National Register of Historic Places - Wyoming (WY), Weston County

Weston County Wyoming has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Jenney Stockade Site and US Post Office--Newcastle Main, Cambria Casino, Newcastle Commercial District and Weston County Courthouse.

The famous person Hon. Frank W. Mondell is associated with one of more of the Weston County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Weston County places including US Department of the Treasury, Office of Supervising Architect, C.A. Randall, Conrad Sundstrom, Bruce Rabenold, Williams, M.J., et al and Vince Thompson. Prominent architectural styles found in Weston Country are Classical Revival, Beaux Arts and Italianate.

Cambria Casino (added 1980 - - #80004058)

Also known as Flying V Guest Ranch

N of Newcastle , Newcastle

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rabenold,Bruce

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Museum, Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant

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Jenney Stockade Site (added 1969 - - #69000198)

Also known as Jenney Stockade

Off US 16 , Newcastle

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Military

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Fortification, Hotel, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Newcastle Commercial District (added 2009 - - #08001061)

Also known as 48WE1320

Bounded by Burlington Northern Santa-Fe Railroad tracks and West Main St. , Newcastle

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Hotel, Library, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Hotel, Library, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

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Toomey's Mills (added 2008 - - #08001062)

500 W. Main St. , Newcastle

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US Post Office--Newcastle Main (added 1987 - - #87000791)

W. Main St. and Sumner Ave. , Newcastle

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Office of Supervising Architect, US Department of the Treasury

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Mondell,Hon. Frank W.

Significant Year:

1933, 1932

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

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Weston County Courthouse (added 2001 - - #01000930)

Also known as 48WE1160

1 West Main , Newcastle

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office

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Wyoming Army National Guard Cavalry Stable (added 1994 - - #94000680)

Also known as Anna Miller Museum

401 Delaware St. , Newcastle

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Research Facility

More Information:

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