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Townsend Hotel
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National Register of Historic Places

Townsend Hotel

Also known as Fireproof Building; The Townsend

On the National Register since 198343 years
Listed 1983Casper
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Townsend Hotel

Townsend Hotel, at 115 N. Centre St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 25, 1983. It was among the first 4 of Casper’s 24 listings. The Register lists it for its industry, commerce and architecture, at the local level. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isNRHP-listed property in Wyoming. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 89 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

115 N. Centre St., Casper · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Townsend HotelStart here
  2. 2Consolidated Royalty BuildingCommercial · next door
  3. 3Casper Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  4. 4Casper Federal BuildingClassical Revival · Built 1932 · next door
  5. 5Tribune BuildingItalian Renaissance · next door
Around it

13 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BCasper Fire Department Station No. 1Late Gothic Revival0.1 miBCasper Motor Company-Natrona Motor CompanyMission/Spanish Colonial Revival0.1 miBTurner-Cottman BuildingBuilding0.1 miBMasonic TempleCommercial0.1 miBOhio Oil Company BuildingModern Movement0.2 miBOdd Fellows BuildingPost World War II Commercial0.2 miBChurch of Saint AnthonyLombard Romanesque Revival0.3 miBElks Lodge No. 1353Late Victorian0.3 miBMidwest Oil Company HotelBuilding0.3 miBOrmsby HomeBuilding0.3 miBRialto TheaterCommercial0.3 miBNatrona County High SchoolLate Gothic Revival · Built 18960.4 miDSouth Wolcott Street Historic DistrictBungalow/Craftsman0.5 mi

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Questions about Townsend Hotel

Is Townsend Hotel on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 25, 1983 (Register number 83004303).

Is Townsend Hotel a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Wyoming has 28 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Townsend Hotel?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Townsend Hotel?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 89 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73730522 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.