Oltjenbruns Farm
The Oltjenbruns Farm in Phillips County, Colorado near Amherst, Colorado, also known as Welper Farm, is a 160 acres (0.65 km) farm which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
The district includes nine contributing buildings, three contributing structures, one contributing site, and one contributing object, as well as two non-contributing buildings. 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. 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.
References
- ^ "Oltjenbruns Farm". National Register of Historic Places Program, National Park Service. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "Phillips County". History Colorado. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ 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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