Barns of the Dungeness Valley

Caroline (Lowry) and Alfred W. Robb emigrated from Ireland to Sequim in 1909. They purchased this land in the early 1920's. In 1941 they retired and sold it to their oldest son, Alfie. He and his wife Ramona farmed it as a dairy ("Almona Dairy Farm") until about 1974 when he sold it to Alva Jennings.(Note: Other sources say an earlier barn was built on the property in 1924 by a Mr. McDougal, and the Robbs didn't come into the picture until the early 40s. More research pending!)

In 2002 the PCC tried to save the farm (read more here), but ultimately had to give up in 2003. A WalMart now stands on the property.

The two-story farmhouse from the original 100-acre Robb farm was purchased and moved across Priest Road where it is slowly being restored.

Photograph by Bonnie McInnes, from the early 1970s.

Do you know about a barn in the Sequim-Dungeness area? Act now to preserve that information for the future! Email me here, or write to Cathrine Bennett - Post Office Box 244 - Carlsborg, WA 98324

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