Chandler’s history began when Dr. Alexander John Chandler arrived in 1891. Dr Chandler was the first veterinary surgeon appointed to the region By 1911 Dr. Chandler had accumulated nearly 18,000 acres south of Mesa. In 1911, when the Roosevelt Dam was completed each landowner was restricted to irrigating only 160 acres. In order to have irrigation available, Dr. Chandler was forced to subdivide his 18,000-acre ranch. He hired a city planner and an architect to design a planned community with spacious lots, wide boulevards and a town green unique to the Southwest.
The town of Chandler was formed in 1912. Growth was slow at first, but Dr. Chandler looked toward the future, knowing that the town needed to become a destination in order to attract tourists who might later become residents. So, in the middle of an alfalfa field, construction started on the San Marcos Hotel, the area’s first luxury resort. Upon its completion, wealthy guests from around the country flocked to the small town just south of Phoenix, looking for a winter getaway.
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