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Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne (gilded dome)
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileWyoming
on Capitol Avenue in downtown Cheyenne

Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne (gilded dome)

— — the gold leaf catching the high-plains light.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“The Wyoming State Capitol stands at the north end of Capitol Avenue in Cheyenne, sandstone walls under a 24-karat gold-leaf dome that catches the high-plains light from a long way off. The building opened in 1890, the year Wyoming entered the Union. A four-year restoration finished in 2019 took the dome back to leaf and put new gold on it. The corn-yellow sandstone came from Rawlins. — from the studio

from the studio
Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne (gilded dome)
— bring it home

Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne (gilded dome), on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne (gilded dome)

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

The Wyoming State Capitol sits at the head of Capitol Avenue in downtown Cheyenne, six blocks north of the Union Pacific depot. The cornerstone was laid in 1887 and the building was completed in 1890, the year Wyoming was admitted as the 44th state. The architect was David W. Gibbs of Toledo, Ohio, working in the Renaissance Revival idiom standard for late-nineteenth-century American statehouses. The building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

— the stone

The walls are corn-yellow sandstone quarried near Rawlins, Wyoming, about 150 miles west of Cheyenne. The dome rises roughly 146 feet above the ground floor and is sheathed in 24-karat gold leaf, regilded most recently during the 2015 to 2019 Capitol Square Project that returned the building to public use after a four-year restoration. Inside, the rotunda preserves the original 1890s woodwork, stenciling, and stained-glass skylight.

— the visit

The Capitol is open to the public on weekdays, with self-guided tours of the rotunda and the Senate and House chambers. There is no admission fee. Public parking is on the surrounding blocks. The Capitol grounds include the Esther Hobart Morris statue at the south entrance, set there to mark Wyoming's place as the first U.S. state or territory to grant women the right to vote, in 1869. The legislature meets in winter.

— where
United States · Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
— position
41.1399° N · 104.8202° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
0.3 km E
Wyoming State Museum
museum
0.8 km S
Cheyenne Depot
historic railroad depot
4 km NW
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
museum
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Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne (gilded dome)
Wyoming State Museum
Cheyenne Depot
Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne (gilded dome) — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

At 200 West 24th Street in Cheyenne, at the north end of Capitol Avenue. The grounds sit six blocks north of the historic Union Pacific Cheyenne Depot in the downtown core.

The cornerstone was laid in 1887 and the building opened in 1890, the same year Wyoming was admitted to the Union as the 44th state. David W. Gibbs of Toledo, Ohio designed it.

The dome is sheathed in 24-karat gold leaf. It has been regilded several times since 1890, most recently during the 2015 to 2019 Capitol Square Project restoration of the building and grounds.

Corn-yellow sandstone quarried near Rawlins, Wyoming, about 150 miles west of Cheyenne. The walls are load-bearing masonry in the Renaissance Revival idiom standard for late-nineteenth-century American statehouses.

Yes. The Capitol is open on weekdays for self-guided tours of the rotunda and the Senate and House chambers. There is no admission fee. Group tours can be arranged through the legislature's visitor services.

Yes. The Wyoming State Capitol was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 and is listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that recipient. The gilded dome is the civic landmark of the state. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio reads as recognition rather than souvenir.

Traditional interiors, paneled libraries, and rooms with warm neutrals. The gold-and-sandstone palette also sits well inside Western-modern offices and rooms that already use leather, brass, and walnut.

Yes. The current direction in interiors favors specific, named buildings over generic skylines. A piece tied to a real statehouse reads as informed rather than decorative.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a four-tile Mural holds the wall. Above a console, the Medium is usually right. For an office wall or stair landing, a nine-tile Mural carries.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and rated for vertical installation in showers and backsplashes. The colour will not lift with household cleaning.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, beneath a thin glossy finish, so household cleaning does not affect it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio and is not licensed from any third party. Reid Wender is the curator and chooses every place that enters the atlas.

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