Park Addition School

Wyoming, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Park Addition School, located at 1100 Richardson Court in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is a Prairie School building constructed in 1921 by architect Frederick Hutchinson Porter. Originally serving as a neighborhood school, it underwent expansion in 1947–1949 and was renamed Chaplin School to honor principal Ruth Chaplin. As enrollment continued to grow, the city provided land in adjacent Pioneer Park for further development; by 1953, with the new Chaplin Annex completed and additional construction in 1956, the original structure was repurposed for administrative offices. The building was sold to private ownership in 1977 and later operated as a childcare center before being listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. As of 2016–2017, the structure was undergoing restoration.