Scidmore Farms
Alamosa County
In 1913 Fred Scidmore purchased the farm and leased the 640 acres from 1913 to 1933 while he continued to live in Kansas. The first house was built in 1889 and Fred had an adobe house built in 1924.
Adobe house added to the farm in 1924.
In 1933, Walter and Fern and their children Harold Keith and Lois Helen came from Kansas and lived in the home built in 1924. Keith married Irene Entz in 1938. They have three children Kay Rene, Harold Keith Jr., and Mary Dee. They moved to this house in 1942 when Walter and Fern moved to Alamosa. Harold married Frances Woolley in 1961. They have three children, Vicki, Scott and Melissa. With the passing of Fred, Walter, Keith, and the retirement of Harold, son Scott is carrying on with the family tradition. Here he raises potatoes, Coors barley, and alfalfa. Five generations of the Scidmore family have lived in various dwellings on the property, which has grown to 2080 acres, and it is hoped that the sixth generation will someday continue the farm’s legacy.