Downtown in Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Architecture of the Wyoming Capitol
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
1. Architecture of the Wyoming Capitol Marker
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Building the Capitol involved talented stonemasons, bricklayers, carpenters, and ironworkers. Find delicately carved sandstone features, such as Corinthian capitals, eagles, and floral embellishments, to see some of their handiwork.
When Adam Feick's company won the contract to build Wyoming's Capitol in 1886, he sent his son John to Cheyenne from Sandusky, Ohio, to oversee construction. John's diaries and letters home reflect the dreams of Wyoming.
Completed in 1888, the building is an example of Renaissance Revival architecture with its prominent central dome and sandstone columns. The upper portions are made of galvanized sheet metal and cast iron painted to match the exterior sandstone, the majority of it quarried near Rawlins, Wyoming. Gold leaf was added to the copper dome in 1900, one of only a handful of state capitols with a golden dome.
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In 2018 it took only seven ounces of gold to regild the entre dome-that is the weight of a roll of nickels!
Erected by State of Wyoming.
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Location. 41° 8.413′ N, 104° 49.156′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is in Downtown. It is on 24th Street west of Central Avenue (Business Interstate 25), on the right. Marker is on the Wyoming Capitol east grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 West 24th Street, Cheyenne WY 82001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Laramie Basin. 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. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wyoming Spanish American War Monument (a few steps from this marker); Bison (within shouting
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
2. Architecture of the Wyoming Capitol Marker
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
3. Wyoming Capitol
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
4. Wyoming Capitol Rotunda
Looking up toward dome
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
5. Wyoming Capitol's Impressive Grand Staircase and Newel Post
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
6. Wyoming Capitol Second Floor View
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7. Wyoming Capitol House Chamber Skylight
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8. Wyoming Capitol Senate Chamber Skylight
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9. Wyoming Capitol Grand Staircase Upside Down Baluster
Intentional! "Richard R. Gibson, in 'A Celebration of State Capitols,' reported that Amish craftsmen who built the staircase intentionally flipped it to remind visitors that no person, or law, is perfect." (KSBY, 2022)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026
10. Wyoming Capitol National Historic Landmark Marker
In entrance near rotunda
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on November 3, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
