Cibolo Creek Ranch
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Ranching, Hospitality, Film location |
| Founded | January 1, 1850 |
| Founder | Milton Faver |
| Headquarters | Presidio County, Texas , United States |
Area served | Texas, United States |
| Products | Cattle ranching, luxury lodging, hunting retreat, film production location |
| Owner | John B. Poindexter |
| Website | www |
Cibolo Creek Ranch is a notable historic property situated in Presidio County, Texas, originally founded as a cattle ranch prior to the American Civil War. Presently, it operates as an upscale hunting retreat and a location for film production. Among its features is El Fortin del Cibolo, a restored adobe fort transformed into a luxury hotel, distinguished by its watchtowers and walls made of three-foot-thick adobe.
Location
Positioned within the Chinati Mountains of the Chihuahuan Desert, close to Shafter, Texas, the ranch extends approximately east of the Mexico–United States border. The property is intersected by U.S. Route 67, and the Cibolo Creek Ranch Airport lies to the northeast of the main hotel facility.
History
The ranch was founded in the 1850s by Milton Faver, who constructed three adobe forts—named El Cibolo, La Cienega, and La Morita—to defend against Apache hostilities. He established a cattle enterprise that eventually grew to encompass 200,000 Texas Longhorn cattle.
Since the 1950s, Cibolo Creek Ranch has been favored as a filming site, hosting movies such as Giant (1956), The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), along with both There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men in 2007.
Ownership passed to John B. Poindexter, founder and CEO of Houston-based manufacturing company J.B. Poindexter & Co., who renovated the historic forts into high-end lodging and developed the ranch into a distinguished destination for big game and bird hunting. In 2010, it hosted members of the International Order of St. Hubertus, an exclusive hunting society.
The ranch suffered a wildfire covering 1,700 acres in 1994. In May 1999, it was chosen as the wedding site for country artists Charlie Robison and Emily Robison from the Dixie Chicks.
Significantly, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away at Cibolo Creek Ranch in 2016 during an event attended by members of the International Order of St. Hubertus.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Presidio County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Presidio County
External links
- Ranches in Texas
- Hotels in Texas
- Buildings and structures in Presidio County, Texas
- Historic district contributing properties in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places in Presidio County, Texas
- Ranches on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
- American companies established in 1857
- 1857 establishments in Texas