The Property
Built by an aircraft company. Owned by J. Paul Getty. Now yours for a few nights in Wyoming.
Spartan Aircraft Company made warplanes during the Second World War. When the contracts dried up after 1945, they turned their engineers and their aluminum toward something else: the finest travel trailers ever built. J. Paul Getty — then the richest private citizen in the world — owned Spartan and signed off on every decision. The 56 is a 1956 Spartan Royal Manor, and it shows. The riveted aluminum shell, the considered proportions, the sense that nothing about it was accidental.
Inside, the trailer has been restored and outfitted without apology for comfort. A queen bed, a walk-in shower, a cooktop for morning coffee or a proper meal, a mini-split that handles Wyoming summers and shoulder-season nights with equal ease. The RV-style bath is honest about what it is. None of this pretends to be a hotel room, and that's the point.
Step outside and the setting does most of the work. The patio opens toward a wetland. Deer move through at dusk. Pheasants are regular. A fire pit is there for the nights when you don't want to go inside yet. A propane grill handles dinner if you'd rather stay put. Dogs are welcome and the terrain accommodates them well.
The Compound
The 56 sits alongside Bondline on the same property — two distinct stays that don't share space. It's a quiet corner of Sheridan that feels removed without actually being far. Downtown is close when you want it. The Big Horns are 45 minutes when you want that instead.
Your Host
Check-in is contactless via smart lock. The property is managed by Tyler at Late Checkout. We respond personally — phone or text, any time during your stay.
Good to Know
The 56 has a cooktop but no oven. The bathroom is RV-style — designed well, honest about the format. Mini-split HVAC keeps the interior comfortable year-round. One queen bed, sleeps two. Dog-friendly with a pet fee. The wetland setting means wildlife at the edges, which is either a selling point or a heads-up depending on your disposition.
Spartan Aircraft built this trailer in 1956 under the ownership of J. Paul Getty. That's not a detail that gets softer with distance — it's the kind of provenance that either means something to you or it doesn't. The workmanship answers the question either way.
The wetland setting is what most guests mention when they write back. Deer at dusk, pheasants in the morning, a fire pit that earns its keep on a clear Wyoming night. It's a particular kind of quiet — not remote, just unhurried. That's the whole idea.
For two people who want something genuinely different from a hotel room or a guesthouse, this is it. There's nowhere else in Sheridan you can sleep in an aircraft-engineered aluminum shell built during the Eisenhower administration and wake up to a wetland. That's not a small thing.
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