Villa Louis - Prairie du Chien, WI
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member onfire4jesus
N 43° 03.398 W 091° 09.461
15T E 650028 N 4768750
This marker is located at the Villa Louis Estate at 521 N Villa Rd in Prairie du Chien, WI.
Waymark Code: WM5295
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Cheeseheads
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The marker reads:
"VILLA LOUIS

H. Louis Dousman built the Villa Louis as the centerpiece of a country estate that reflected the family's status. For a time the estate operated as the Artesian Stock Farm, breeding and raising fine standard bred trotting horses for harness racing. Amid the thick of Victorian-era pomp in 1885, Dousman and his wife Nina redecorated the house in British Arts and Crafts splendor. The Dousmans left the estate in 1913 and its luster waned over time until the Wisconsin Historical Society took ownership of the property in 1952 and eventually returned the magnificent home to its 1890s heyday.

Erected 2002
Wisconsin Historical Society"
County: Crawford

Location: Building

MarkerID: 473
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