List of the oldest buildings in Wyoming

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This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Wyoming, including extant buildings and structures constructed prior to and during the United States rule over Wyoming. Only buildings built prior to 1880 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.

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In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:

This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

List of oldest buildings

BuildingImageLocationFirst builtUseNotes
Old Bedlam at Fort Laramie National Historic Site Fort Laramie National Historic Site Old Bedlam 16-9-2014 13-37-40.JPG Torrington, Wyoming 1849FortOldest building built in Wyoming [1]
Fort Bridger Fortbridger.JPG Fort Bridger, Wyoming 1858FortSeveral 1858 buildings survive, including the sentry box and ruins of the commissary building and the old guardhouse. [2]
Blacksmith shop at Fort Halleck (Wyoming) CAMP HALLECK, NEVADA - NARA - 524109.jpg Fort Halleck (Wyoming) 1860sFort
Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site North Platte River, at Fort Steele. Carbon County, Wyoming - NARA - 516615.tif Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site 1860sFort
Fort Sanders (Wyoming) Fort Sanders Guardhouse.JPG Albany County, Wyoming 1869Fort
Wyoming Territorial Penitentiary The Wyoming Territorial Prison state historic site in Laramie, Wyoming LCCN2015633330.tif Laramie, Wyoming 1872Penitentary
Jim Baker Cabin Jim Baker Cabin.JPG Savery, Wyoming 1873
Bath Ranch BathRanch.jpg Laramie, Wyoming 1875Residence
Durlacher House Durlacher House (13131780224).jpg Laramie, Wyoming 1875-1878Residence Queen Anne style house built by German immigrants. [3]
Old Main (University of Wyoming) Old Main University of Wyoming September 2012.JPG Laramie, Wyoming 1886UniversityOldest University of Wyoming building
Rock Church (Auburn, Wyoming) Rock Church.jpg Auburn, Wyoming 1889ChurchOne of oldest churches and buildings in Star Valley. [4]

Buildings built elsewhere and moved to Colorado

BuildingImageLocationFirst builtUseNotes
Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home Buffalo Bill Boyhood Home, Cody, WY.jpg Cody, Wyoming 1841ResidenceMoved from LeClaire, Iowa in 1933 to Cody.

See also

References

  1. Wayland, Andrew (2018). "Fort Laramie: A Historic Guide to the West Historic Buildings Guide". ProQuest: 29–38 – via ProQuest.
  2. "Fort Bridger State Historic Site, Wyoming" https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wy-fortbridger/
  3. Stephanie Lowe, "Durlacher House", Published: November 8, 2014 https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/durlacher-house
  4. "Rock Church" https://wyoshpo.wyo.gov/index.php/programs/national-register/wyoming-listings/view-full-list/678-rock-church