Hixon House

429 7th Street North
LA Crosse, WI, 54601
608-784-9080

URL : http://fp1.centurytel.net/lchs/hixon_hse.html

overview : Visit an architecturally and historically important home early La Crosse. This graceful Italianate house is an early example of an elegant Victorian lifestyle.

collections : Built in 1859 by lumber baron Gideon Hixon. - Contains the family's original 19th century furnishings with an authentic Victorian atmosphere. - Fifteen room, five beautiful fireplaces and an adjacent Wash House - 19th century gardens true to the period. - One of very remaining original "Turkish Nooks". - Features several types of wood, many native to western Wisconsin.

hours (subject to change) : Memorial thru Labor Day 1-5 pm

topics : historic homes