▁By ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁had ▁extr ic ated ▁itself ▁from ▁the ▁Hom est ead s ▁project ▁after ▁allowing ▁the ▁remaining ▁hom est ead ers ▁to ▁purchase ▁their ▁far ms . ▁Although ▁the ▁original ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁Hom est ead s ▁project ▁failed , ▁the ▁community ▁surv ived , ▁and ▁over ▁half ▁the ▁far ms ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁original ▁hom est ead ers ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Building ▁designs ▁ ▁Build ings ▁at ▁C umber land ▁Hom est ead s ▁were ▁constructed ▁using ▁primarily ▁a ▁locally ▁quar ried ▁sand stone ▁known ▁as ▁" c rab ▁orch ard " ▁stone , ▁which ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁dur ability ▁and ▁re dd ish ▁h ue ▁in ▁late ▁afternoon ▁sun light . ▁The ▁most ▁notable ▁building ▁in ▁C umber land ▁Hom est ead s ▁is ▁the ▁Hom est ead s ▁Tower , ▁a ▁cross - sh aped ▁building ▁centered ▁around ▁an ▁eight - story ▁oct ag onal ▁water ▁tower . ▁This ▁building ▁originally ▁hous ed ▁the ▁Hom est ead s ▁offices , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Hom est ead s ▁Tower ▁Museum . ▁The ▁elementary ▁school ▁and ▁high ▁school , ▁located ▁behind ▁the ▁Hom est ead s ▁Tower , ▁consist ▁of ▁unique ▁pod - style ▁designs , ▁with ▁det ached ▁class rooms ▁and ▁work sh ops ▁connected ▁by ▁covered ▁walk ways . ▁Both ▁school ▁complex es ▁are ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁Hom est ead ▁Element ary ▁School . ▁The ▁can n ery