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1. Stone Astor Fur Co. building built in 1808. 2. Voth Cottage, built in 1930. 3. Brisbois mansion, built 1808, by Michael Brisbois. 4. Site of Hudson Bay Fur Co. log warehouse, c. 1890. 5. Site of Northwest Fur Co. building, built in 1808 and torn down in 1912. 6. Tremont Hotel, built in 1826-7 by H.L. Dousman, made into a hotel in the 1860's. Part of the building was the Joseph Rolette home. 7. Railroad house (Dousman House), built in 1861-2. 8. Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul railroad station. 9. Diamond Jo Reynold's steamboat warehouse, built in 1861-3. 10. Sherman house, built in 1875 on the site of the Basil Giard home.
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WATER ST & FISHER ST
3956
Located in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County
Villa Louis
Prairie Du Chien, WI
Step into the lives of a Wisconsin dynasty, the Dousman Family. Situated on the banks of the Mississippi, the stylish country estate and surrounding 25-acre complex was the home and horse racing farm for three generations, features world-class art and rare books, and is now a National Historic Landmark.
Brisbois Fur Trading Post
1925
Former building of the Astor Company, also known as the Brisbois Fur Trading Post. The American Fur Company, which had been organized by John Jacob Astor in 1808, first began operations in Prairie ...
Dousman House Hotel
1930
Dousman House Hotel, built in 1863 near the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad to provide accommodations for its patrons. View looking southeast near the intersection of Water and Fisher Stre...
533 N Marquette Rd
237751
Located in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County
