Casa del Gavilan

The Casa del Gavilan is a historic bed and breakfast located eight miles west of Cimarron, New Mexico.[1] The property is at the base of Urraca Mesa and is surrounded by the property of Philmont Scout Ranch.[2][3] The bed and breakfast has six guest rooms. The Casa del Gavilan is also referred to as The Nairn Place due to its original owners.[4]

History

The main building is an adobe villa built around 1912 for Connecticut natives Jack and Gertrude Nairn,[5] who purchased the land in 1910 from George Webster. In the early 1940s the residence was used briefly as the headquarters of the UU Bar Ranch, then owned by Oklahoma oil magnate Waite Phillips.[6]

Today, the Casa del Gavilan is owned by a group of current and former Philmont staff members.[7]

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References

  1. ↑ In New Mexico, the Un-Wild West (washingtonpost.com)
  2. ↑ Casa del Gavilan
  3. ↑ Desperado junction - The Denver Post
  4. ↑ Nairn Place
  5. ↑ Casa del Gavilan, a Cimarron Bed and Breakfast inspected and approved by the New Mexico Bed and Breakfast Association
  6. ↑ Casa del Gavilan
  7. ↑ The Philmont Staff Association » Employment Local Philmont » Casa del Gavilan Innkeeper Position