THE LODGE AT BURRO MOUNTAIN HOMESTEAD
The lodge was completed in 1914 by Colonel Robert Munro-Furgeson and his wife Isabella. It remained in the family until sold in 1956.  During those years the Furgesons hosted numerous dignitaries at the homestead including Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt as well as members of the English and Scottish nobility.  For more on the history of the Homestead and the Furgesons, obtain the  following references:

BURRO MOUNTAIN HOMESTEAD  1800 TO 2000
     By Fransen, Annie  2002
        $2.50 + $2.50 Shipping & Handling, Total $5.00
            THE RANCH ON WHITEWATER CREEK
        By Hill, Janaloo  2003
            $5.00 + $2.50 Shipping & Handling, Total $7.50
Both of these are available from Burro Mountain Homestead Office, 665 Tyrone Road, Silver City, NM 88061.  Send check or money order with your request.

The following is available through Amazon.com, bookstores and public libraries:

ISABELLA GREENWAY, AN ENTERPRISING WOMAN
Miller, Kristie
University of Arizona Press;  2004
The lodge has a spectacular Great Room with two fireplaces, a large kitchen with a Majestic wood fired stove, six bedrooms, and 2 baths.  Today the lodge is used by the Southwestern Camper Ranch members and guests as a meeting room, for special functions and meals.  Two of the bedrooms are rental guest rooms.  Other rooms are a Craft room,  Exercise room, Billiards room, and a Lending library.
South Side
South side of Lodge

The Lodge roof repair was started in June, 2004, by SCR when a leak in the roof came through to the Great Room ceiling.  Part time residents of Burro Mountain organized a fund drive  to complete the roof.  The committee raised $38,200 in donations from members and friends of the  Ranch.  The Lodge roof repairs were  completed on June 24, 2006.  The entire Lodge is now re-roofed with a permanent metal roof which will protect it for years to come.

Roofers working on Lodge Roof
Roof repair
Burro Homestead Renovation Committie continues to work toward improving  the Lodge.  Screen doors have been replaced, the great room has been repainted, and the women's room has been remodeled and painted.
North side of Lodge
North side of Lodge

Great room 1       Great room 2
Great Hall - west end                                            Great Hall - east end

The committee anticipates additional projects including remodeling the men's room, replacing
    the kitchen floor, and repainting the exterior as funds are raised.  Persons wishing to contribute
can send their contribution to:

Burro Renovation Committee
665 Tyrone Road
Silver City, NM, 88061

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