▁designed ▁the ▁farm house , ▁the ▁bar n , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁buildings ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁site . ▁The ▁hom est ead ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁H ov ander ▁family ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁when ▁the ▁What com ▁County ▁government ▁purchased ▁the ▁land ▁from ▁H ok an ▁H ov ander ' s ▁son , ▁Ot is , ▁and ▁it ▁officially ▁became ▁a ▁county ▁park ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁North west ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁pione ers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁H ov ander ▁family . ▁H ov ander ▁Hom est ead ▁Park ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁park ▁received ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁for ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁a ▁significant ▁and ▁historic ▁site . ▁ ▁H ov ander ▁family ▁ ▁H ok an ▁( also ▁sp elled ▁H ak an ▁and ▁Hol an ▁in ▁various ▁sources ) ▁H ov ander , ▁an ▁imm igr ant ▁from ▁Sk å ne , ▁Sweden , ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁Louis a ▁Le ont ine ▁Joh ans d atter ▁L of ▁and ▁several ▁children ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁H ov ander , ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁brick layer , ▁initially ▁settled ▁in ▁Seattle ▁but ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Fer nd ale ▁with