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Downtown Cheyenne Historic District

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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,
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A resurvey was done of existing structures in 1995 to consolidate the district boundaries, add six buildings, and remove a couple buildings that were no longer contributing or were demolished. These include the following:
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The 1988 expansion encompassed 11 buildings to the north of the 1980 expansion. One of these buildings was previously listed on the National Register on its own. These buildings include:
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in 1978. It is an area of about seven blocks, in the core of the original business district of Cheyenne, and home of many of the first masonry commercial buildings in Cheyenne.
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The Bus Depot at 1503 Capitol Avenue was added. This building was the only surviving bus depot in the state of Wyoming when it was added. The building has since been demolished.
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1726 Capitol Avenue was removed from the 1988 expansion, as it was found to be built in 1949, and had not yet reached the 50 year age for eligibility in the National Register.
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The original 1978 listing included 22 buildings, including two buildings that had already been listed on the National Register previously. These 22 buildings include:
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The 1980 expansion consists of 25 buildings to the north and east of the original district. These include the following:
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Its boundaries have been increased three times. The revised district, in 1996, included 96 buildings, 67 of which were
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Grier Furniture Company Building, northeast corner, 16th (Lincolnway) Street and Central Avenue.
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Sorensen Hardware, 317 West 16th Street, was removed, as the building was demolished in 1990.
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The Royal Hotel Building at 313-315 1/2 West 16th Street was noted as already contributing.
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Sorensen Hardware Company Building, 317 West 16th (Lincolnway) Avenue. Demolished in 1990.
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The Warren Block, 206-210 West 16th (Lincolnway) Street. Destroyed by arsonist in 2004.
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First National Bank Building, 214 West 16th (Lincolnway) Street. Constructed in 1882.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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the two-story brick Dinneen Building with two towers framing a diagonal facade, and
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Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places
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Commercial Building, 216-218 West 16th (Lincolnway) Street. Constructed in 1883.
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming
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Old Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company Building, 119 West 17th Street.
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The Majestic Building, northeast corner of 16th (Lincolnway) and Capitol
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I.L. Davis Building, northeast corner, 17th Street and Pioneer Avenue.
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Boyd Building, southwest corner, 18th Street and Carey Avenue.
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The Capitol Avenue Theater, 1607 Capitol. Constructed in 1904.
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305-309 West 16th Street was noted as already contributing.
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deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area
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The Pioneer Hotel, 207-213 West 17th Street was added.
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Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, 1712 Pioneer Avenue.
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Streamline Moderne architecture in the United States
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Cheyenne Western Galleries Annex, 1516 Carey Avenue.
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Dinneen Building, 400 West 16th (Lincolnway) Street.
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Idelman Building, 222 West 16th (Lincolnway) Street.
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Harrington Furniture Company, 314 West 17th Street.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Downtown Cheyenne Historic District is located in Wyoming
Downtown Cheyenne Historic District is located in the United States
Cheyenne, Wyoming
41°07′55″N 104°48′56″W / 41.13194°N 104.81556°W / 41.13194; -104.81556
William Dubois
Beaux Arts
Early Commercial
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Cheyenne, Wyoming
historic district
National Register of Historic Places



deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area
Richardsonian Romanesque
Union Pacific Railroad Depot
Romanesque Revival
The Plains Hotel
Tivoli Building
Atlas Theater
Union Pacific Depot
Masonic Temple



"National Register Information System"

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