Brisbois, Michael, House
Historic house in Wisconsin, United States in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Built 1837. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Brisbois House, also known as the Bernard Brisbois House, is a historic house located on St. Feriole Island in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Built circa 1840, the stone house is one of the oldest in Wisconsin. It was once thought to be built in 1808 by early settler and fur trader Michael Brisbois, but in the early 1920s, historians learned that it was built by his son after his death. The house is a National Historic Landmark and is now owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society.
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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 | 66000801 |
| Built | 1837 |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Federal architecture |
| 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 | 43.05426, -91.15988 · 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 66000801. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.