Allan Island (Washington)

Allan Island (on left) from Fidalgo Island. Also visible : (on right) and Lopez Island (behind)

Allan Island is a 292-acre (118 ha) private island southwest of Anacortes, Washington.^[1] It was named during the 1841 Wilkes expedition in honor of Lt. William Henry Allen, who was killed while commanding the USS Argus (1803) during the War of 1812.^[2]

Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen purchased the island in 1992. Allen originally intended to build a vacation home on Allan Island, until he bought a separate property in the San Juans in 1996 that he preferred instead.^[3] An attempt to sell Allan Island in 2005 for $25 million failed to attract buyers. Allen again tried to sell the island in 2011 for $13.5 million.^[1] He finally sold it in December 2013 for $8 million.^[4]

Allan Island has remained largely undeveloped. It has a grass airstrip and a caretakers quarters.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Brennan, Morgan (September 7, 2011). "Billionaire Seeks to Unload a Private Island". Forbes. Yahoo. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington Geographic Names (PDF). Seattle: University of Washington. p. 4.
^ Siderius, Christina (July 25, 2005). "Allen puts San Juans island on market for $25 million". The Seattle Times.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Paul Allen's island for sale for $13.5 million". The Seattle Times. August 26, 2011.