The Gifford farm lies in the heart of the Fruita Valley and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The original home was built in 1908 by Calvin Pendleton. In 1916 the home belonged to the Jorgen Jorgenson family who lived there until 1928. The Gifford family occupied the home for 41 years, 1928 to 1969. The farm is in a beautiful green canyon with orchards of peaches, apples and cherries. Dewey Gifford sold the farm to the National Park Service in 1969 and it is now part of Capital Reef National Park in Utah. This is a beautiful park and I will be posting more and hopefully better pictures from here later. This is where I found the horse that I posted on May 21.
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I like seeing the way life used to be and approve that this is being preserved for future generations.
Oh, I like this. It's been beautifully maintained (restored?). Did you get inside?
The park sounds especially nice with all those great fruit trees and elegant horses!
But I wonder why it's name includes the word, "reef"? Maybe there are other reefs than what one finds in water?
A cute little house in a gorgeous setting. It has all the look of a homestead type house.
Your European readers will be amused reading that a house built in 1908 could be on the National Register of Historic Places.
Thank you, Judy, for your kind words. I can imagine your grief losing your pet after 16 years.
Thanks, too, for the information. It seemed like such an anomaly to use the word "reef" in such a landscape, but then again I remember deserts are sometimes spoken of as if they are seas...so, the explanation you gave is very understandable. I've been in that part of Utah but so many years ago I don't remember much. :)
That is one beautiful little house.
Dave's comment reminds me of the relative youth of our country. . .at least after the settlers moved in.
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