National Historic Landmark · Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Dousman Hotel

United States historic place in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Built 1864. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1864Listed 1966Romanesque Revival architecture
Dousman Hotel, Prairie du ChienDousman Hotel, Water Street at Fisher Street, Saint Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, WI HABS WIS,12-PRACH,4- (sheet 1 of 3)Dousman Hotel, Water Street at Fisher Street, Saint Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, WI HABS WIS,12-PRACH,4- (sheet 2 of 3)Dousman Hotel, Water Street at Fisher Street, Saint Feriole Island, Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, WI HABS WIS,12-PRACH,4- (sheet 3 of 3)
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What it is

Wikipedia · Dousman Hotel

The Dousman Hotel, is a historic hotel located at the intersection of Fisher Street and River Road in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The hotel was built in 1864–65 to serve railroad and steamboat travelers coming to the city. The hotel was named after Hercules L. Dousman, an early Wisconsin fur trader, land speculator and millionaire.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressFisher St. and River Rd., Prairie du Chien, WI
CountyCrawford County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000122
Built1864
Type of placehotel building
StyleRomanesque Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressFisher St. and River Rd., Prairie du Chien, WI
Coordinates43.05387, -91.15986 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitEffigy Mounds National Monument · 3 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyBlackhawk Park 28 mi · Grant River 36 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

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 66000122. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.