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Preview of the Wild Rose Casino
Building on our Heritage
Inspired by Emmetsburg’s rich Irish heritage and Five Island Lake, the architectural design of the Wild Rose Casino and Resort will be unlike any other. Pearce Coady, the project architect of Simonson & Associates, visited Emmetsburg and spoke with local historians. He was inspired by the local pride in this community and its rich history.
Location
Wild Rose Entertainment and Palo Alto County Gaming Development Corporation chose to place the resort on a location off the lake. They understood that preserving Five Island Lake for families and water recreational opportunities was important to the citizens of Emmetsburg. Access to the casino and resort will be easy, as it is located on 90 acres of land along Highway 18, east of Emmetsburg.
Design
Emmetsburg was founded and grew to a county seat and regional economic power during the heyday of Iowa’s riverboats. In addition immigrants often came to Emmetsburg via these vessels, and raw materials were shipped from Emmetsburg to the wider world on these boats. When working out a theme, Pierce Coady and his team decided to follow the water theme in another direction.
“As we started laying out the site, we imagined that the retreat of the glacier also created our prairie pothole lake and created a sixth island, the island found at our project,” Coady explained. “Our site has been designed to include an extensive wetlands and short and tall grass prairie ecosystems, recreating the land found by the earliest settlers of Emmetsburg,” he added. All of the landscaping will be done with plant materials native to Iowa.
Entry to the site will recapture the historic approach to Five Island Lake along a gracious tree-lined boulevard. This boulevard will be flanked by burr oak trees and fields of prairie wildflowers.
Architecture
The
exterior architectural design takes its cues from the stately masonry
buildings built as Emmetsburg grew into a thriving regional economic hub.
The front of the casino will look like a series of independent three-story
buildings and draws its inspiration from buildings seen throughout downtown
Emmetsburg today.
“Designed for comfort and convenience, the 28,000 square-foot casino will welcome up to 975 guests with a floor plan that will accommodate growth and expansion,” explained Kevin Preston, the General Manager of Wild Rose Emmetsburg.
Hotel
The casino will be connected to the hotel by a modern glass link that allows views through the building to the lake beyond.
The three-story hotel draws direct inspiration from the former Waverly Hotel in Emmetsburg. The Waverly was an outstanding example of the grand old hotels of the early 20th century and will be recreated here to provide resort guests with that same level of ambiance and service. Its 65 standard rooms and 6 suites will be complemented with a ballroom that can accommodate 300 guests, a pool, health club and lobby café.
Authentic
Irish Pub
Drawing further inspiration from the community’s rich Irish heritage, the resort will include an authentic Irish pub that will seat 205 guests and provide evening entertainment on the weekends.
RV Park
The resort will also include a 100-space RV park, which fills a gap in local RV capacity.
* permission to use granted from Wild Rose Entertainment.
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