A32—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 22,1980 Century Farm award winner
BY SUSAN KAUFFMAN
Staff Correspondent
HENSEL Among the
eleven Lancaster County
Century Farms honored this
past week was the Robert B.
and Charlotte F. McSparran
farm along Goshen Mill
Road in the Southern end of
the County.
Robert McSparran’s
uncle, Clyde McSparran,
brought it to the family’s
attention recently that the
homestead is actually 101
years old this year. Having a
very keen memory for
details from many years
past, Clyde recalled that his
father, James M. Mc-
Sparran, had purchased the
106 acre farm March 31,
1879, from Thomas Trago
trustees.
According to Bob Mc-
Sparren, wno along with his
wife, Charlotte, now owns
the property, additional land
purchases throughout the
past century have brought
the total to 210 acres. Bob
said his grandfather, James,
paid $4OOO for the 106 acres
and a few years later put out
another $2BOO to build a
large, well-constructed,
frame house for his large
family.
The original bam still
stands with a number of
additions to it and the old
small house is still standing.
The bam is now used for
storage and housing young
stock, but the small house
has not been used for a long
time.
Bob’s Uncle Clyde bought
the, by-then, larger farm
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McSparran homestead is over a century old
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house nearly 100 years old.
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the farm including the
original 106 acres dating
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partnership now with them
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The house Bob’s grand
father built many decades
ago is rented to a family
while Bob and Charlotte
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borders Goshen Mill Road.
The McSparran family for
generations has been active
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functions.
The James M. McSparran
homestead, preserved by
both his son Clyde and
James’ grandson, Robert,
continues to be part of
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