Rockhill Creamery was founded in 2001 by Pete Schropp and Jennifer Hines. Rockhill Creamery specializes in making cheese wheels that stay fresh in their state-of-the-art facility for 60 days or more.1 The creamery resides on the historic farmstead of the James & Amy Burnham farmstead, who built the home in 1895, and many of its surrounding buildings in the late 19th and early 20th century.2 The creamery started milking their own cattle to make the cheese, but moved to purchasing cheese in 2019 from Cache Meadow Creamery, located in Preston, ID.3

History

James Lewis Burnham is the son of Latter-day Saint Pioneers Wallace and Philinda Standley Burnham. Amy Blanche Penrose is the daughter of Louisa Penrose and Elder Charles W. Penrose, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. James and Amy were married in Bountiful, Utah in 1882. They moved to Richmond in 1887 where they began constructing their more permanent home in 1895.2

In 1986, Pete Schorpp purchased the old farm. At the time of the purchase, the "property began to fall into disrepair." Pete was later joined by Jennifer Hines to restore the home and other buildings located on the property.2

Pete and Jennifer transformed the property into a creamery, specializing in cheese in 2001, and organized Rockhill Creamery in 2005. Between 2007-2019, Rockhill would host Richmond's Harvest Market at Rockhill, allowing Richmond citizens to sell and buy produce, homemade crafts, and prepared foods. It was available every Saturday from May 23 to Oct 17.4

Sara Hunt joined as co-owner in 2018.1  In 2021, after returning from his mission, Parker Measom purchased Rockhill Creamery.2 In 2023, Rockhill Creamery was purchased by Sawyer Hemsley and Hemsley Ventures and was renamed Rockhill Cheese.

The historic farmstead was registered on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It has been awarded the Utah Heritage Foundation "Best Adoptive Use" award in 2007 and the "Honor Award" by the National Trust of Historic Preservation in 2011.2

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