Start Date: 12/13/2008
End Date: 12/14/2008
Event Times: 10 am-4 pm (with lamplight tours from 5:30-7:30 pm on December 13)
Contact Info
E-mail: villalouis@
wisconsinhistory.org Phone: 608-326-2721
Fax: 608-326-5507
An 1890s Christmas Holiday
Visitors experience three faces of the holiday season: preparing for a visit from St. Nicholas, Christmas Day in the morning, and a New Year open house.
Ticket Info: Adults $9; children (5-17) $4.50; students and senior citizens (65 and over) $7.75; family (two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17) $24.
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
