Cambria Casino
The Cambria Casino , also known as Flying V Guest Ranch is a historic resort on the western edge of the Black Hills in Weston County in eastern Wyoming . Originally built in the 1920s, it is an authentic wood and stone lodge with open fireplaces and matching decor. The resort was named after Cambria, a nearby mining community.
The two-story sandstone lodge, designed by New York architect Bruce Rabenold , uses English Tudor and other medieval details in an eclectic style to create a Tudor-like setting in the Wyoming hills. The lodge sits on a courtyard that is accessed through a gatehouse and was originally flanked by wings that housed guest rooms. Part of the casino was originally intended to serve as a memorial to miners from the Cambria region.
The dance hall was opened on January 12, 1929. 75 guests could be accommodated in the main building and in six cottages. The cottages have since been removed. The resort had a freshwater pool fed by Salt Creek and a saltwater pool fed by salt springs approximately 2 miles away.
The interior features a ballroom on the second floor with a half-timbered roof that resembles a medieval hammer-beam truss . The woods come from mines. Under the ballroom there are two dining rooms of different sizes, an eat-in kitchen and six guest rooms.
Cambria Casino was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.