Oscar and Christina Beckman Farmstead

The Oscar and Christina Beckman Farmstead, in Bonneville County, Idaho near Idaho Falls, Idaho, was built in 1896. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The listing included nine contributing buildings on 80 acres (32 ha).[1]

Beckman, Oscar and Christina, Farmstead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Idaho Falls, Idaho
Coordinates	43°29′38″N 112°07′28″W
Area	80 acres (32 ha)
Built	1896
Built by	Jacob Severin Adophson, others
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
MPS	New Sweden and Riverview Farmsteads and Institutional Buildings MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001713[1]
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1991

It includes work by a Swedish-American farmer-carpenter named Jacob Severin Adolphson, who contributed to building the house and some of its outbuildings.[2]

The house is of "double-cell type", with elements of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles.[2]

It includes a basilica-plan barn with half-story loft, built in 1914, and a pig shed.[2]

It is located at the southwestern corner of the junction of New Sweden-Shelley Rd. and U.S. Route 20.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Jennifer Eastman Attebery (August 5, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beckman, Oscar and Christina, Farmstead / Berkman, Milo and Emma, Farmstead / 000758". National Park Service. Retrieved January 1, 2020. With accompanying six photos from 1991