Ben Bonderson Farm

The Ben Bonderson Farm was established by 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

Ben Bonderson Farm
Location1541 270th St., Emerson, Nebraska
Coordinates42.279167°N 96.641667°W / 42.279167; -96.641667
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1883, 1895, 1909
Built byWigle, Jesse; Bonderson, Ben
NRHP reference No.06000993[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 2006

It included eight contributing buildings and two contributing structures.

The farmhouse of the property is a large white building built in three phases, in 1883, 1895, and 1909. The central portion was built in 1883.[2]

The property has a drive-in T-shaped crib barn which was built in 1915, a brooder house, a wash house, and a chicken house. The property has a gabled granary and a hay barn.[2]

A horse barn once existed but collapsed and was removed.[2]

The original house was built by early settler Jesse Wiggle, who sold the property in 1891 to Swedish-born Ben Bonderson (1862–1943) for $12.00 per acre. Hilda Peterson (1875–1968), born in Sweden, married Bonderson in 1895. The two raised six children while living and working on the farm.[2]

It is a well-preserved family farm with eight buildings and two structures dating back to 1883.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Stacy Stupka-Burda (August 16, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ben Bonderson Farm". National Park Service.
  3. Stupka-Burda, Stacy (August 16, 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ben Bonderson Farm" (PDF). Retrieved February 23, 2013. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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