National Register of Historic Places

Carstens Farmstead

Shelby, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Listed
July 9, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000932

About this property

The Carstens Farmstead is a collection of historic buildings located south of Shelby, Iowa, United States. Johan Carstens was a German immigrant who spent eight years living and working in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Davenport, Iowa before settling in Pottawattamie County in 1871, where he established this farm. He bought 160 acres (65 ha) of land from the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, and continued to farm it until he and his wife retired in 1905. The farm remained in the Carstens family until 1977, when the last of the 80 acres (32 ha) was donated to the Pottawattamie County Historical Society. The farm buildings include: the original farmhouse (1872), the 1888 farmhouse with the summer kitchen, an outhouse, garage (1917), granary (1898), horse and dairy barn (1886), beef cattle barn (1903), beef cattle barn (1917), forge and workshop (1910, with additions), windmill (1916), feed shed (1919), hog house (1919), poultry house, machine shed (1920), the cob house (1926), and a corn crib (1930). The buildings were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Location

Shelby, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
41.48282, -95.45720

Categories

AGRICULTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Shelby Consolidated School
Industrial
2.4 mi
Eckle Round Barn
Industrial
2.5 mi
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Stone Arch Viaduct
Industrial
3 mi
Pottawattamie County Sub Courthouse
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6.1 mi
Graceland Cemetery Chapel
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6.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Shelby County Iowa — Confederate Raid Threat
1864Civil War
3.7 mi

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When was Carstens Farmstead listed on the National Register?

Carstens Farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 9, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Carstens Farmstead?

Carstens Farmstead is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Carstens Farmstead is recorded as the industrial era.

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