WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Group of guests are shown how to prepare a meal by Villa servant interpreters

The Servants’ World

THE SERVANTS’ WORLD

Trace the steps of the working women and men who kept the Dousman family estate running. The final part of every mansion tour will take you to the servants’ quarters, kitchen, and outbuildings. Learn about the recipes and tools that servants used on the job.

EXPERIENCE THE SERVANTS’ WORLD

Villa Louis table

Servants group picture

Baking

Interpreter and children

Villa wash room

Servants quarters

Pumpkin wagon

View of the servant quarters

Kitchen tour

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Villa Mansion

VILLA LOUIS MANSION

Follow the lives of the prosperous Dousman Family as you tour their Victorian home.

Guests takes a look at the museum furs, clothes, and accessories

THE FUR TRADE MUSEUM

Discover the exchange of goods that spurred the colonization of Wisconsin and brought the Dousman family to Prarie Du Chien.

The ferry on the Mississippi river next to the Villa Louis

ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI

Explore the landscape of our riverside site, including duck ponds, heirloom gardens, and more.