The Mesa Ranch School was a ranch school in Mesa, Arizona, that was established in 1902 by H. David Evans, a Briton with a Cambridge education who arrived in Arizona in 1899. [1] It was designed to offer students from the eastern seaboard a western ranch lifestyle in a "dry and equable climate". Modeled as western equivalent of Phillips Academy, the Evans School was a college preparatory academy for 20 boys ages 15–18. [1] [2] Life at the school was described as "simple, even rough, the boys living each in his own cabin, keeping horses and making camping trips." [2] In the mountains near Flagstaff the school maintained a summer tutoring camp. [3]
The Mesa Campus was located 2½ miles SE of downtown Mesa on El Rancho Bonito near the modern intersection of Stapley Dr and Southern Ave. In 1922 the school was renamed the Mesa Ranch School, [4] a name it retained until it was destroyed by fire in 1943. [5]
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mesa, Arizona, United States.
Coordinates: 33°23′37″N111°48′28″W / 33.393557°N 111.807741°W
