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History · Cheyenne

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1867established
4old images & papers
51historic places
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The story

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At a celebration on July 4, 1867, Grenville M. Dodge of the Union Pacific Railroad announced the selection of a townsite for its mountain region headquarters adjacent to the bridge the railroad planned to build across Crow Creek in the Territory of Dakota. At the same celebration, Major General Christopher C. Augur announced the selection of a site three miles (5 km) west of Crow Creek Crossing for a U.S. Army fort to protect the railroad.

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Timeline

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1867Established
1869Depot at Cheyenne. Laramie County, WyomingCommons
1879Front Elevation, Barracks for Ordnance Detachme…Commons
1881Ordnance Officer's Quarters, Cheyenne Depot, Wy…Commons
1891US-WY(1891) p905 The Equality StateCommons
1900–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDepot at Cheyenne. Laramie County…, 1869: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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Mildred HarrisMildred HarrisFilm, TV & StageCynthia LummisCynthia LummisPolitics & LawJames JohnsonJames JohnsonSportsRensis LikertRensis LikertScience & MedicineGeorge Clayton JohnsonGeorge Clayton JohnsonWriting & ArtsJSJim SiedowFilm, TV & Stage
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Cheyenne, decade by decade

1860s1 item
Depot at Cheyenne. Laramie County, WyomingCommonsDepot at Cheyenne. Laramie County, Wyoming1869
1870s1 item
Front Elevation, Barracks for Ordnance Detachment, Cheyenne Depot, Wyoming TerritoryCommonsFront Elevation, Barracks for Ordnance Detachment, Cheyenne…1879
1880s1 item
Ordnance Officer's Quarters, Cheyenne Depot, WyomingCommonsOrdnance Officer's Quarters, Cheyenne Depot, Wyoming1881
1890s1 item
US-WY(1891) p905 The Equality StateCommonsUS-WY(1891) p905 The Equality State1891
1900s–
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

51 historic places in Cheyenne

Cheyenne has 51 listings on the National Register, and they protect 1,506 historic buildings, because Moore Haven Heights Historic District alone counts 445. 2 are National Historic Landmarks, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.

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Among Wyoming’s most-listed townsby listings · most towns there have none
51places listed40 buildings · 11 districts
2National Historic LandmarksWyoming State Capitol Building and Grounds WYOMING STATE CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS + 1 more
1,506historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
first listedWyoming State Capitol Building and Grounds WYOMING STATE CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS · newest: Capitol North Historic District (Boundary Increase), 2023

Where they are

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Wyoming State Capitol Building and Grounds WYOMING STATE CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDSUnion Pacific Railroad DepotCheyenne South Side Historic DistrictMoore Haven Heights Historic DistrictGovernor's MansionSt. Mark's Episcopal ChurchAtlas TheatreSt. Mary's Catholic CathedralFirst United Methodist ChurchMoreton Frewen HouseNagle-Warren MansionVan Tassell Carriage BarnCity and County BuildingDowntown Cheyenne Historic DistrictBaxter Ranch Headquarters BuildingsCastle on 19th StreetCrook HouseFerdinand Lafrentz HouseKeefe RowWhipple-Lacey HouseDowntown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase I)William Sturgis HouseMasonic TempleRainsford Historic DistrictBoeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and FountainDowntown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase II)Charles L. Beatty HouseUnion Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Machine ShopLakeview Historic DistrictDowntown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase III)Federal Office Building-CheyenneCheyenne Flour Milling CompanyContinental Oil CompanyLaramie County Milk Producers Cooperative AssociationMcCord-Brady CompanyTexas Oil CompanyWyoming Fuel CompanyCheyenne High SchoolChurchill Public SchoolDeming SchoolFincher, Mabel, SchoolHebard Public SchoolJohnson Public SchoolMcCormick, Lulu, Junior High SchoolPark Addition SchoolStorey GymnasiumCheyenne Veterans Administration Hospital Historic DistrictDubois BlockUnited States Post Office and Court HouseMt. Sinai SynagogueCapitol North Historic District (Boundary Increase)
BuildingsDistrictsBigger dot = landmark

