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Von Trotha–Firestien Farm

Coordinates: 40°27′32″N 104°49′0″W / 40.45889°N 104.81667°W / 40.45889; -104.81667
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Von Trotha–Firestien Farm at Bracewell
Von Trotha–Firestien Farm is located in Colorado
Von Trotha–Firestien Farm
Von Trotha–Firestien Farm is located in the United States
Von Trotha–Firestien Farm
LocationJunction of O St. and 83rd Ave., Bracewell, Colorado
Coordinates40°27′32″N 104°49′0″W / 40.45889°N 104.81667°W / 40.45889; -104.81667
Area49 acres (20 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
MPSHistoric Farms and Ranches of Weld County MPS
NRHP reference No.09000291[1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 2009

The Von Trotha–Firestien Farm is a historic farm near Bracewell in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The farm was established circa 1887 by the von Trotha family and expanded with the work of a family of Russian German immigrants, the Fiersteins, in the 1910s. Today, the farm is recognized as significant in the history of local agriculture, including the use of irrigation and advanced techniques of feeding livestock.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 2009.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jackson, Bill. "History finds a home" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine, The Greeley Tribune, 2009-08-23. Accessed 2009-12-29.
  3. ^ WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 5/11/09 THROUGH 5/15/09, National Register of Historic Places, 2009-05-22. Accessed 2009-12-29.