MassWoods

1877

The farmhouse is constructed at the Allen Dairy Farm.

1924

K.Y. Taylor, Susan’s grandfather, buys 150 acres of the former Allen dairy farm.

1924-1930’s

K.Y. Taylor and his sons plant 40 acres of apple trees.

1940’s

G.P. Taylor, Susan’s father, actively operates the farm, selling fruit at a farm stand along what is now the Mohawk Trail.

1950

Lacking money to buy the proper modern equipment, the decision is made to lease the farm to nearby Mohawk Orchards.

1956

G.P. Taylor buys the farm from his father’s estate, passing it onto the second generation of Taylors.

1970

Larry and Susan move back to the area from Boston.  Larry works briefly for Valley View Orchards, which leased the farm at the time.

1974

A brain tumor forces G.P. Taylor into early disability retirement, and he returns to the farm in Shelburne.  It continues to be operated by Valley View Orchards under lease.

1983

Valley View Orchards terminates their contract, and the Taylors cannot find anyone to continue farming their apples.

1980’s

G.P. Taylor resists selling the farm, in spite of his disability and his wife’s confinement to a nursing home.

1989

Larry and Susan purchase the farm from Susan’s father.

1990

The property is enrolled in Chapter 61.

1997

Before her father’s death, Susan promises him that she will do everything possible to preserve the farm and their family’s legacy.
Larry and Susan move to the farm full-time, restoring the house and opening it as the Kenburn Orchards bed & Breakfast.

2000

The property is re-enrolled in Chapter 61.

2003

Berry bushes and Christmas trees are planted.

2005

A barn was constructed to house equipment for maintenance of the farm.

2009

Larry and Susan continue to investigate their conservation options