Raymond Rebarchek Colony Farm

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Rebarchek, Raymond, Colony Farm
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Raymond Rebarchek Colony Farm.jpg
1991 HABS photo
Raymond Rebarchek Colony Farm is located in Alaska
Raymond Rebarchek Colony Farm
LocationAlong East Rebarcheck Avenue, about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of Palmer, Alaska
Coordinates61°34′38″N 149°07′37″W / 61.57728°N 149.1269°W / 61.57728; -149.1269Coordinates: 61°34′38″N 149°07′37″W / 61.57728°N 149.1269°W / 61.57728; -149.1269
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byWorks Progress Administration
NRHP reference No.78000532[1]
AHRS No.ANC-134
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1978
Designated AHRSSeptember 30, 1977

The Raymond Rebarchek Colony Farm is a historic farm property on Rebarchek Avenue in Palmer, Alaska. It consists of a 40-acre (16 ha) tract of land granted to Raymond Rebarchek in a 1935 land lottery organized by the Matanuska Valley Colony, a Depression-era agricultural colony project.[2] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] At that time, the farm complex included ten buildings, including Rebarcheck's original log house (the first built in the colony), a dairy barn, a well house, a greenhouse, and a chicken house.[2] Only the original farmhouse, silo, and milking parlor are still standing today. The Alaska State Fair purchased the property in 2002[3] and is contemplating the establishment of a demonstration farm there.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Raymond Rebarchek Colony Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. ^ "Fair History". Alaska State Fair. Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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