Rustic Roads

Each of Wisconsin's Rustic Roads have a maximum speed limit of 45 mph, and most connect with main roads at both ends.

 
Website www.wisconsinhistory.org/villalouis/ Details

An 1870 Victorian mansion built by the family of Hercules Dousman, an entrepreneurial frontiersman who parlayed various investments into a fortune. His son Louis and wife Nina Dousman built the Villa Louis as the centerpiece of their sprawling country estate. Today the home is restored to its British Arts-and-Crafts-style elegance during its heyday in the 1890s.


Address

521 N Villa Louis Rd
Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821


Contact Information

Voice: 608-326-2721
Email: villalouis@wisconsinhistory.org
Toll Free: 866-944-7483

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On Water
Directions from Nearest Town/Intersection

Located on St. Feriole Island on the Mississippi River (from Madison, take Highway 18 west to Prairie du Chien; from La Crosse take Highway 35 south)

Disabled Access
Hours of Operation

Open 10am-5pm (last tours depart at 4pm) May 5 through Oct. 31, 2007. Open 10am-5pm (last tours depart at 4pm) May 3 through Oct. 31, 2008. The site reopens for postseason holiday special events.


History & Heritage
Type
Historic Homes / Military Heritage / Wisconsin History

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Submitted By Prairie du Chien Area Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin Great River Road
Wisconsin Historical Society