Most interesting, however, is that in the summer of 1893 Jane came to own the entire block where the brand new Ivinson mansion was located. The vacant lots, as with the ones downtown, were sold to various individuals over the next 20 years. There were three other families living there, the Larsens, the Carrolls and the Wolbrils. Clark, foreman of the Union Pacific Railroad shops, previously owned it. In 1891 she bought most of the block on what we now call the West Side that is bounded by Cedar, Spruce, Kearney and Sheridan Streets.
Lot 20 in that block is most likely where the Ivinsons had their dry goods store from 1868-1871 (where Cartouche Day Spa is today but in a different building). This was the heart of the Laramie business district.
In 1875 she purchased almost half of the block bounded by 2nd, 3rd, Ivinson and Grand from dry goods store owner Walter Clark. It is likely that Jane acquired the property with a mind for future support of the Episcopal Church as no buildings were erected on those lots for over 50 years. Property records in the Albany County Clerk’s office show that as early as 1870 Jane purchased two lots on what is now the Episcopal Cathedral block. She began to buy and sell property within a couple of years her arrival-to what she termed an “expanse of rolling plains hemmed in by the mountains to the west and the east.” Jane was a key to the earliest public education in Laramie and to bringing church services to the Gem City.īut she was not only about social services she was also a businesswoman, taking advantage of the newfound right to own property. The Ivinsons, Edward, Jane and daughter Maggie, arrived in Laramie, Wyoming Territory, in 1868. Jane Ivinson came to America in 1853 and at the very young age of 13 entered into a 61-year marriage to Edward Ivinson. Jane Ivinson was one of those women.Īfter the Civil War, 29 of 36 states existing then, plus Wyoming Territory, allowed some form of property ownership to married women. But there were also women who owned significant parcels of land in early Laramie. Ora Haley, Edward Ivinson, Robert Homer, the King brothers are among them. Albany County historical records are loaded with men who are known for their property acquisitions.
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