Barrett+Building


 * Barrett Building **


 * Address:** 2301 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002
 * Constructed:** 1950-1951
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 * Architect:** Porter & Bradley, Associate Architect - Kellogg & Kellogg
 * Construction Contractor:** Riedesel-Lowe Co.
 * Remodeled:** 1997-1998 (Architect - Gorder-Southern Group, Contractor - Kloefkorn-Ballard)
 * Home to:** Wyoming State Parks and Cultural Resources Department, including State Archives, State Museum, Arts Council, State Historic Preservation Office, State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails.

=State Seal in Lobby=



The Wyoming state seal displayed in the lobby of the Barrett Building was originally a part of the skylight in the United States House of Representatives ceiling at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The skylight was dismantled in 1949 and the 45 glass seals were sent to their respective states in 1951. When the seal arrived in Wyoming, it was installed in the new State Office Building (now called the Barrett Building), which was just being completed. In 1997, the Barrett Building was remodeled and the seal was reinstalled in the new lobby with artificial back-lighting.

The seal was painted on glass by master stained glass designer Gustave Baumstark of Baltimore, Maryland, and is set in its original cast iron frame.

=County Tablets in Lobby=



The 23 county tablets now on display in the lobby of the Barrett Building originally decorated the exterior of the building. Each of the tablets represent one of Wyoming's twenty-three counties. In 1950, architects Armand and Fred Kellogg designed them to be one of the few decorations of this building, otherwise described as "utilitarian in every respect." Each ceramic tablet is unique and depicts an industry, natural resource, or historic event important to the county it stands for. Originally installed on the exterior of the building in 1952, the tablets were relocated to the lobby in 1998.