Start Date: 5/18/2013
End Date: 5/18/2013
Event Times: 8:30 am–1 pm
Contact Info
E-mail: villalouis@
wisconsinhistory.org Phone: 608-326-2721
Fax: 608-326-5507
Breakfast in a Victorian Kitchen
This is a hands-on cooking workshop for adults. Participants take a culinary tour of the late 19th century through the preparation and consumption of a Victorian breakfast using the foods, utensils and technology of the time. A family style breakfast will be followed by a tour of the estate. By reservation only. A second breakfast event will take place on
June 15.
Ticket Info: $40 per person, reservations required. Call 608-326-2721 to make reservations.
Location Description: The historic Villa Louis mansion is the centerpiece of a grand Victorian estate built by the family of Hercules Dousman, a frontier entrepreneur who amassed a fortune in the fur trade and other frontier investments. The mansion has just undergone a top-to-bottom documentary restoration that has returned the Dousman home to the splendor of its 1890s heyday, using British Arts and Crafts interior designs inspired by famed designer William Morris.
Venue: Villa Louis
Address: P.O. Box 65, 521 Villa Louis Rd
City: Prairie du Chien
Accessibility Info: Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals requiring wheelchairs for mobility. Call ahead to make arrangements.
Event Location URL:
http://www.villalouis.org
