Allika Farm history archive · Map trace · 1930–1973

A farmyard across six maps: 1930–1973

The inspected official maps mark a building at the same point in 1930, 1935, 1948, 1961, 1968 and 1973. This is a strong trace of a continuous built farmyard.

A present material layer; no date for individual structures is inferred from this image.
The story

When a yard does not disappear from the maps

One building mark on one map might be chance. The same spot on six maps made at different times becomes a story. The years 1930, 1935, 1948, 1961, 1968 and 1973 give one yard a long, quiet presence.

A map cannot show a creaking door or who stood at the barn threshold. It holds a place steady while times and boundaries change around it. That is why we place the maps alongside one another, rather than treating one as a replacement for another.

The present cadastral line helps us see how today’s parcel relates to that older landscape. It is not an old boundary resurrected, but an honest comparison that shows what still needs to be investigated.

What the document says for certain

Six map sheets from different periods show a building mark at the same point. This supports continuity of a built farmyard from at least 1930 to 1973.

The building register lists first-use years for individual objects: 1923 for the granary-barn, 1924 for the dwelling, 1925 for the stone well and 1980 for a shed. These are comparison data, not independent construction dates.

Why it matters

Maps are strongest for following a place, not a detail. They distinguish the question “was there a farmyard here?” from “when was this particular wall or roof built?”.

The earliest inspected 1896 sheet was too small-scale to read this farmyard precisely and is not used as proof of a building date or boundary.

What remains unresolved

A map symbol does not identify every present building or state its material, size or construction date. EHR first-use years can be estimated when underlying documentation is absent.

The working hypothesis is that part of the material setting may reach back to the interwar period. Confirmation needs a source identifying the specific buildings.

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