User:ReataH/Wyoming Governor's Mansion

The Wyoming Govorners Mansion resides in Cheyenne Wyoming, on 21st and House, and was built in 1904 and designed by Charles Murdock. It has been home to 19 governor families, with its first resident being Gov B.B. Brooks.The governors mansion opened to the public as a museum in 1977, and has been redone to replicate different time period styles inside. Charles Murdock was commissioned in 1901 by the Wyoming Legislature, with the total cost of the project being $40,000. The Mansion was built as a family resident, as opposed to the farm oriented houses for the cattle productions in the area. The Mansion went under renovations and modernizations in the 1930's and 50's, and then a new mansion was built in the 70's leading the original to be a museum oriented building. The whole building style has been disputed a few times but closely follow the Colonial Revival style, with some Georgian influences. It features Corinthian columns from sandstone at the front, these pillars were cut and carved on site before installing. It features a red brick as the primary wall material. The original style of the interior was a large drawing room, and dining room, done in French Provisional style. The second level had five bedrooms and one bath, while the third had three bedrooms and one bath. The mansion was quiet modern at the time with the implementation of central plumbing, hot water heat, electrical fixtures, and combination gas. The renovations in the 50's and 70's were for maintenance with the inclusion of a sundeck in 1968.