The White Stallion Ranch, in Picture Rocks, Pima County, Arizona near Tucson, is a historic guest ranch.[1][2] It is one of only two surviving dude ranches of the Tucson area, where there once were 20 or so.
| White Stallion Ranch | |
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 The ranch in 2008 | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 9251 W. Twin Peaks Rd., Picture Rocks, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 32°22′21″N 111°09′52″W / 32.3725°N 111.1644°W |
| Completed | 1945 |
It was founded in 1900 as squatter's cattle ranch. Legal ownership was established via homesteading in 1936, and it was opened as a guest ranch, also known as a dude ranch, in the early 1940s, when it was known as the CB Bar Ranch.[3] Six buildings where guests could stay were built after the property was acquired by Max Zimmerman in 1945, and it became the MZ Bar Ranch.[4] Or it was bought in 1940 by "Chicago liquor store owner Max Zimmerman", who had moved to the area "to become part of the once vibrant guest ranching industry in Tucson."[5]
Its 3,000 acres (12 km2) property adjoins the Saguaro National Park's western unit, the Tucson Mountain District, to the south. The MZ Bar Ranch grew a reputation in the film industry, and its vicinity was a filming location for numerous westerns, including The Last Round-Up (1947), Relentless (1948), The Gal Who Took the West (1949),[4] and Winchester 73 (1950).
It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America (HHA), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and was an HHA "Awards of Excellence" winner in 2016.[3]
See also
edit- Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort, Tucson, Arizona. The other surviving dude ranch, apparently, and also an HHA member.
References
edit- ^ "White Stallion Ranch". White Stallion Ranch.
- ^ "White Stallion Ranch: History". White Stallion Ranch. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "White Stallion Ranch". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ a b "White Stallion Ranch: History". Historic Hotels of America. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Lili DiBarbieri (2012). A Guide to Southern Arizona's Historic Farms & Ranches. History Press, Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 9781614235934. Chapter 11 is "White Stallion Ranch, Tucson".
External links
edit- White Stallion Ranch, official site