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This large room was not used by the Ivinsons, except perhaps for storage or staff quarters. In many mansions like this one, the Grand Staircase would continue to the third floor, where guests would enter a large ballroom. The Ivinsons opted not to do this, however, and held most of their parties downtown in a rented room.

The Girls School had much use for this space, however. Up to eleven girls slept in this large room, while the seniors or girls with good grades were rewarded with getting to sleep in the tower rooms. An exhibit in the southeast tower room shows the original furniture used by the girls who lived on this floor.

Most of this room is devoted to the western way of life. Cowboys are a world-wide trademark of the West, and several cowboy-related items are on display. One will also see an exhibit of the Albany County sheep industry and artifacts from Fort Sanders, which was built south of Laramie but abandoned in 1882.