Wyoming Territorial Penitentiary
- Also Known As: University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Stock
- Address: WY 130
- Vicinity: Off WY 130
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1872/10/15 | Frank Wolcott | US Marshal | Built for $31,450 by Denver-based contractors Samuel Livingston and George Schram, US Marshal Frank Walcott reicievs the keys to the Wyoming Territorial Federal Penitentiary and Warden N K Boswell prepares for prisoners. | |||
| 1889/00/00 | A second cellblock is built, expanding capacity to 150 and providing a central kitchen, dining hall, guards' rooms and steam heat. | |||||
| 1894/00/00 | Butch Cassidy | Inmate | Butch Cassidy is incarcerated in Wyoming Territorial Prison from 1894 to 1896. | |||
| 1903/00/00 | Wyoming State Prison is closed in 1903 and given to the University of Wyoming who conducted experiments in livestock breeding until 1989. |
| Particulars for Wyoming Territorial Penitentiary: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Criminal Justice | Correctional Facility |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Other Description | High Victorian Italianate |
| Area of Significance | Law, Legal System |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Architectural Style | Queen Anne Style |
| Owner | State |
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