Gustav & Annie Swanson Farm
Larimer County
The Swanson Farm is an excellent example of a northern Colorado plains farm with stock feeding and dairy operations. In addition to the house and garage, all of the associated agricultural outbuildings remain intact, as well as the extensive irrigation system and a portion of the crop field.
Gustav & Annie Swanson Farm (2005 photograph.)
The 1918 farmhouse and garage are excellent examples of the Craftsman style. Designed and built by prominent local master-builders William Warren Greene and John Frank Greene, this is the only known rural example of their work. The 1917 barn is an excellent example of balloon framing applied to a large agricultural building. This form of framing, shown in plan books and farm guides of the time, provided an open, soaring hayloft that could support the weight of the hay as well as the building.