August H.J. And Justena Lange Farmstead Historic District
The contributing buildings include the Shimer-Boehringer-Lange Cottage, which is composed of three sections. The original part of the house Is the Shriner cottage that was built on this property sometime before 1887. The Lange's moved in when they bought the property and raised their seven children here. The Boehringer cottage was added around 1900 after Conrad and Johanna Boehringer, Justena's parents, died. Other contributing buildings include the barn (c. 1900), blacksmith shop (c. 1900), smokehouse (1908), chicken house (1911), milk house (c. 1912), and a shed (c. 1912). The windbreak around the domestic area was planted by Lange around 1900, and is one of the contributing structures as is Spring Creek Road and the farmyard drive which are counted together. A concrete planter built by Lange in 1917 in La Porte City and relocated here in 1986 when the house was torn down is the contributing object.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ William C. Page. "August H.J. and Justena Lange Farmstead Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 3, 2016. with photos