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Thompson Family Farmstead
The Thompson Family Farmstead is locally significant for its association with the agricultural history of Spanish Fork. This is represented by the intact condition of the farmstead that includes a stone farmhouse, a large barn, and several other outbuildings and structures related to the local livestock industry. All the resources were built within the period of significance between 1899 and 1973. Agriculturally, the Thompson farmstead is historically representative of early to mid-twentieth century agricultural life in the River Bottoms. Dairy cows, beef cattle, other livestock, and hay were the chief areas of production. This farmstead is an excellent example of the early twentieth-century make-do attitude of salvaging and recycling materials when constructing agricultural buildings and structures. The Thompson farmstead is distinguished from other properties in the River Bottoms area in three aspects: the size of its acreage; the number of existing historic resources; and the quality of historic integrity found in the buildings. This area is also unique as a rare firefly habitat in Utah. With its large collection of original outbuildings and other features, along with its historic integrity, the Thompson Farmstead is the best historical representation of an early farmstead in the area.
7421 South River Bottoms Rd in Spanish Fork, Utah
