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The Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District is a farm in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States, near the city of Coon Rapids. It is significant as the home of farmer and hybrid corn populizer Roswell Garst. During the 1930s and 1940s, Garst played an active role in the conversion of old-style family farms to modern agribusiness.
Since Garst's death, his farmstead has been preserved; in 2009, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places under the title of "Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District." The farm was seen as historically significant because of its importance in general American history and because of its place as Garst's home. [3] [4]
The main office of Whiterock Conservancy is the historic Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead, which is also an active bed and breakfast and part of the Whiterock Resort. In 1997, the farm house and surrounding lands became an agritourism destination [4] which later became the Whiterock Resort in 2007. [5]
As the Des Moines Register marks its 175th year, today's historic front page is from Sept. 22, 1959: Soviet premier lands in Des Moines for farm visit
Coon Rapids is a city in Carroll and Guthrie counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 1,300 at the 2020 census , which is a decrease of 5 from the 2000 census . [ 4 ] The small portion of Coon Rapids that lies in Guthrie County is part of the Des Moines – West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District; Geode State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps Area; Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District; Glenwood Archeological District; Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District; Gordon–Van Tine Company Historic District; Grand Avenue Historic Commercial District