Cheyenne is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Wyoming, also hosting the workspace for the governor, and his staff; Mark Gordon.

Cheyenne was born in 1867 in the path of the transcontinental railroad, when the Union Pacific crews arrived to lay tracks westward.

Cheyenne soon laid claim to a higher status than older Wyoming settlements such as those at Fort Laramie, Fort Bridger, and the mining town of South Pass City, changing Cheyenne from a village to a city in a matter of months.

The commission chose the firm of David W. Gibbs & Company, Architects, to draw plans and specifications.

These were accepted in July 1886 and a contract issued to the lowest bidder, Adam Feick & Brother, who broke ground on September 9, 1886.

Crowded conditions persisted with the growth of the state and in 1915 the Thirteenth legislature approved the construction of the House and Senate Chambers, which were completed in March 1917.

Work included stripping and staining all woodwork, painting walls in the original designs and colors, replacing wooden floor beams with steel, concrete and modernizing the wiring, heating, plumbing and air conditioning.

In 2013, the Wyoming State Legislature created a task force to examine potential renovations to the building.

While standing in the center of the rotunda, looking up at the base of the dome directly overhead you see the stained glass, imported from England.

From underneath it sparkles with blue, purple, and green hues, but the upper side glistens with red, yellow, and orange.

The first-floor rotunda is striking, with checkerboard marble floors, columns, and an impressive staircase made of cherry wood brought from Ohio.

The murals in the Senate chamber are entitled Indian Chief Cheyenne, Frontier Cavalry Officer, Pony Express Rider, and Railroad Builders/Surveyors.

To be able to view the dome from North Capitol Avenue, a large atrium on an adjacent building was demolished.