Patten Colony Farm

The Patten Colony Farm is a historic farm property in Palmer, Alaska. It is located near milepost 39.9 on the Glenn Highway, and is a relatively complete instance of a farmstead established in the 1930s as part of the Matanuska Valley Colony initiative. The complex consists of eight buildings, six of which were built in the 1930s. The main house is an L-shaped log structure with a concrete foundation, a rarity in the colony. Smaller outbuildings include a log outhouse, a chicken house, and two barns, one of which is the only surviving horse barn (out of two built) of the colony.[2]

Patten Colony Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Location	Mile 39.9 of the Glenn Highway, about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southwest of Palmer, Alaska
Coordinates	61°34′43″N 149°08′29″W
Area	40 acres (16 ha)
Built	1940
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architect	David Williams
MPS	Settlement and Economic Development of Alaska's Matanuska--Susitna Valley MPS
NRHP reference No.	91000776[1]
AHRS No.	ANC-472
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1991

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Fran Seager-Boss and Lawrence E. Roberts (September 30, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Patten Colony Farm / AHRS site No. ANC-47". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-25. With seven photos.