Summary of Use Historic Use
The property was first homesteaded in 1865 by Joseph D. Fowler and remained undeveloped until the late 1890s when the Inland Oil and Refining Company purchased the property and built an oil refinery to the south of the farmhouse. 20 In the early 1900s James Roney leased approximately 36 acres from the Inland Oil and Refining Company. In or about 1911, he built Roney Farmhouse and established a dairy farm with several outbuildings, all of which except for the farmhouse have been demolished. 21 The Roney Family owned and operated the property until 1968. The Roney Family sold the farm in 1972 to Kenneth C. Schneider. 22
Date
Event
1865 to Unknown
Property homesteaded by Joseph D. Fowler
1911 to 1968
Roney family builds and owns Roney Farmhouse and property
1972 to late 1990s Roney Farmhouse owned by Kenneth C. Schneider
Current Use Boulder Parks and Recreation Department acquired Roney Farmhouse (in the 1990s at the same time as they acquired Platt Farmhouse). Roney Farmhouse currently sits abandoned in its original location. The property is maintained by the Boulder Parks and Recreation Department and monitored by Boulder Police Department. In recent years, the city has commissioned redevelopment plans for Valmont City Park that have included its rehabilitation for future use. 23
Date
Event
1990s to present
Owned by the City of Boulder
20 Holthouser, Neil and Ruth McHeyser. Memorandum for 5172 Valmont Road. City of Boulder Parks Department, 2. 21 Ibid, 2. 22 Ibid, 3. 23 East Boulder Working Group. East Boulder Inventory and Analysis Report, Boulder (Colo.) Office of Arts and Culture, 7.
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Roney Farmhouse
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