Schwenk's Gambling Hall, Cimarron, New Mexico

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Schwenk's Gambling Hall

Frederick D. Nichols, Library of Congress, 1936

Schwenk's Hall Today

Schwenk's Hall today, Kathy Weiser, June, 2006

Originally built in 1854 as a brewery, Henry Schwenk bought the property in 1875 and turned it into a gambling house and saloon. It soon rivaled Maxwell's house as the best place to win - or lose - a fortune overnight. Just to the south of Schwenk's Hall was the Canyon Lunch, managed by Fred Lambert, the son of St. James Hotel owner Henry Lambert. These buildings have seen a variety of uses, serving as a community meeting place, mercantile store, gas station and garage, and tourist court. Presently the complex is used as a residence.

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*Text courtesy: Gene Lamm, Cimarron Historical Society Walking Tour

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