Andrew & Susanna Allen Farmstead

Attention

The object that is described in this article is located on private property. Trespassing is punishable by up to six months of prison time. Permission should be granted before passing on private property.

History

Andrew Bickmore Allen was born Dec 23, 1859 in Herriman, Utah to Elijah and Eliza Ann Bickmore Allen. After the death of Elijah in 1866, the Allen family moved to Richmond to be closer to family who had already moved here. The Allen family soon after moved north to settle Cove.

Andrew married Susanna Elizabeth Preece Jan 6, 1881 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had eight children. They homestead the land in the 1880's, where Andrew built the barn that occupies the farmstead in 1917. Also located on the farmstead is the original home built in 1894, chicken coops, brooding house, sheds, and a blacksmith. Also on the property is a pioneer log cabin that was not built by the Allen family, but was localized in the area.

Ivan, their youngest son, was one of the most active in the family when it came to farming and milking. After the death of Andrew and Susanna in 1941 and 1953, Ivan took over the farm. He, along with his wife Agatha Mary Hatch, used the farm until their deaths. The home was sold to Stephen and Tamara Wickham in 2000, then sold in 2011 to the current residence.