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| Title |
Building Our Neighborhoods: Laramie as a Model of Early 20th Century Construction
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| Type of Resource |
still image
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| Date Created |
2009-05-12
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| Digital Origin |
born digtal
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| Rights Statement |
http://digital.uwyo.edu/copyright.htm
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| Keyword (topic) |
Laramie
Laramie Home Builder's Association
early 20th Wyoming urban construction
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| Series Title |
Undergrauate Research Day 2009
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| Creator(s) |
Anderson, Carly-Ann
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| Contributor(s) |
Humstone, Mary
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| Publisher |
University of Wyoming
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| Place of publication |
Laramie, Wyoming
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| Language |
eng
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| Summary |
As a town fostered by the growth of the transcontinental railroad, Laramie has been exposed from the beginning to popular trends and technology of the time. Unlike towns on the East Coast of the United States that often grew quickly and lacked planning, Laramie and other railroad towns were founded as square grids in vast open areas, and therefore tailored for the growth. Increasing technology as well as pattern books, prefabricated kit homes, and affordable architect-designed homes helped the middle class build the stylish neighborhoods we see today. This paper examines the houses built in Laramie’s neighborhoods in the early 20th century, focusing especially on the the Laramie Home Builder's Association (LHBA). The LHBA brought together prominent Laramie Architect W.A. Hitchcock, prominent businessman W.H. Holliday, lumber and building supply companies, and loan associations to build affordable homes for Laramie’s middle class. Collections of Hitchcock’s and Holliday’s papers at the American Heritage Center reflect that this Association, though short-lived, impacted style and development in the town.
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| Notes |
From - Undergraduate Research Day 2009 - Celebration of Research - Abstracts
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