Back in the 1930s and 1940s, Mission Palms was known as Rancho
Nezhone - Beautiful Ranch in Navajo. Raw desert land was cleared
and a ranch, orchard, greenhouse, barn, and a 300-stone wall in
front of the property, which still stands today, were built. The
property was a retreat for celebrities like Liberace, singer and
actress Kate Smith, Gen. John Pershing, and William Boyd (aka
Hopalong Cassidy). After almost two decades of serving as a guest
ranch, the main house was converted to apartments, a dining room
was built, and the property became a guest resort and supper club.
In 1976, the remaining monkeys and parrots were removed from the
property, and the property became, as it's currently known, Mission
Palms Apartments.