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966. Cheyenne’s busiest decade was the 2000s.
LandmarkWyoming State Capitol Building and Grounds WYOMING STATE CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDSBuilt 1890Landscape designPoliticsArchitecture LandmarkListed 1973Union Pacific Railroad DepotBuilt 1886CommerceTransportationArchitectureCheyenne South Side Historic DistrictListed 2006Cheyenne South Side Historic DistrictDistrictTown planningEducationReligionMoore Haven Heights Historic DistrictListed 2009Moore Haven Heights Historic DistrictDistrictArchitectureTown planningListed 1969Governor's MansionBuildingPoliticsListed 1970St. Mark's Episcopal ChurchBuildingArchitectureListed 1973Atlas TheatreBuildingPerforming artsListed 1974St. Mary's Catholic CathedralBuilt 1906ArchitectureListed 1975First United Methodist ChurchBuildingArchitectureSocial historyListed 1975Moreton Frewen HouseBuildingCommerceAgricultureExploration/SettlementListed 1976Nagle-Warren MansionBuildingCommercePoliticsArchitectureListed 1978Van Tassell Carriage BarnBuildingAgricultureExploration/SettlementArchitectureListed 1978City and County BuildingBuildingPoliticsArchitectureListed 1978Downtown Cheyenne Historic DistrictDistrictSocial historyPoliticsExploration/SettlementListed 1979Baxter Ranch Headquarters BuildingsBuildingAgricultureEconomicsExploration/SettlementListed 1979Castle on 19th StreetBuildingTown planningArchitectureListed 1979Crook HouseBuildingIndustryCommerceMedicineListed 1979Ferdinand Lafrentz HouseBuildingExploration/SettlementArchitectureListed 1979Keefe RowBuildingArchitectureListed 1980Whipple-Lacey HouseBuildingCommerceAgricultureLawListed 1980Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase I)DistrictCommerceExploration/SettlementArchitectureListed 1982William Sturgis HouseBuildingCommerceArchitectureListed 1984Masonic TempleBuildingArchitectureSocial historyListed 1984Rainsford Historic DistrictDistrictTown planningArchitectureListed 1985Boeing/United Airlines Terminal Building, Hangar and FountainBuilt 1929TransportationArchitectureListed 1988Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase II)DistrictCommerceArchitectureListed 1990Charles L. Beatty HouseBuildingTown planningArchitectureListed 1992Union Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Machine ShopDistrictEngineeringTransportationArchitectureListed 1996Lakeview Historic DistrictDistrictArchitectureListed 1996Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase III)DistrictRecreationTransportationCommerceListed 2000Federal Office Building-CheyenneBuildingPoliticsArchitectureListed 2003Cheyenne Flour Milling CompanyBuildingCommerceListed 2003Continental Oil CompanyBuildingCommerceListed 2003Laramie County Milk Producers Cooperative AssociationBuilt 1923CommerceIndustryListed 2003McCord-Brady CompanyBuildingCommerceListed 2003Texas Oil CompanyBuilt 1915CommerceListed 2003Wyoming Fuel CompanyBuildingCommerceArchitectureListed 2005Cheyenne High SchoolBuildingEducationArchitectureListed 2005Churchill Public SchoolBuildingEducationArchitectureListed 2005Deming SchoolBuildingEducationArchitectureListed 2005Fincher, Mabel, SchoolBuildingEducationArchitectureListed 2005Hebard Public SchoolBuildingEducationListed 2005Johnson Public SchoolBuilt 1923EducationArchitectureListed 2005McCormick, Lulu, Junior High SchoolBuildingEducationArchitectureListed 2005Park Addition SchoolBuildingEducationArchitectureListed 2005Storey GymnasiumBuildingEducationArchitectureListed 2013Cheyenne Veterans Administration Hospital Historic DistrictBuildingMedicineArchitectureListed 2014Dubois BlockDistrictArchitectureListed 2017United States Post Office and Court HouseBuildingArchitecturePoliticsListed 2017Mt. Sinai SynagogueBuildingArchitectureListed 2023Capitol North Historic District (Boundary Increase)DistrictPoliticsArchitectureTown planning
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Depot at Cheyenne. Laramie County, Wyoming (1869) and it appears here side by side.

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