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Homesteader
Homestead may refer to: * Homestead (buildings), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses *Homestead (unit), a unit of measurement equal to 160 acres *Homestead principle, a legal concept that one can establish ownership of unowned property through living on it * Homestead Acts, several United States federal laws that gave millions of acres to farmers known as ''homesteaders'' * Homestead exemption (U.S. law), a legal program to protect the value of a residence from expenses and/or forced sale arising from the death of a spouse *Homesteading, a lifestyle of agrarian self-sufficiency as practiced by a ''modern homesteader'' or ''urban homesteader'' Named places Australia *Homestead, Queensland, a town and locality in the Charters Towers Region *The Homestead (Georges Hall, NSW), historical house * "The Homestead" resort at El Questro Wilderness Park United Kingdom * The Homestead, Sandiway, a house in Cheshire, England, now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homestead At Denison University
The Homestead at Denison University ( Granville, Ohio) is a student-run intentional community with a focus on environmental sustainability and voluntary simplicity. Founded in 1977 under the guiding vision of biology professor Dr. Robert W. Alrutz, it is an evolving experiment in learning through living. Membership is limited to twelve full-time students of Denison University per semester. These students (referred to as “Homesteaders” or “Homies”) represent a variety of ages, backgrounds, and academic majors. Description In its core values and activities, The Homestead has much in common with intentional communities like Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage (Missouri)Sandhill Farm(Missouri), anCobb Hill CoHousing(Vermont). It differs from these communities in its direct connection to a liberal arts college, and its lack of long-term residents. As all Homesteaders are students, their residencies last from one semester to three years. The Homestead differs dramatically from typi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homestead Acts
The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead. In all, more than of public land, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, was given away free to 1.6 million homesteaders; most of the homesteads were west of the Mississippi River. An extension of the homestead principle in law, the Homestead Acts were an expression of the Free Soil policy of Northerners who wanted individual farmers to own and operate their own farms, as opposed to Southern slave-owners who wanted to buy up large tracts of land and use slave labor, thereby shutting out free white farmers. The first of the acts, the Homestead Act of 1862, opened up millions of acres. Any adult who had never taken up arms against the Federal government of the United States could apply. Women and immigrants who had applied for citizenship were eligible. Several add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homesteading
Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by subsistence agriculture, home preservation of food, and may also involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craft work for household use or sale. Pursued in different ways around the world—and in different historical eras—homesteading is generally differentiated from rural village or commune living by isolation (either socially or physically) of the homestead. Use of the term in the United States dates back to the Homestead Act (1862) and before. In sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in nations formerly controlled by the British Empire, a homestead is the household compound for a single extended family. In the UK the terms '' smallholder'' and '' croft'' are rough synonyms of ''homesteader''. Modern homesteaders often use renewable energy options including solar and wind power. Many also choose to plant and grow heirloom vegetables and to raise heritage livestock. Homesteading is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homestead (buildings)
A homestead is an isolated dwelling, especially a farmhouse, and adjacent outbuildings, typically on a large agricultural holding such as a ranch or station. In North America the word "homestead" historically referred to land claimed by a settler or squatter under the Homestead Acts (USA) or Dominion Lands Act (Canada). In Old English the term was used to mean a human settlement, and in Southern Africa the term is used for a cluster of several houses normally occupied by a single extended family. In Australia it refers to the owner's house and the associated outbuildings of a pastoral property, known as a station. See also * Homestead principle * Homesteading * List of homesteads in Western Australia * List of historic homesteads in Australia This is a list of historic houses or notable homesteads located in Australia. The list has been sourced from a variety of national, state and local historical sources including those listed on the Australian Heritage Databas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homestead, Iowa
Homestead is an unincorporated community in Iowa County, Iowa, United States. It has the ZIP code 52236. Homestead is a census-designated place with the population recorded as 148 in the 2010 census. Geography Homestead is in northeastern Iowa County at the junction of U.S. Route 151 with U.S. Route 6. US 151 leads northeast to Cedar Rapids and west, then south to Interstate 80, while US 6 leads east to Iowa City and west to Marengo, the Iowa County seat. Amana is north of Homestead along US 151. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Homestead CDP has an area of , all land. Demographics History The Amana Colonies purchased the town from the Rock Island Railroad to use as a transportation hub. A meteorite struck the town in 1875. In 1881, Homestead contained a train depot, hotel, post office, grain elevator, meeting house, schoolhouse, general store, lumber yard, and a large distributing warehouse. Popular culture *Ashton Kutcher Christopher Ashton Kutcher (; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homestead, Portland, Oregon
