Gridley-Howe-Faden-Atkins Farmstead

Gridley-Howe-Faden-Atkins Farmstead
Nearest city Kimball, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°14′48″N 103°39′48″W / 41.24667°N 103.66333°W / 41.24667; -103.66333Coordinates: 41°14′48″N 103°39′48″W / 41.24667°N 103.66333°W / 41.24667; -103.66333
Area 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built 1899
Built by Howe,Henrt, et al
NRHP Reference # 97000727[1]
Added to NRHP July 9, 1997

The Gridley-Howe-Faden-Atkins Farmstead, also known as Brookside Farm, in Kimball County, Nebraska near Kimball, is a historic, well preserved farmstead. It has buildings and structures dating from 1899 when Henry H. Howe built a 38-by-38-foot (12 m × 12 m) one-story limestone house until 1947 when the last structure on the property was built. The property claim had been proven by James Gridley in 1891, at which time the property was irrigated, but Gridley moved on to Utah, and Howe obtained the farm.[1][2]

Stone farm house, built in 1899

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. The listing included seven contributing buildings and four contributing structures on 8 acres (3.2 ha).[1] It was deemed significant as "a rare, well preserved collection of buildings and structures which reflect changes in agriculture from timber claim to 20th century technology and small scale farm diversification."[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Carol Ahlgren (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Gridley-Howe-Faden-Atkins Farmstead / Brookside Farm / NeHBS #KMOD-002" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying 12 photos from 1997

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