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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1864/00/00 Original house, Norwegian-American Akerhusisk plan house, dates from the 1860s. C 1940 the interior walls on the ground floor were removed and two openings on the south side were created to convert the house into a garage.
1930/00/00 Current farmhouse dates from 1930, and it is a four-Square type with Craftsman influences on the front porch and a Prairie Style low pitch roof with wide overhangs.
1937/00/00 38-by-60-foot (12 by 18 m) barn is built by Will Ehlers.
1941/00/00 Double corn crib, is built by the Calamus contractor LP Huetter, who also provided the plans for the structure which was a common type widely used across the Midwest at the time of its construction.

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Particulars for Helvig-Olson Farm Historic District:
Historic Use Agricultural fields
Historic Use Agricultural outbuildings
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Cultural Affiliation Norwegian-American
Owner Private
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 15th August 2000

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Helvig--Olson Farm Historic District
Registry Address: 2008 260th St.
Registry Number: 00000924
Resource Type: District
Theme Group: Norwegian Related Resources of Olive Township, Clinton County, Iowa MPS
Owner: Private
Architect: Ehlers, Will; Huetter, L.P.
Area in Acres: 4
Contributing Buildings: 7
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Sites: 1
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: European, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event
Significant Year: X 1864, 1930, 1937
Historic Function: Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Agricultural fields, Agricultural outbuildings
Current Function: Agriculture, subsistence
Current Sub-Function: Agricultural fields Agricultural outbuildings

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