Retzlaff Farmstead Explained

Retzlaff Farmstead
Builder:Charles Retzlaff
Added:May 31, 1979
Refnum:79001450

The Retzlaff Farmstead is a historic estate in Walton, Nebraska. The farm was established in 1858 by Charles Retzlaff, an immigrant from Germany who had arrived in America four years earlier.[1] [2] [3] Retzlaff raised purebred Shorthorn cattle on the farm, and he "became one of the county's most prominent citizens."[1] By the late 1970s, the property belonged to the fourth generation of the same family.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 31, 1979.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Who, What, When Where? . Lincoln Journal Star . January 9, 2000. 4J. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Area historic farmsteads . May 21, 2019 . Lincoln Journal Star . Lincoln, Nebraska . September 24, 2000. 12. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Retzlaff farm, Anderson Building are named national historic sites . The Lincoln Star . Lincoln, Nebraska . June 14, 1979. 26. Newspapers.com.