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Retzlaff Farmstead

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Retzlaff Farmstead
The estate in 2013
Nearest cityWalton, Nebraska
Area160 acres (65 ha)
Built byCharles Retzlaff
NRHP reference No.79001450[1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1979

The Retzlaff Farmstead is a historic estate in Walton, Nebraska. The farm was established in 1858 by Charles Retzlaff, an immigrant from Germany who had arrived in America four years earlier.[2][3][4] Retzlaff raised purebred Shorthorn cattle on the farm, and he "became one of the county's most prominent citizens."[2] By the late 1970s, the property belonged to the fourth generation of the same family.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 31, 1979.[1][4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Who, What, When Where?". Lincoln Journal Star. January 9, 2000. p. 4J – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Area historic farmsteads". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. September 24, 2000. p. 12. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Retzlaff farm, Anderson Building are named national historic sites". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. June 14, 1979. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.