Welcome to the Ivinson Mansion
Join us for a tour of the majestic Ivinson Mansion. This beautiful three story Queen Anne Victorian was built in 1892 by Edward and Jane Ivinson, whose pioneering spirit and philanthropic contributions lead to the Laramie of today.
We are open for the season!
Tours run from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.
Tours last about an hour.
Please visit the Carriage House Gift Shop to purchase tickets
Adults: $10
Students: $5
Military ( past or present) $5
Family: $25
Seniors: $7
Tours are kept small, in groups of 8-12 people. There is no need to make a reservation, but if you would like to check availability please give The Laramie Plains Museum a call at 307-742-4448.
We look forward to your visit!
Guided walk-through tours are available upon request and usually last about 30 minutes.
All tours must be accompanied by a docent.
Museum Information
Laramie Plains Museum at the Ivinson Mansion.
We proudly display three levels of approximately 9,000 square feet. Exhibitions are displayed throughout the Victorian mansion. This is only a portion of our expansive collection of local artifacts used to educate visitors on local histories.
We do our best to honor Jane and Edward Ivinsons’ wishes of being of service to the community in celebrating Laramie’s local history, hand in hand, with the community.
Three junior docents training in the Mansion.
A dynamic program for young students at the region’s finest historic house museum! We give students in the community the opportunity to volunteer as educators called “docents”. Junior docents give our guided tours, help the caretaker with work around the grounds, and assist the curation team with projects. Volunteers, like junior docents, are paramount at non-profit organizations like ours and allow the museum to offer tours for extended hours during the summer.
Laramie, Wyoming, looking West, 1900.
Laramie City began as a tent town which sprang up on the Union Pacific Railroad in 1868 on its way West to Promontory, Utah. People, like the Ivinson’s, were instrumental in Laramie remaining a town rather than fading into history as a ghost town like other tent cities along the railway. Wyoming was the first US state to grant Wyoming women not only the right to vote, but also the right to hold property and to hold a public office 50 years before the rest of the United States. Laramie’s Louisa Swain was the first woman to vote with the same rights as men.
Book a tour at the Laramie Plains Museum to hear more on Laramie’s colorful history.
First school house in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, circa 1886. (Credit: Laramie Plains Museum)
School Tours
Looking for a fun way to engage your class in Laramie’s history? Call us to arrange a tour for you and your students.
Contact the Carriage House office at 307-742-4448, or email us at lpmdirector@laramiemuseum.org
See inside the mansion.
Can’t join us?
Join our Curators for mini tours of the Ivinson Mansion, or stop by our Youtube channel to view parts 1-6.
View Part 1 of the Laramie Plains Museum Mini Tours.
View Part 2 of the Laramie Plains Museum Mini Tours.