Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce Your Chamber Publication 2018 Publication | Seite 33

2018 YOUR CHAMBER
A floor that divided the historic two-sto-
ry Wyoming Supreme Court Chamber
for many years has been removed,
opening up the full height of the room.
With the restoration of its balcony, this
room will be the largest public meeting
space, seating 70, in the Capitol. The
restored historic Supreme Court cham-
ber is envisioned in a watercolor design
sketch. The stained glass laylight and the
chandelier were in another room and
will be returned to their original location
in the historic chamber. (Sketch by Paul
BrownMOCA)
giving women the right to vote, style of painting creates an ceiling heights, exposing previously
will be restored to its original optical illusion that the depicted hidden historic decorative
two-story height with its stained- objects exist in three dimensions. elements, such as coffered
glass laylight and chandelier. Additional studies have uncovered ceilings, cornices, ornate columns,
With its second floor balcony, 1917 decorative paint in the and arched doorways. Additionally,
this magnificent chamber will chambers and galleries of the natural light will transform the
become the largest public Senate and House. building as windows throughout
meeting room in the Capitol.
The Capitol’s National Historic
Landmark status is attributed to
the women’s suffrage debates that
Throughout the building,
suspended ceilings that used
to cover ductwork and piping
the Capitol were partially blocked
by the lower ceilings. Skylights and
laylights are also being uncovered.
have been removed. As part Monumental corridors are
of the Capitol’s rehabilitation, being restored to their original
all mechanical, electrical, and intended beauty by removing
plumbing (MEP) systems have elevators and other features that
The project is also restoring been reorganized in vertical were added over the years. The
decorative paint patterns, dating chases, hollow walls running from former elevators, too small for a
back to 1888 and 1917. New the garden level through the attic, gurney and often breaking down,
historic paint studies have revealed removing unnecessary piping and have been replaced with larger
that very extensive trompe l’oeil ductwork and allowing for more versions and moved near the new
patterns dating back to 1888 efficient systems. restrooms, which will be located
occurred here, making it one of
the most historically significant
rooms in the country.
were located throughout the
Capitol corridors and in the
Supreme Court Chamber. This
The removal of the suspended
ceilings has allowed the
on every floor on both the east
and west sides of the building.
reinstatement of the monumental
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