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While a building of the house's style and permanence would have been uncommon in the early 1800s, it fits the 1840s pattern of more elaborate homes being built for wealthy Prairie du Chien residents. It is one of the most well-crafted extant homes in the city which dates from before 1850, and it is one of the oldest standing stone houses in ...
NE corner of N. Water and Fisher Sts., Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Coordinates 43°03′14″N 91°09′33″W / 43.05389°N 91.15917°W / 43.05389; -91.15917 ( Rolette
This is a list of National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.National Historic Landmarks are designated by the U.S. National Park Service, which recognizes buildings, structures, districts, objects, and sites which satisfy certain criteria for historic significance.
Prairie du Chien: Part of the house is constructed in a French colonial technique of vertical timbers with horizontal poles mortised between, probably built around 1820. [20] Strange Powers is the name of an early owner. 18: Prairie du Chien City Hall: Prairie du Chien City Hall: October 16, 2002 : 207 West Blackhawk Avenue
Prairie du Chien (/ ˌ p r ɛər i d u ˈ ʃ iː n / PRAIR-ee doo SHEEN) is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. [2] Often called Wisconsin's second-oldest city, Prairie du Chien was established as a European settlement by French voyageurs in the late 17th ...
The estate now known as Villa Louis began when Prairie du Chien trader and investor Hercules Dousman purchased land previously occupied by Fort Crawford. Dousman had the remains of the fort cleared away. In 1843, he built a large, brick Greek Revival house atop an Indian mound, which had been the site of the old fort's southeastern blockhouse ...
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An addition was added in 1916. The house remained in the Coorough family until 1978, when it was acquired by the City of Prairie du Chien. It was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 2017 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year. [2]