List of tallest buildings in Cheyenne

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Cheyenne, Wyoming is the capital and largest city of Wyoming with a population of 65,000. As part of the Front Range, Cheyenne experiences good growth and is an economic hub with proximity to Denver.

This list of tallest buildings defines such as low and high-rise towers with two or more floors; while transmission towers are included for comparison purposes, they are not ranked. Currently, the tallest building is the Wyoming Financial Center, with a height of .

Background

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Downtown expansion during the 1980's

Whilst Lincolnway hosts the oldest structures, you can find a gem any part of downtown.

The City of Cheyenne began as a railroad tent-town in 1867, founded by Union Pacific General Dodge. The first well-known building was the Eagle Hotel, built in 1869 by Anen Simmons, to be destroyed by fire in 1874.

Early history

Following the Gilded Age of the 1800s, the main establishment that has survived to this day is the Wyoming State Capitol, built in 1890, with the wings being completed by 1917; The height being , therefore the tallest in Wyoming for a century. In the 20th century, the Cheyenne club was considered by the press to be an astounding luxurious building two-stories high. It was said to rival England's Gentleman Clubs and hosted pristine parties.

Recent changes

The current tallest building, the Wyoming Financial Center, was constructed in 1990 at 148 feet, just higher than the capitol. It remains the tallest in the city today.

Current Tallest Buildings

Downtown

Rank	Image	Building	Height	Floors	Location	Year	Notes
1		Wyoming Financial Center		11	2020 Carey Ave	1990	Tallest in Wyoming
2		State Capitol		3	200 West 24th Street	1917	Under remodel as of Jan 2019
3		Hilton Garden Inn		10	1701 Pioneer Avenue	-	Planned, see here for more details.
4		Burke Senior Center		9	2113 Thomes Ave		Tallest residential building in Cheyenne.
5		POA Federal Building		8		1965	Also known as Joseph C Mahoney building
6		CRMC Patient Towers		7	214 East 23rd Street	1968 (West); 2003 (East)	Main article: Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

North Cheyenne

Rank	Image	Building	Height	Floors	Location	Year	Notes
1		College America			6000 Yellowstone Rd.		CA moved out in 2015, making Wyoming Health Fairs the new owner
2		Springhill Suites
3		BLM Building		5			Also IRS Building.

South Greeley

Rank	Image	Building	Height	Floors	Location	Year	Notes
1		Gateway Plaza Tower		14	220 W Fox Farm Road	2008*	*see section below
2		Raddison Conference Center		5	350 W Fox Farm Road		Formerly Hilton Inn, until 2012. Raddison 2012-2017. Red lion Hotel 2018-present
3		Try by Hilton		4	400 W Fox Farm Road	2017

Outside Cheyenne

Rank	Image	Building	Height	Floors	Location	Year	Notes
_		Transmission Tower A		None
1		Big Country Speedway			US 85		Racetrack

Tallest proposed, canceled, or destroyed

As of February 2019, only two buildings fall under this category, which are the Gateway Plaza Tower (unbuilt) and the Hilton Garden inn (proposed).

Gateway Plaza Tower

For technical stats, see its listing in "South Greeley" above

Timeline of Tallest buildings

Cheyenne around 1950, as skyscrapers began to show.

Building	Height	Years Tallest	Notes
Capitol		1892-1990

External Links

• Emporis

See also

•Cheyenne, Wyoming

•List of tallest buildings by U.S. state and territory

Notes

A. Also known as the U.S. Bank Building. It is commonly said that White Hall (a dormitory at the University of Wyoming in Laramie) is tall and is the tallest building in Wyoming. However, according to Emporis, White Hall is estimated to be only tall, and according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat the Wyoming Financial Center (U.S Bank Building) is tall and is thus the tallest building in Wyoming. The Wyoming State Capitol Building, at (spire) is only slightly shorter. The Jim Bridger Power Station in Point of Rocks has also been cited as being 24 stories tall and the tallest building in Montana but this probably includes boilers and stacks which are not regularly inhabited.

References

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