Laramie’s Living History — Buildings
A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.
Albany County is blessed to have many historical buildings preserved and well documented.
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The “Old Carroll House” -- a puzzle on W. Kearney St. One of Laramie’s first homes still standing
The house in Laramie that locals call “the Old Carroll House” takes the prize for having the most confusing history in town.
Adaptive Reuse in Laramie; A Repurposed Service Station
The Aero Gasoline station was located at the southwest corner of 5th and Grand. It opened in 1925, and, like most gas stations of the time, was constructed diagonally on a corner to allow easy drive-up and exiting.
The House of Widow Diana Brown of Laramie: Rancher & Undine Park benefactor
When Irish immigrant Diana (Horran) Brown (1843-1915) moved to the Laramie Plains around 1868, everything was new and hastily built. The town of Laramie was mostly a tent city on the banks of the Big Laramie River and beside the new Union Pacific Railroad tracks.