The 1890 design of a decorative capital (topmost piece of a column) will be restored in the Governor's Ceremonial Conference Room. A piece of the replicated capital has been installed to confirm elevations in preparation for the beam installation in the room.
Read MoreWorkers with Renaissance Roofing, Inc. Renaissance Roofing, Inc. are molding the decorative pieces on the Capitol dome from copper. The entablature, cornice, and pediments at the top of the Capitol exterior are made of metal, not stone. The existing material, most of which is original to the building, is failing and is currently being repaired or replaced.
Read MoreThe restoration of the spectacular 1888 trompe l’oeil pattern in the Capitol Rotunda is complete. This style of painting is an art technique that creates an optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions.
Read MoreEverGreene Architectural Arts made a molding of a capital (the topmost section of a column) on the first floor of the west wing. The mold will be used to replicate capitals on columns being restored in the corridor after a non-historic wall was removed.
Read MoreThe historic woodwork is being restored and repaired throughout the Capitol.
Read MoreNew restrooms are being installed on the second floor in the west wing. Restrooms will be located on every floor on both the east and west sides of the building. Previously, there were only two public restrooms that were located on the garden level.
Read MorePainters have finished restoring the historic paint on the upper levels of the House Chamber.
Read MoreA painter from EverGreene Architectural Arts paints a canvas, which will be hung below the crown molding in the monumental corridor after it is completed.
Read MoreThe original 1888 vaulted ceiling is being restored in Room 302. The Joint Appropriations Committee is being moved from the second floor to this room. More members of the public can be accommodated in this room.
Read MoreBased on historic studies, decorative paint is being restored in the corridors around the Rotunda.
Read MoreThe drywall, crown molding, new metal framing and the restoration of historic monumental corridor on the third floor.
Read MoreSpring has hit Cheyenne! The Hopa Crabapples are in bloom at the Capitol.
The Wyoming Department of Education and Wyoming Department of Revenue have moved into the remodeled and expanded Herschler East in Cheyenne.
Read MoreThe three windows on the east side of the House Chamber have been restored. The metal entablature has also been repaired and will be painted. The windows were infilled with stone when the House Chamber was expanded in the 1970s.
Read MoreThe historic 1888 decorative paint patterns have returned to the Capitol Rotunda. A team of talented artists from EverGreene Architectural Arts painted these designs on canvas in their New York studios. The canvases are in the process of being installed in the Rotunda.
Read MoreBased on historic paint studies, painters are restoring the original color palette in the Capitol. Most recently, painters worked on restoring the paint colors in the House gallery.
Read MoreOn the second floor, steel framing and plumbing for new public restrooms are being installed.
Read MoreNew drywall has been installed on the third floor in the east wing of the Capitol.
Read MoreIn the attic, new piping, electrical and ductwork are being installed.
Read MoreIn the west wing, a new elevator shaft is being installed. The elevators have been relocated out of the historic monumental corridors to improve egress from the building and restore the historic spaces.
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