Downtown Cheyenne Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by 15th and 16th Sts. and Central and Pioneer Aves. (original); also roughly bounded by 17th and 18th Sts., Pioneer and Carey Aves., also along Central Ave. and 17th St.; also roughly bounded by 19th St., Capital Ave., 17th St., and Carey Ave.; also roughly bounded by 18th, Carey, 16th, and Warren Sts., Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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Coordinates | 41°07′55″N104°48′56″W / 41.13194°N 104.81556°W |
Area | 10.1 acres (4.1 ha) |
Built | 1867 |
Architect | William Dubois |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Early Commercial |
NRHP reference No. | 78003434 80004049 88000522 96000909 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 December 22, 1980 May 20, 1988 August 22, 1996 |
The Downtown Cheyenne Historic District in Cheyenne, Wyoming is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] It is an area of about seven blocks, in the core of the original business district of Cheyenne, and home of many of the first masonry commercial buildings in Cheyenne. [2]
Its boundaries have been increased three times. [1] The revised district, in 1996, included 96 buildings, 67 of which were deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area, and several of which were previously individually listed on the National Register. [3]
Key buildings include:
The original 1978 listing included 22 buildings, including two buildings that had already been listed on the National Register previously. These 22 buildings include:
The 1980 expansion consists of 25 buildings to the north and east of the original district. These include the following:
The 1988 expansion encompassed 11 buildings to the north of the 1980 expansion. One of these buildings was previously listed on the National Register on its own. These buildings include:
A resurvey was done of existing structures in 1995 to consolidate the district boundaries, add six buildings, and remove a couple buildings that were no longer contributing or were demolished. These include the following:
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