Cheyenne High School, Public secondary school in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Cheyenne High School is a three-story Collegiate Gothic building at 2810 House Avenue in Cheyenne, Wyoming, measuring 250 by 220 feet in plan. Its walls are reinforced concrete with brick faces, and it was designed by architect William Dubois and built by contractor John W. Howard in 1921. It is also known as Central High School and as the Laramie County School District No.1 Administration Building.
The building at 2810 House Avenue was completed in 1921 for Cheyenne High School, also called Central High School, in a Late Gothic Revival style. Architect William Dubois designed it and contractor John W. Howard built it. The school district was later split among Cheyenne Central, East and South High Schools, and the building became the Laramie County School District No. 1 Administration Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
The building carries three names in turn: Cheyenne High School, Central High School, and the Laramie County School District No. 1 Administration Building. The last came after the district split into Cheyenne Central, East and South High Schools, when the 1921 House Avenue structure was reassigned to administration.
The building at 2810 House Avenue now serves as the Laramie County School District No.1 Administration Building, so it is an office site rather than an active school. Its 250-by-220-foot plan fills a full block, and the brick-faced concrete walls can be seen from the street. Check with the district office before planning a look inside.
The original school later divided into three separate institutions serving different parts of Cheyenne as the city expanded. This split demonstrates how the original establishment adapted to the community's growth while maintaining its educational mission.
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