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Despain Building Legacy
Our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction spans generations. Over the years, we have built a reputation for excellence, completing numerous projects that reflect our dedication to the community and the art of building. Each generation has contributed to our legacy, ensuring that the values of integrity and craftsmanship remain at the forefront of our work.
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Oscar Newell Despain
Oscar and his wife Lizzie's personal residence at 189 AZ-89 in Chino Valley. Built in 1928
Oscar built this home at 424 AZ-89 in 1926 for Thomas Wilcox.
1030 W Road 4 1/2 N. This home was built for Oscar's daughter, Amy in 1930.
Oscar Newell Despain was a skilled stone mason. In 1888, his mason career began in the Salt Lake Valley, working in the quarry that supplied the rock for the Salt Lake Temple. After moving to Arizona in 1916, he built many homes and a few church buildings. These homes and buildings still stand today. The most prominent are located in Chino Valley, along highway 89 and just south of Center street. Oscar spent the summer of 1921 quarrying rock from the Granite Rock Quarry to use in the construction of the LDS chapel on Center and 89. It was completed and dedicated in June 1924.
He passed in 1946 and was buried at the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Prescott. ​​​​
Glynn Elmer Despain
Glynn's personal residence he built and raised his five children in. This home is still in the Despain family today.
Glynn Elmer Despain was one of Oscar's eleven children. He was born in 1899 in Granite, Utah. In 1916, Glynn moved to the Prescott area. Glynn was trained in his father's rock masonry skills and built himself a house in Prescott. In this house he raised his five children.
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Glynn's professional career was working at the Orme Ranch School in Mayer. He was the construction and maintenance supervisor there and oversaw the construction of most of the school's buildings.