Wyoming - Laramie County - Historic Districts
Laramie County Wyoming (Historic Districts) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Fort David A. Russell, Capitol North Historic District, Cheyenne South Side Historic District, Downtown Cheyenne Historic District and Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase I).

The famous person Mary O'Hara is associated with one of more of the Laramie County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Laramie County places including William Dubois, Frederick Hutchinson Porter, Union Pacific Railroad Co., Bradley Construction Co., George D. Rainsford, Donald McDonald, William Dubios, Frank McMillan and William H. Dubois. Prominent architectural styles found in Laramie Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Early Commercial.

Capitol North Historic District (added 1980 - - #80004048)
Roughly bounded by E. 29th, and E. 25th St., Warren and Pioneer Aves. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cheyenne South Side Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000939)
Roughly bounded by Warren Ave., Russell Ave., E. Tenth St., and E Fifth St. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Community Planning And Development, Religion
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Fire Station, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Health Care, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Hospital, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Crow Creek--Cole Ranch Headquarters Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000565)
Also known as Cole Creek Ranch, Gilchrist Ranch, Cole Ranch
1065 Happy Jack Rd. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Irrigation Facility, Single Dwelling
Dereemer Ranch Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004290)
E of Horse Creek , Horse Creek
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (added 1978 - - #78003434)
Also known as See Also:Union Pacific Depot;Atlas Theater;Downtown Cheyenne
Roughly bounded by 15th and 16th Sts., Central and Pioneer Aves. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dubois,William
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Hotel, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase I) (added 1980 - - #80004049)
Also known as See Also:Downtown Cheyenne Historic District;Boundary Increa
Roughly bounded by 17th and 18th Sts., Pioneer and Carey Aves., also along Central Ave. and 17th St. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dubois,William, Porter,Frederick Hutchinson
Architectural Style:
Other, Chicago, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase II) (added 1988 - - #88000522)
Also known as See Also:Cheyenne Historic District;Boundary Increases I and
Roughly bounded by Nineteenth St., Capital Ave., Seventeenth St., and Carey Ave. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dubois,William
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Moderne
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District (Boundary Increase III) (added 1996 - - #96000909)
Also known as See Also:Downtown Cheyenne Historic District;Boundary Increa
Roughly bounded by 18th, Carey, 16th, and Warren Sts. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dubios, William
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Modern Movement, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Transportation, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Parking Lot, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Dubois Block (added 2014 - - #14000999)
Cheyenne, Cheyenne
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fort David A. Russell (added 1969 - - #69000191)
Also known as Fort Francis E. Warren;Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
West side of Cheyenne , Cheyenne
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Defense
Current Sub-function:
Air Facility, Military Facility
Lakeview Historic District (added 1996 - - #88000560)
Also known as See Also:Frewen,Morton,House
Roughly bounded by Twenty-Seventh, Seymour, Maxwell, and Warren , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bradley Construction Co.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
McDonald Ranch (added 1987 - - #87000777)
14 mi. SW of Chugwater on S side Laramie Cty. line , Chugwater
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McMillan,Frank, McDonald,Donald
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Moore Haven Heights Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001305)
Between Bent Ave. on the W., E. side of Central Ave. on the E., W. 8th Ave. on the N., W. Pershing Blvd on the S. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dubois, William H., Porter, Frederick Hutchinson
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Rainsford Historic District (added 1984 - - #84003884)
Also known as See Also:Crook House;Governor's Mansion;Keefe Row;Nagle-Warr
Roughly bounded by Morrie, Twenty-second, Warren, and Seventeenth Sts. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Rainsford,George D.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Remount Ranch (added 1990 - - #90001389)
Also known as Lone Tree Ranch
Remount Ranch Rd., 1 mi. S of US 80 , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
O'Hara,Mary
Significant Year:
1930
Area of Significance:
Literature, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Union Pacific Roundhouse, Turntable and Machine Shop (added 1992 - - #92000930)
Also known as 48LA1204
121 W. 15th St. , Cheyenne
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
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