Wyoming State Capitol Building

"A National Historic Landmark, the Wyoming State Capitol Building is a dominant structure in the Cheyenne skyline. Historically, it is one of the most important buildings in the state (its cornerstone was laid in 1887). The Wyoming State Museum, across the street, houses artifacts and collections showcasing Wyoming's history. Lawmakers and residents complained about the $300 million price tag of restoring the 131-year-old 4Wyoming Capitol 4Wyoming Capitol Google Map: 2301 Central Ave. Website: wyospcr.state.wy.us/CapitolComplex/wyomingStateCapitol.html 307-777-7021 until the finished product was revealed earlier this month (on Wyoming Statehood Day, July 10). Now it’s all congratulations and celebration that Wyoming’s might be the most gorgeous state capitol building in the country. Every piece of wood was taken off, stripped, sanded, restained and reinstalled. Tens of thousands of linear feet of carved moldings and trompe l’oeil art was re-created using the same colors and patterns as artisans did in 1888. (The original tromp l’oeil work was painted over in 1932.) Stained glass windows and skylights were uncovered and more than 400 reproductions of lighting fixtures were installed. Considering that 2019 is the 150th anniversary of Wyoming granting women the right to vote, perhaps the most important part of the three-year restoration is the reclamation of the grand two-story, balconied room in which the Wyoming Constitution was debated. In this room, lawmakers decided that Wyoming would not accept statehood without keeping suffrage."