Downtown Cheyenne Historic District
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District | |
 Downtown Cheyenne, in 2008 | |
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| 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″N 104°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[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
The Downtown Cheyenne Historic District in Cheyenne, Wyoming is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. 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.[2]
Key buildings include:
- Richardsonian Romanesque red and gray sandstone Union Pacific Railroad Depot (designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006),
- the two-story brick Dinneen Building with two towers framing a diagonal facade, and
- Romanesque Revival style Masonic Temple.[2]
The district includes the Atlas Theatre, separately listed on the National Register.
original
The original listing included 29 contributing buildings on 10.1 acres, including the Union Pacific Depot and the Atlas Theatre.[3]
increase 1
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase I) | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 17th and 18th Sts., Pioneer and Carey Aves., also along Central Ave. and 17th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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| Area | 4.4 acres (1.8 ha) |
| Architect | Frederick Hutchinson Porter; Dubois,William |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial, Chicago, Victorian Eclectic |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004049[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1980 |
December 22, 1980 Architect: Porter,Frederick Hutchinson; Dubois,William Architecture: Early Commercial, Chicago, Victorian Eclectic Other names: See Also:Downtown Cheyenne Historic District Historic function: Commerce/trade Historic subfunction: Criteria: event, architecture/engineering Number of acres: 4.4 Number of contributing buildings: 24 [4]
increase 2
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase II) | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Nineteenth St., Capital Ave., Seventeenth St., and Carey Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Architect | Dubois,William |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Moderne, Panel Brick |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000522[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 20, 1988 |
contributing buildings: 10 [5]
increase 3
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase III) | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by 18th, Carey, 16th, and Warren Sts., Cheyenne, Wyoming |
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| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | William Dubios?? William Dubois? |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000909[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 1996 |
contributing buildings: 4
References
- ^ a b c d e "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Robert G. Rosenberg (June 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase [3])". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2017. With eight photos from 1996.
- ^ Carol A. Nathan (April 15, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downtown Cheyenne / Downtown Cheyenne Historic District [original]". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2017. With 27 photos from 1977-78 and a map.
- ^ Do Palma (November 9, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downtown Cheyenne Historic District / Old Town Historic District [Increase 1]". National Park Service. Retrieved March 25, 2017. With 18 photos from 1979 and 1980.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Increase 2". National Park Service. With photos.
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