The Frapwell Dairy Barn

A 1991 article detailing the very spirited history of the recently demolished Frapwell Barn, from its thirty years of serving as a dairy farm for the Frapwell brothers, to a following forty years of exchanging hands and servicing the Scotts Valley community and an number of colorful visitors.

Notables: Live Oak Dairy, George Frapwell, John Frapwell, Edward Frapwell, Hazo Frapwell, Mary Frapwell, William Frapwell, Eva Farnham Frapwell / Eva Frapwell, Jessie Farnham Frapwell / Jessie Frapwell, Grace Errington Hicks / Grace Hicks, Joseph Errington, Hiram Scott, Achilles S Hicks, Ellen Thomson, William J Thomson, Holstein cows, Edward Van Cleeck, Craftsman style, Sunshine Creamery, Harold A Mitchell, Ted Judd, Scotts Valley Community Club, Boy Scouts, Scotts Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Eric Nord, Baymonte Christian School, Holiday Host Travel Park, David Hodgin, Claire Hodgin, Holiday Barn Kitchen, Holiday Barn Dinner Theater, Children's Theater, Act IV, Seagate Technology, Celebration Christian Fellowship Church
Creator: Glory Anne Laffey
Source:
  • Scotts Valley Historical Society
  • Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce
Date: 1991-09-30
Type: ARTICLE
Coverage:
  • Santa Cruz
  • Dairy industry
  • Agriculture
  • Architecture
  • 1910s
  • 1990s
  • Scotts Valley
  • Theatre
  • Events
  • Live Oak
  • English
  • English-American
  • Architects
  • Corralitos
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-SCOTTS VALLEY-4

Citation

Laffey, Glory Anne. “The Frapwell Dairy Barn.” Scotts Valley Historical Society. 1991-09-30. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/139277. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.