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Dousman Hotel
Location: Fisher St. and River Rd., Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Coordinates: 43°3′14″N 91°9′35″W / 43.05389°N 91.15972°WCoordinates: 43°3′14″N 91°9′35″W / 43.05389°N 91.15972°W Built: 1864 Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 66000122 Significant dates Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[1] Designated NHL: October 9, 1960[2] Dousman Hotel is a site significant for being one of the major hotels in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. The Dousman Hotel was named after Hercules L. Dousman, an early Wisconsin fur trader and land speculator, who became the state's first millionaire.[3]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960.[2][4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Dousman Hotel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=50&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
- ^ St. Feriole Island
- ^ Blanche Higgins Schroer (Undated) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dousman Hotel, National Park Service and Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1975.
External links
- Dousman Hotel: 28 photos, 3 drawings, 31 data pages, and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
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Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesCategories:- National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin
- Buildings and structures completed in 1864
- Buildings and structures in Crawford County, Wisconsin
- Hotels in Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Registered Historic Place stubs
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