List of Carnegie libraries in Wyoming


The following list of Carnegie libraries in Wyoming provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Wyoming, where 16 libraries were built from 16 grants awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. As of 2021, 10 of these buildings are still standing, and 5 still operate as libraries.

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Carnegie libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
1BasinBasin$17,500Demolished in 1954
2BuffaloBuffalo$12,50090 North Main Street
Completed in 1909, now a museum
3CasperCasper$13,0002nd and Durban StreetsCompleted in 1910, demolished in May–June 1970
4CheyenneCheyenne$50,00022nd Street and Capitol AvenueCompleted in 1902, demolished in 1971
5CodyCody$15,000Completed in 1916, demolished in 1965
6DouglasDouglas$10,000300 Walnut StreetCompleted in 1911, demolished on September 8, 1966
7EvanstonEvanston$11,0001020 Front Street
Completed in 1906, now houses the Uinta County Museum and Chamber of Commerce
8Green RiverGreen River$20,000177 North Center Street
Completed in 1906, now vacant
9LanderLander$15,000451 North 2nd Street
Completed in 1907, renovation/restoration planned
10LaramieLaramie$20,000405 East Grand Avenue
Now houses government offices
11LuskLusk$11,000425 South Main Street
Completed in 1919
12NewcastleNewcastle$12,50023 West Main Street
Completed in 1911
13Rock SpringsRock Springs$12,500400 C Street
Completed in 1910, extensively altered
14SheridanSheridan$12,500Completed in 1905, demolished in 1974
15ThermopolisThermopolis$12,500328 Arapahoe Street
Completed in 1919, now houses government offices
16WheatlandWheatland$12,500904 9th Street
Completed in 1917, completely enclosed by a 1965 addition