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An Elegant Edifice: The Women Who Forged A Legacy At Villa Louis
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Discover The Three Generations Of Dousman Women Who Breathed Life Into A Grand Gilded Age Estate.On The Banks Of The Upper Mississippi River At Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, Stands Villa Louis, The Majestic ItalianateStyleMansion And Estate Built By The Prosperous Dousman Family In 1871. An Elegant Edifice Tells The Stories Of The Women Of The Dousman Residence. Jane, Who Outlived Her Husband By Fourteen Years, Oversaw The Estate And Maintained The FamilyS Presence In Prairie Du Chien. JaneS DaughterInLaw, Nina, Managed The Property And Assumed The Role Of Head Of The Family Following Her HusbandS Death, Ensuring Stability For Her Children During Times Of Tragedy. Finally, NinaS Daughters Violet And Virginia Helped To Restore The Family Home In The 1930S, Secure Its Future As A Historic Site, And Record The Dousmans History For Posterity.An Elegant Edifice Illustrates The Broad Strokes Of American Expansionism Through The Backgrounds And Activities Of These Influential Women, Complete With Marriages And Separations, Births And Deaths, Business Disputes, Lawsuits, And Reconciliations. With Stories Of St. Louis And St. Paul Society, The Stylish Shops Of New York City, And The Prominence Of Prairie Du Chien In The Nineteenth Century, This Book Reveals The Leisure Activities And Extravagant Lifestyle Afforded To The Family By Their WealthTiffany Jewelry And Housewares, William Morris Wallpaper And Fabrics, Jaccard Silver, And A Fine Art Collection To Rival The Public Museums Of The Era.Thanks To The WomenS Fortitude And Shared Conviction In The Importance Of Family, Villa Louis Has Been Preserved And Restored To Its 1890S Splendor And Is Today Considered One Of The Most Authentically Restored Italianate Villas In The United States. While Previous Histories Have Focused On The Dousman Patriarchs, Public Historian Mary Elise Antoine Offers A New Perspective On The Dousman Family History By Bringing Into Focus Jane, Nina, Violet, And Virginia. These WomenS LivesHistorically Less WellDocumented Than The Lives Of Their Husbands, Fathers, And SonsContributed Greatly To The Preservation Of Villa Louis And To Our Understanding Of An Important Chapter In American History.
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