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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page | 4 <br />24756 ADAMS ROAD <br />HISTORICAL CONTEXT <br />This farmstead in section 18 of German Township appears to have been part of a larger 115 acre parcel owned by <br />Jacob Miller in 1863. Elder Jacob Miller (1812-September 24, 1871) was a leader of the Dunkard Church associated <br />with the German community of the northern end of Portage Prairie in German Township, along with his brother, <br />James Miller. By 1875, George A. Ullery (who lived from January 18, 1846 to February 6, 1929) had purchased 60 <br />acres comprising the western edge of the previous Miller farm. A farmstead is shown on the 1875 Plat Map at this <br />time. The property is still owned by George A. Ullery in 1895 and 1911, per plat maps. George A. Ullery married <br />Mary Jane Miller Ullery (1845-1908) in 1866. A son, Charles S. Ullery (1869-1923) married Mary “Emma” Early Ullery <br />in 1889. When George A. Ullery died in 1929, ownership of the farm passed to an “Emma Ullery,” who is shown to <br />have owned the property in the 1929 and 1936 plat maps. The 1958 Plat Map shows John Berry as the owner. <br />The county retains aerial imagery for this property. Imagery associated with this property is included in this packet <br />for the years 1938, 1951, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1987, 1998, 2008, 2019, and 2021. These images show the <br />evolution of the farmstead from 1938 to the present. <br />Based upon the plat maps and aerial imagery, Staff believe this homestead to have been built on the site of the <br />original George A. Ullery farmstead. The farm has evolved significantly over the last hundred and fifty years, and <br />none of the buildings visible on the property are believed to date to his ownership. Staff is unable to determine the <br />specific age of the extant barns, but estimate their age to the 1930s, at the earliest. A third barn previously stood to <br />the west of the primary structure of interest; this barn was torn down prior to 1998. The age of the house is <br />unknown. <br />Based upon the above information, this property is an example of a heavily modified farmstead of the middle and <br />later 20th century. <br /> <br /> <br />