Wheatland in Platte County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Platte County Courthouse

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2025

1. Platte County Courthouse Marker

Inscription.
The National Register of Historic Places
Platte County Courthouse
800 Ninth Street
Wheatland, WY 82201

This Neo-Classical Revival building was designed by Baerreson Brothers, Architects, and constructed in 1917 by Cheyenne contractor Archie Allison.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 42° 3.345′ N, 104° 57.179′ W. Marker is in Wheatland, Wyoming, in Platte County. It is on 9th Street (Business Interstate 25) north of Maple Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is to the right of the entrance to Platte County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 9th Street, Wheatland WY 82201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin and in the Westward Expansion Trails Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 18 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dedicated to the Platte County Service Men and Service Women (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jacques La Ramie (approx. 5.2 miles away); Open Spaces Sustained by Agriculture (approx. 12.8 miles away); Laramie Peak (approx. 12.8 miles away); No Greater Love (approx. 12.8 miles away); Wildlife Diversity (approx. 12.8 miles away); Empire, an African American Homesteader Community (approx. 12.8 miles away); Encampments in the Guernsey Area (approx. 17.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheatland.

Regarding Platte County Courthouse. Excerpts from the Platte County Courthouse registration form:

The Platte County Courthouse, constructed in 1917, is located at 800 Ninth Street, in the commercial district of downtown Wheatland. It was designed by the Baerreson Brothers, a Denver, Colorado, architectural firm with a branch office in Cheyenne, and constructed by Archie Allison, a Cheyenne building contractor.
It is a

Platte County Courthouse Marker right of the main entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2025

2. Platte County Courthouse Marker right of the main entrance

two-story brick and stone masonry building and is the most imposing edifice in downtown Wheatland. Many early twentieth-century commercial buildings line the east and west sides of Ninth Street, the main north-south thoroughfare through downtown Wheatland. The courthouse occupies the entire west half of Block 68
at the northeast comer of Ninth Street and Maple Street and is surrounded by a landscaped lawn with hand-planted trees and shrubs.

Two monuments occupy the grounds immediately surrounding the courthouse. The most prominent is located at the southwest corner of the block and consists of a reproduction of the Statue of Liberty set on a rectangular marble base with brass plaques. One of the plaques state: This monument is Dedicated to the Men and Women of Platte County Who Served in the United States Armed Forces in World War II.” The.original monument was designed by Harry E. Dearinger and was dedicated on November 7, 1943. It was restored by the WTK Woman’s Club and rededicated on November 11, 1966. A monument entitled "The Irrigator” is located at the northwest comer ofthe block and depicts a statue of a farmer/irrigator set

Platte County Courthouse front portico image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2025

3. Platte County Courthouse front portico

on a stone base with a brass plaque. The statue was commissioned by the Wyoming Centennial Committee and sculpted by Carl Jensen. It was dedicated on June 23,1990, “to those whose livelihood had depended, does depend
and will depend upon Wyoming’s land and water.”

Also see . . . Platte County Courthouse Registration Form (pdf). Form prepared by Robert G. Rosenberg, Rosenberg Historical Consultsnts, 2008 (Submitted on August 2, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Full view Platte County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 1, 2025

4. Full view Platte County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 2, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.