Wyoming Fuel Company

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Wyoming Fuel Company
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Location720 W. 18th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°7′57″N104°49′21″W / 41.13250°N 104.82250°W / 41.13250; -104.82250
Arealess than one acre
Built1929, 1937
Architect William Dubois
Architectural style Early Commercial
MPS Industrial Facilities Served by Railroad in Cheyenne, Wyoming MPS
NRHP reference No. 03001029 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 13, 2003

Wyoming Fuel Company, an Early Commercial-style warehouse at 720 W. 18th St. in Cheyenne, Wyoming, was built in 1929, with an addition added in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]

It was designed by William Dubois. It is a two-story, flat-roofed brick masonry building whose 1929 portion is 53 by 105 feet (16 m × 32 m) in plan; the northern addition is 53 by 35 feet (16 m × 11 m); it gives the appearance of a single unified building although the two parts do not communicate. [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. Robert G. Rosenberg (January 15, 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wyoming Fuel Company. Inc. / Cheyenne Transfer and Storage Co. / Wyominq Transfer and Storage Co. / Wyoming State Liquor Commission: Wyott Manufacturing, Inc". National Park Service . Retrieved June 2, 2017. With four photos from 2003.