Oltjenbruns Farm

United States historic place

Significant dates

Oltjenbruns Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties No. 5PL.163

40°39′46″N 102°12′14″W / 40.66278°N 102.20389°W / 40.66278; -102.20389
Area	320 acres (1.3 km²)
NRHP reference No.	15001011^[1]
CSRHP No.	5PL.163
Added to NRHP	February 2, 2016
Designated CSRHP	2016^[2]

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]

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

^ ^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.