The Union Pacific depot, completed in the 1880s in Richardsonian Romanesque style, served passengers and railroad operations before preservation and conversion into a museum and civic gathering place.
Completed in 1905, the mansion housed nineteen Wyoming governors and their families through 1976, including Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman to serve as a state governor in the United States.
Opened in 1911, the Plains Hotel represented Cheyenne's railroad-era ambition through an ornate lobby, substantial guest rooms, and a central downtown location serving travelers and civic gatherings.
Built in the late 1880s and associated with Erasmus Nagle and the family of Francis E. Warren, the mansion reflects cattle wealth, political networks, social life, YWCA use, restoration, and adaptation as lodging.