Formerly: Crown King Saloon & Café · Oro Belle Saloon
Crown King, Arizona · Founded 1916
A working mountain saloon and restaurant in a building reportedly relocated from Oro Belle to Crown King in 1916.
Crown King Saloon & Eatery operates on Main Street in the remote Bradshaw Mountains community of Crown King. Local accounts agree that the structure came from Oro Belle, although the original construction date, mover, and precise relocation details remain disputed.
The present operator cites an account that the saloon was reconstructed in Oro Belle in 1898 after an earlier structure or bar had stood at Alexandra mining camp. This is one of several competing origin accounts, not a settled construction date.
Source: Crown King Saloon & Eatery official website, "History."
Local Crown King history and the current business describe the saloon building as having been moved piece by piece from Oro Belle to its present Crown King location. Accounts conflict over who moved it and the exact method of transport.
Source: Crown King AZ, "History"; Crown King Saloon & Eatery official website, "History."
Casey Wyatt publicly lists his ownership of Crown King Saloon as beginning in 2018.
Source: Casey Wyatt public professional profile.
The Crown King Chamber of Commerce identified Lorrie and Casey Wyatt as owners of the Historic Crown King Saloon.
Source: Visit Crown King / Crown King Chamber of Commerce.
Every claim gets rated. A business's own website can never earn "documented."
The relocation is consistently described by the current business, the Crown King community history site, and regional historical summaries. However, accounts conflict over the year, mover, and transport method, and primary relocation records were not located in this review.
The local Crown King history site and current business site identify 1916, but other secondary sources give 1906 or 1910. The 1916 date is the best-supported account reviewed, but not conclusively documented.
The superlative appears in Arizona tourism promotion, but the reviewed sources do not establish statewide comparative evidence or uninterrupted operation through Prohibition, changing ownership, seasonal closures, and other possible gaps.
The Crown King Saloon was built in Oro Belle in 1906.
The original construction date is unresolved. The current business says the date is unknown and cites differing accounts that place elements of the saloon at Alexandra mining camp and Oro Belle in the late 1890s.
Source: Crown King Saloon & Eatery official website, "History."
The saloon was definitively moved from Oro Belle by one identified owner using a specific transport method.
Sources agree on a reported Oro Belle-to-Crown King relocation, but differ on the year, mover, and method. The local community history attributes the move to Tom Anderson, while the current business attributes it to Frank Morgan and Bessie Morgan.
Source: Crown King AZ, "History"; Crown King Saloon & Eatery official website, "History."
The Crown King Saloon has operated continuously for more than a century.
The saloon is operating today, but the reviewed evidence does not document uninterrupted operation through Prohibition, ownership changes, road closures, and other potential interruptions.
Source: Visit Arizona, "Crown King Saloon & Cafe"; Crown King Saloon & Eatery official website.
The saloon continues to serve as an operating food-and-drink business in Crown King, a small mountain community where it remains a prominent gathering place.
Local accounts say no: the building was reportedly dismantled at Oro Belle and relocated to Crown King. The relocation tradition is strong, but the precise year, mover, and transport details vary among sources.
The date is unresolved. The current business says the actual construction date is unknown and cites competing accounts involving Alexandra mining camp and Oro Belle in the late 1890s.
The Crown King Chamber of Commerce identified Lorrie and Casey Wyatt as owners in 2024. A current state filing or liquor-license record would provide stronger independent verification.
That claim is promoted in tourism material but has not been established by comparative statewide evidence or a documented uninterrupted operating record.
7219 Main St, Crown King, AZ 86343
(928) 632-7053
The current business site lists regular service beginning at 11 a.m.; its posted schedule includes Tuesday and Wednesday closures during the summer. Crown King is reached by mountain roads, so check road conditions and current hours before traveling.