The Raymond Rebarchek Colony Farm is a historic farm property on Rebarchek Avenue in Palmer, Alaska. It consists of a 40-acre (16 ha) tract of land granted to Raymond Rebarchek in a 1935 land lottery organized by the Matanuska Valley Colony, a Depression-era agricultural colony project.[2] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] At that time, the farm complex included ten buildings, including Rebarcheck's original log house (the first built in the colony), a dairy barn, a well house, a greenhouse, and a chicken house.[2] Only the original farmhouse, silo, and milking parlor are still standing today. The Alaska State Fair purchased the property in 2002[3] and is contemplating the establishment of a demonstration farm there.
Rebarchek, Raymond, Colony Farm | |
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
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 1991 HABS photo | |
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| Location | Along East Rebarcheck Avenue, about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of Palmer, Alaska |
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| Coordinates | 61°34′38″N 149°07′37″W / 61.57728°N 149.1269°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | Works Progress Administration |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000532[1] |
| AHRS No. | ANC-134 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1978 |
| Designated AHRS | September 30, 1977 |
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Raymond Rebarchek Colony Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "Fair History". Alaska State Fair. Archived from the original on February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
External links
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