Sheridan Inn
Sheridan Inn | |
Sheridan Inn | |
| Location | 856 Broadway (at 5th St.), Sheridan, Wyoming |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°48′23″N 106°57′14″W / 44.80639°N 106.95389°W |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | Thomas R. Kimball |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000762 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | January 29, 1964 |
The Sheridan Inn is a historic hotel in Sheridan, Wyoming. Designed by the architect Thomas R. Kimball of Omaha, Nebraska, in 1893, it was constructed by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad as part of its development program in Wyoming associated with extension of the railway. Equipped with the first bathtubs and electric lights in that part of Wyoming, the inn was considered the "finest hotel" between Chicago and San Francisco. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
Buffalo Bill Cody managed the hotel for the railroad from 1894 to 1896. He mostly attracted sportsmen for big game hunting in the Big Horn Mountains to the west, and hosted numerous notable guests. He often auditioned talent for his Wild West Show from the broad front porch during his ownership.