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      Villa Louis Booklet

      $9.95
      Beautifully illustrated booklet about Villa Louis, one of the Historical Society's historic sites.
      Availability: In stock
      SKU: 9780692059784
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      Informative booklet filled with information and beautiful, full-color photographs and illustrations. 

      Hercules Louis Dousman (1800 – 1868) acquired a large fortune through his various enterprises as a fur trader, lumberman, land speculator and frontier entrepreneur. In the mid-1840s the Dousman family began developing an estate on the banks of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien that would evolve into Villa Louis.

      Its vibrant hues and rich textures reflected the family’s rise to wealth and leisure living. Throughout its evolution, the property was always considered an elegant and stylish Victorian country home, and much attention was paid to the grounds surrounding the mansion and outbuildings.


      Size: Approximately 8 x 8 inches

      39 pages.

       

      Informative booklet filled with information and beautiful, full-color photographs and illustrations. 

      Hercules Louis Dousman (1800 – 1868) acquired a large fortune through his various enterprises as a fur trader, lumberman, land speculator and frontier entrepreneur. In the mid-1840s the Dousman family began developing an estate on the banks of the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien that would evolve into Villa Louis.

      Its vibrant hues and rich textures reflected the family’s rise to wealth and leisure living. Throughout its evolution, the property was always considered an elegant and stylish Victorian country home, and much attention was paid to the grounds surrounding the mansion and outbuildings.


      Size: Approximately 8 x 8 inches

      39 pages.

       

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