We were always afraid that if Dale died, we'd walk in one day and find her, stuffed and holding a tray, in the kitchen. You never know what to expect. Eighteen years ago the only thing the actor expected when he drove through Santa Fe on his way to New York and the Juilliard School, where he'd been accepted as a drama student, was a couple of nights' layover in Santa Fe.
Three and a half months later he reluctantly drove out of town, beginning a commuter romance between Santa Fe and wherever he happened to be working at the time. Seven years ago he put down official roots by buying twenty-seven acres of prime property in Tesuque home to Ali MacGraw and Gene Hackman , among others. He quickly found out, electing himself architect when none he interviewed shared his vision.
The result is 6, square feet—double the space—of adobe rooms that are laid out in a fluid arrangement. What the original house had going for it was thirty windows and six skylights. You can stare out the same window and experience a different mood from morning to night. Kilmer's reconstruction gave Mr. Blandings a run for his dream-house money. In addition to a dining room, he built an upstairs master suite with connecting decks as well as a tennis court, a stable and an outdoor compound specifically for a family of buffalo.
During full moons, male bison pirouette into the air in a dance called pronking. Over the years, as the house changed, so did Kilmer's life.
After having two children, Mercedes now six and Jack now two , the couple separated in Whalley moved back to Los Angeles, leaving Kilmer with a nearly empty house. The bedroom, bathroom home has 11, square feet. It is also the only ranch around that has actual water frontage: a seven-mile stretch of the Pecos River, fishing nirvana. Last year, Kilmer told a local TV station that he put the ranch on the market to try and attract a biz partner. Like most things Santa Fe, there is an historical Dallas connection: When Buddy Fogelson died in , the original 5,acre ranch, known as Forked Lightning, was willed to Greer Garson and the remaining acreage to his son, according to The New Mexican archives.
The son later divided his property, selling one parcel to Val Kilmer and the other to Jane Fonda. In , in failing health, Garson sold her part of the ranch to The Conservation Fund, which then donated it to the National Park Service. Garson died in in Dallas. Skip to main content. His son later divided his property, selling one part to Kilmer and the other to actress Jane Fonda. Garson sold her part of the ranch to The Conservation Fund, which then donated it to the National Park Service, in A lien was placed on several of his properties, including the Pecos River ranch.
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