Brugjeld–Peterson Family Farmstead District facts for kids
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Brugjeld–Peterson Family
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The 1870 Petersen house
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 Location in Iowa
Location in the United States
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| Location | 2349 450th Ave. |
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| Nearest city | Wallingford, Iowa |
| Area | 1.7 acres (0.69 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Built by | Peder N. Brugjeld Peder N. Peterson |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000326 |
| Added to NRHP | April 6, 2000 |
The Brugjeld–Peterson Family Farmstead District is a special historic place in Emmet County, Iowa, near Wallingford, Iowa. It's also known as Lakeside Farm or the Peterson Point Historical Farmstead. This farm became a protected historic site in 2000, meaning it's important to American history.
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What Makes This Farm Special?
This farm sits on a raised piece of land. On one side is High Lake, and on the other is a wet area called Cunningham Slough. The farm is a "historic district" because it has many old parts that tell a story.
Buildings and Structures
There are ten important parts here. Seven are buildings, like the main house, a barn, and a blacksmith shop. There's also a cook/wash house, a chicken coop, a hog house, and a sheep barn. The other three parts are structures, which are things like a cob shed, a wood shed, and a corn crib.
The Oldest Buildings
The main house was built in 1870 by Peder N. Brugjeld and his son, Peder N. Peterson. It was first made of logs. Later, wooden siding was added to the outside. In 1895, a stone part was built onto the house. The barn was built between the 1870s and 1890s. Most of the other buildings were built in the early to mid-1900s. The corn crib is from the late 1800s or early 1900s.
A Family's Journey to Iowa
The Brugjeld–Peterson Farm shows how Norwegian families settled in America. It also shows how important blacksmithing was for people living in the countryside.
From Norway to America
Peder and Gjertrud Brugjeld, along with their six children, left their farm in Balestrand, Norway, in 1848. They sailed across the ocean on a ship called the Dorothea. When they arrived in the United States, they first lived in Dane County, Wisconsin. Later, they moved to Emmet County, Iowa, and started this farm.
The Farm Today
Four generations of the Peterson family owned the farm. In 1996, Maynard Peterson gave the farm to Emmet County. Now, the Emmet County Conservation Department and the Emmet County Conservation Foundation take care of the farm. They run it as a historic museum. You can visit and learn about what farm life was like long ago!
