Venture to Villa Louis
Step into the Lives of a
Wisconsin Dynasty
When you walk through the doors of Villa Louis, you step into the life of one of Wisconsin’s most historic families – The Dousmans. Located on the beautiful banks of the mighty Mississippi River, this National Historic Landmark offers a panorama of Wisconsin history, from the advent of the first fur traders, to the War of 1812, through the splendor of the Victorian era.
The National Historic Landmark home of the H. Louis Dousman family.
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Villa Louis Historic Site
Villa Louis is a Wisconsin State Historic Site. We are an immaculately restored Victorian house museum on the banks of the Upper Mississippi River.
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Preservation in Progress: The exterior project mobilized on August 4th!
Big changes are happening on the outside of Villa Louis. As of this month, the long-anticipated exterior preservation project has officially mobilized, marking the start of a major effort to restore and protect the historic mansion. This state-funded capital project will address structural and aesthetic improvements to the roof, chimneys, windows, decorative woodwork and veranda. The work ensures the long-term preservation of Villa Louis while enhancing the experience for future generations of visitors.
The restoration won’t just be visible—it will become part of the story. Visitors may see craftspeople in action and are encouraged to ask questions. Next spring, we plan to offer a Behind-the-Scenes Restoration Tour for an even closer look at the work being done to preserve this treasured site.
Thank you to the team at KONTEXT architects LLC, especially to Kelly and Eva for the design work and for all of the time they will spend with us onsite over the next year. Thank you for the assistance from Wayne at Ramaker - Architecture + Engineering who has gotten to know our site so well on multiple projects. Thank you to our friend Tim at Vierbicher who is monitoring the work around the newly restored walkway. (Vierbicher was the lead on both phases of the walkway project.) History is repeating itself as we partner with Phill, Missy, Paige & Gavin of Rock Church Construction INC and Giese Roofing Company. Rock Church is the lead on this project just as they were in 2000, the last time we had any exterior work done on the Mansion with Giese as their roofing sub-contractor. ... See MoreSee Less
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Oh my goodness thank you. She was getting pretty rough and in need of this. Yaaay!!!!!
This is amazing! 🎉
please leave the ghosts alone!!!!
Lauren Young
Our first Behind the Scenes tour tomorrow at 10:30am July 19 SOLD OUT so we added a second one at 2:30pm! Get your tickets today!
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see any ghosts???? Back in the 70's I used to hang out by the pond waiting for spirits!!!!!!!!!!
I was wondering if anyone is still looking for tickets I’ve got 4 tickets available for sale as we can’t go anymore, pm me if interested
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Would be happy if anyone still in need of some tickets because I still got tickets that I'm stuck with due to change of plans. Thanks!
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Would be happy if anyone still in need of some tickets because I still got tickets that I'm stuck with due to change of plans. Thanks!
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Join us for our next Behind the Scenes Tour on Saturday, July 19! The tour begins at 10:30am. For questions, call the site at 608-326-2721. ... See MoreSee Less
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