Cheyenne Historic Preservation

06/18/2026

🌧️While we all may be hoping for some rain this year, take a look at some historic floods of Cheyenne's past.

📷 Images Courtesy Wyoming State Archives

01: July, 1896 Flood. Looking down Capitol Ave from the Stock Growers National Bank.
02: 1890s Flood. The Idleman Block at 16th and Ferguson Street.
03: 1929 Hereford Dam break. All bridges into Cheyenne (with the exception of the Lincoln Highway) were wiped out.
04: 1985 Flood. Noted as one of the worst natural disasters in Wyoming's history.

06/16/2026

We had a great time celebrating the Asher building as the LeClerq Jones award winner this year.

Check out these graphics to learn more about the building's history, and the local news station K2 also covered the event!

https://www.yourwyominglink.com/news/local/cheyenne-asher-building-wins-leclercq-jones-preservation-award/article_b6cdda38-55b8-4112-9b68-797837e310ef.html

06/05/2026

In 1868, when Wyoming was still part of the Dakota Territory, Cheyenne residents of the Masonic Fraternity sought to build Wyoming’s first Masonic Temple.

The fraternity—which counted most of Wyoming’s governors as members—frequently laid the cornerstones of the city’s landmark buildings. On this day in 1901, they finally laid the cornerstone for their own at 17th Street and Ferguson Avenue (now Carey Avenue).

Disaster struck just two years later when a fire caused $50,000 in damage (nearly $2 million today). With support, the Masons rebuilt.

Following a 1929 expansion, the impressive three-story Romanesque structure remains a beautifully preserved example of Cheyenne's turn-of-the-century architectural landscape.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic places in 1984.

📷 Images courtesy Wyoming State Archives:
01: Temple fire, 1903
02: Rebuilt temple
03: Exterior of temple, 1984
04: Interior meeting room of temple, 1984

06/04/2026

Don't forget to join us at the Asher Building (500 W. 15th Street) this Saturday from 12 - 3 for the chance to tour the building, learn about it's architectural history, and hear about its restoration story.

This event is free and open to the public.

The Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board is proud to announce that the Asher Building at 500 W. 15th St., represented by Laurie Hutchinson, has been selected as the recipient of this year’s LeClercq Jones Award for Historic Preservation.

06/01/2026

📝It's nomination time!

Do you know of a Cheyenne home over 50 years old with incredible preservation? Nominate it for this year's Dubois Award!

The Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board is accepting nominations through July 31st to find our next historic winner.

You can put in your nomination, learn more about the award, and see past winners at our website: https://www.cheyennecity.org/Your-Government/Departments/Planning-and-Development-Department/Historic-Preservation-Board

05/27/2026

The Asher Building (500 W. 15th Street) is this year's LeClercq Jones award winner! Check out below to learn more!

The Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board is proud to announce that the Asher Building at 500 W. 15th St., represented by Laurie Hutchinson, has been selected as the recipient of this year’s LeClercq Jones Award for Historic Preservation.

05/18/2026

🖋 Last week, Mayor Patrick Collins signed a proclamation declaring May as "Historic Preservation Month" in Cheyenne!

🎉All citizens in Cheyenne are invited to celebrate the preservation of our recognized National Historic Landmarks and Properties throughout the City.

05/15/2026

On this day in 1930, the first airline stewardesses made their flying debut traveling from Cheyenne to Chicago and San Francisco to Cheyenne.

The Boeing Air Transport starting training the world's first stewardesses in Cheyenne. When the airline transitioned to United Airlines, they operated the training school from 1947 to 1961.

While the original terminal building and airport fountain are already included in the National Register of Historic Places, our Board is working on a new nomination for the 1961 terminal! Stay tuned for more updates.

📷 - all courtesy of Wyoming State Archives
01: First stewardess class in front of Boeing Air Transport plane, 1930
02: United Airline stewardess, 1937.
03: United Airline stewardesses, c. 1930s to 1940s
04: Frontier Airline plane in front of the 1961 airport terminal still standing in Cheyenne.

05/04/2026

Our friends at the Cheyenne Downtown Development Authority - DDA are still accepting applications for the Downtown Banner Program!

Don't forget to apply by May 18th!

View full guidelines and submit here: https://tinyurl.com/3dakwb8n

04/29/2026

This National Preservation Week, we’re looking back at a piece of our local history: the Laramie County Carnegie Library.

Completed in 1902, it was the first Carnegie library in Wyoming. Located on West 22nd & Capitol Ave, it was best known for its grand, elevated exterior staircase—a signature feature of many Carnegie designs.

Despite its significance to the community, the building was demolished in 1971 to make way for a newer facility.

This week (and beyond), we hope all Cheyenneites help protect and preserve our community’s remaining historic gems.

📷: Courtesy Wyoming State Archives