sod homestead from that period that remains standing. These sod homes represent a time in which westward expansion was booming and the government was trying to get people to settle on the plains. Resource Set Zion Homestead, Eastern Colorado c. Example of a National Register Root Cellar c. 1915 Brooder House c. Bunkhouse 1905 Certificate of a Nomination for Zion Resource 4, 1930 Resource 5 Constructed c. 1916 Homestead Homestead July 6, Photograph 7 Photographs 8 and 2005 16 A recent picture of the This map illustrates This was filed as proof The nomination form The root cellar played A brooder house is bunkhouse taken in the area in which the that someone made (27 pages) contains an important role in the first home for baby 2004. Zion family settled. the necessary photos, oral history, the homesteaders' poultry. It is a heated upgrades as written in documents, winter food supply. enclosure that the Homestead Act c. architectural Anna Zion grew protects these 1900. information, etc. potatoes and a variety newborns for about 6 of vegetables which weeks. she canned and stored there. This picture from 2004 This map illustrates The Homestead Act National Register The root cellar was This brooder house demonstrates the the lack of water was the reason for the Nominations are one located about 20 feet was a single story, unusual durability of sources available in westward expansion of the best places to from the northeast rectangular 10 x sod since it is still the eastern plains of and a person had five find complete corner of the main structure with a structurally sound CO (shown by the years to prove they information on historic house and measured concrete foundation. more than a century absence of waterways made the upgrades. properties and their 31 feet by 21 feet. The interior had after its construction. or rivers in the area). significance. See nomination for plasterboard walls. It description of the had a metal shed roof construction of this and was located structure. southeast of the main house.
sod homestead from that period that remains standing. These sod homes represent a time in which westward expansion was booming and the government was trying to get people to settle on the plains. Resource Set Zion Homestead, Bunkhouse Constructed c. 1916 Eastern Colorado c. 1905 Example of a Certificate of a Homestead National Register Nomination for Zion Homestead July 6, 2005 Root Cellar c. 1915 Resource 4, Photograph 7 Brooder House c. 1930 Resource 5 Photographs 8 and 16 A recent picture of the bunkhouse taken in 2004. This map illustrates the area in which the Zion family settled. This was filed as proof that someone made the necessary upgrades as written in the Homestead Act c. 1900. The nomination form (27 pages) contains photos, oral history, documents, architectural information, etc. The root cellar played an important role in the homesteaders' winter food supply. Anna Zion grew potatoes and a variety of vegetables which she canned and stored there. A brooder house is the first home for baby poultry. It is a heated enclosure that protects these newborns for about 6 weeks. This picture from 2004 demonstrates the unusual durability of sod since it is still structurally sound more than a century after its construction. This map illustrates the lack of water sources available in the eastern plains of CO (shown by the absence of waterways or rivers in the area). The Homestead Act was the reason for the westward expansion and a person had five years to prove they made the upgrades. National Register Nominations are one of the best places to find complete information on historic properties and their significance. The root cellar was located about 20 feet from the northeast corner of the main house and measured 31 feet by 21 feet. See nomination for description of the construction of this structure. This brooder house was a single story, rectangular 10 x structure with a concrete foundation. The interior had plasterboard walls. It had a metal shed roof and was located southeast of the main house.
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