Quinta Mazatlan

(This series of articles is about “Home,” however you define it. . . It’s where our stories begin. I’s where we belong.)

The Roman philosopher Cicero said, “If you have a library and a garden, you have all that you need.” Enter the gates of Quinta Mazatlan and you’ll understand that wisdom.

This inviting refuge is seemingly a world away from the hustle and bustle of McAllen right outside the gates. Jason Chilton Matthews, who built the mansion in the 1930s, wanted it that way.