Federal Office Building (Cheyenne, Wyoming)

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Federal Office Building--Cheyenne
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Location308 W. 21st St., Cheyenne, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°08′13″N104°49′09″W / 41.13694°N 104.81917°W / 41.13694; -104.81917 Coordinates: 41°08′13″N104°49′09″W / 41.13694°N 104.81917°W / 41.13694; -104.81917
Arealess than one acre
Built1932
Architect William Dubois; James A. Wetmore
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 00001191 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 12, 2000

The Federal Office Building-Cheyenne, at 308 W. 21st St. in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a Classical Revival-style building built in 1932. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

It is a four-story masonry building 127 by 50 feet (39 m × 15 m) in plan, upon a full basement. It was built to a three-story height, with capacity to add four more stories. The fourth floor was added in 1937. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Karen Waddell (July 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Federal Office Building-Cheyenne". National Park Service . Retrieved March 22, 2018. With 11 photos from 1999.