Home on the Ranch by Lon Megargee Unframed Print

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Without any blueprints or formal plans, he began building what would later become the Hermosa Inn. Lon used the architectural techniques he learned while traveling abroad, taking mostly from Spaniard home building techniques. He used adobe bricks to build his home, with 30-inch foundations and massive walls.

He led her to the family that owned the house she saw in her vision. The Higley Cabin needed restoration and in April of 2011 and campaign began to raise nearly $100,000 for that work. The photos on this page show the results of the restoration and preservation.

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The original building is now a restaurant, affectionately named Lon’s. The ghost of Alonzo Megraree still haunts the Hermosa Inn. Guests and staff have seen Lon’s tall, skinny silhouette wearing a cowboy hat. They say that he likes to break glasses and beer bottles late at night. Lon also likes to flush toilets around the hotel randomly. Breaking with his romantic vision of cowboy life, Megargee finally turned to art full time.

“His restless independence as a man and an artist was clear then and remained so until his death. Not a carpetbagger with a paint box, or a disillusioned urbanite seeking a new life, but an artist who used what he knew and had lived to put down what he had seen." The home overlooks one of the two ponds that are found on the property. Both of these have been stocked with Largemouth Bass, Crappie, Catfish, as well as Brim. They will also provide waterfowl hunting opportunities as the waterfowl that roost on Winfield Lake like to loaf on the property ponds throughout the day. The home sets well off the main road, with the long circle drive weaving through the approximately 3 acre yard that has been fenced off from the remainder of the property.

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His Phoenix home later became a popular hotel and dining place called the Hermosa Inn. Murals for the State Capitol Building in Phoenix. Never shy about taking risks, Lon soon left Cook to try his own hand at ranching. He partnered with a cowpuncher buddy, Tom Cavness, to start the El Rancho Cinco Uno at New River.

Second group of Western prints under the same title as the first. Reduced to 16 images from the original 28 subjects, and slightly smaller, Lon produced these prints in brown ink on a heavy, cream-colored stock. He designed a sturdy cardboard folio to hold each set. For the remainder of his life, Lon had success selling these portfolios to museum stores, art fairs and shows, and to the few galleries then selling Western art. The Cowboy Builds a Loop,” the prints are noteworthy for strong design, excellent draftsmanship, humanistic and narrative content, and quality. In 1944, he published a second group of Western prints under the same title as the first.

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In 1941, after a nasty divorce, Lon was strapped for cash. He was forced to sell his prized home and furnishings, along with his artwork. The next owners continued the guest ranch and added amenities to make La Casa Hermosa more appealing, such as a pool, tennis court, and more casitas. In 1987, the building was severely damaged by a fire.

Unfortunately, the young partners could not foresee a three-year drought that would parch Arizona, costing them their stock and then their hard-earned ranch.

Jennifer and Fred Unger purchased the inn in 1992. They renovated and restored the buildings while keeping the original Southwestern charm created by Lon Megargee. They reopened in 1994, under the name Hermosa Inn. Alonzo’s original art studio was converted into a restaurant, aptly named Lon’s at Hermosa. The restaurant is decorated with Lon’s original paintings and prints, and even a few Lon Megargee photographs. Some items of property may be offered subject to a “reserve” or confidential minimum price below which the item will not be sold.

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The purchase price payable by the purchaser shall be the total of the final hammer price plus a premium of fifteen percent (15%) and all applicable taxes. Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. Megargee was called "Arizona’s first cowboy artist" by True West Magazine. Lon Megargee returned to Arizona and decided to try his hand at building his own home.

He used beams from an abandoned gold mine and poured a mix of oil and ash on the exterior walls to achieve the rusty rose color, which matched the surrounding soil. He built beehive fireplaces with ten-foot-wide chimneys and added an indoor patio. Lon’s work ethic and passion for the natural beauty of the Southwest made him a successful cowboy.