The gallery displays original works of art by the Wyeth and Hurd families and there are guest houses on the ranch.

According to an interview with Frank Coe, these settlers lived in placitas, or "adobe family compounds enclosed for defensive purposes."

Historic documents collected by the New Mexico Department of Transportation note:[2] In his book Frontier Fighter, George Coe describes the late 1800s houses in San Patricio as being "built for defense with thick adobe walls and portholes on top."

Robery Utley's book High Noon in Lincoln describes San Patricio in the 1870s as made up of "some 15 adobe buildings scattered along a single street.

In 1878, James Dolan and his allies, including the Rio Grande Posse, vandalized the town and stole and killed horses.

Artists Peter Hurd and his wife Henriette Wyeth moved to the area in the 1930s, starting a farm of 40 acres.

Other orchard fruits, like peaches, pears, and cherries, and more general agricultural products were also sold to truckers along with the apples.

Early businesses of San Patricio included a general store, a grocery shop, a bar, a pool hall, a post office, and a gas station.