Astor Fur Warehouse
United States historic place in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Built 1835. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Astor Fur Warehouse is a historic fur warehouse located at Bolvin and Water Streets on St. Feriole Island in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Jean Joseph Rolette, an agent of the American Fur Company, built the warehouse in 1828. The warehouse was used until the mid-19th century; it has since been incorporated into the Villa Louis museum. The building, now a National Historic Landmark, is the only known surviving fur trade warehouse in the upper Mississippi valley.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Water St., St. Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien, WI |
| County | Crawford County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000800 |
| Built | 1835 |
| Type of place | warehouse |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Water St., St. Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien, WI |
| Coordinates | 43.05498, -91.16022 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Effigy Mounds National Monument · 3 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Blackhawk Park 28 mi · Grant River 36 mi |
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Nearby in Crawford County
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000800. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.