style.[3] August Welper, a farmer from Nebraska, raised chickens, cows, and horses and grew alfalfa and wheat. From the dairy, he sold milk, cream, and butter.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Oltjenbruns Farm". National Register of Historic Places Program, National Park Service. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "Phillips County". History Colorado. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Abigail Christman (June 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Oltjenbruns Farm / Welper Farm / 5PL.163" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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