Homestead is a Southwest Portland, Oregon, United States, neighborhood in the city's West Hills. The neighborhood is home to Marquam Nature Park (SW Marquam St. & Sam Jackson Park Rd.), which offers urban hiking in the form of the Marquam Trail, which one can follow to Downtown. Scenic Terwilliger Boulevard also passes through the neighborhood. Though primarily residential, the northern portion of the neighborhood includes two regionally important medical complexes on Marquam Hill: the main campus of Oregon Health & Science University, and Portland Veteran Affairs Medical Center. Portland Aerial Tram connects these complexes to the South Waterfront district in the South Portland neighborhood on the Willamette River The Willamette River ( ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward ... south of Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homestead, Oregon
Homestead is an unincorporated community in Baker County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. Homestead lies on the Snake River south of Hells Canyon National Recreation Area and about north of Copperfield and Oxbow. The community was named for the homestead claim of Frank E. Pearce, who conducted operations at the nearby Iron Dyke Mine around 1900. J. H. Pearson was the first postmaster of the Homestead post office, which operated until May 1, 1965. The post office at Oxbow then replaced the office at Homestead. Homestead was platted around 1898 along a Northwest Railway Company line that never developed. It thrived because of the patronage of the miners from the Iron Dyke Mine and because it was the railhead for local orchards. From 1953 to 1960, Homestead was the starting point for passenger boat trips down the Snake River to Lewiston, Idaho Lewiston is a city and the county seat of Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States, in the state's north central region. It is the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homestead, Oklahoma
Homestead is a small unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ... in northern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The town was plotted along the Rock Island railroad line before statehood. The Homestead Post Office opened January 26, 1893.Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names'', Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.105. Homestead had a population of 150 residents in 1905, according to the Oklahoma Territorial Census. Demographics References Further reading * Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. . Unincorporated communities in Blaine County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homestead (Waccabuc, New York)
The Homestead is a historic home located at Waccabuc, Westchester County, New York. It has five contributing buildings and one contributing structure. The main house, known as The Homestead, was built between 1820 and 1822 in the Federal style by the locally prominent Mead family. It has a four bay wide main block with a three bay ell. The frame building sits on a cut stone foundation. Also on the property is a 19th-century barn, four room cottage, tool shed (c. 1900), chicken house (c. 1900), and well house. The Mead family built the separately listed Mead Memorial Chapel. ''See also:'' It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Westchester County, New York __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Westchester County, New York, excluding the city of Peekskill, which has its own list. This is intended to be a complete list of the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homestead (Saranac Lake, New York)
The Homestead is a historic cure cottage located at Saranac Lake, Franklin County, New York. It was built about 1890 and is a small, two-story, wood-frame dwelling with a gambrel roof in the Colonial Revival style. It features a large octagonal glass-enclosed porch and a verandah. ''See also:'' It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ... in 1992. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state) Houses completed in 1890 Houses in Franklin County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, New York {{FranklinCountyNY-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homestead (Geneseo, New York)
The Homestead in Geneseo, New York is a historic house that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is also a contributing property within the Geneseo Historic District, and is described in the district's National Historic Landmark nomination. The house was built by William Wadsworth, and continues to be owned by the Wadsworth family of Geneseo, New York. See also *List of Registered Historic Places in Livingston County, New York List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Livingston County, New York This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Livingston County, New York. Th ... References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Houses in Livingston County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Livingston County, New York {{LivingstonCountyNY-NRHP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Homestead (Haverstraw, New York)
The Homestead is a historic house on Hudson Avenue in the village of Haverstraw, New York, United States. It is one of the oldest buildings in the village, dating to the early 19th century. Since then it has been home to a number of prominent local residents, and passed down through two different families. It has been altered slightly, with the original front now the house's rear, but it remains mostly intact. In 1983 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Building The house sits on a lot on the east side of Hudson Avenue near the junction with Tor Avenue. The ground slopes steadily down toward the Hudson River to the east, exposing the house's basement on that elevation. The neighborhood is residential, with a few multiple-unit dwellings. It is a two-story, five-by-two-bay frame structure sided in clapboard. It is topped by a gabled roof shingled in asphalt with a plain cornice. A small kitchen wing extends from the east. All the windows are flanked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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