Fort Winnebago Surgeons' Quarters
Owned, Restored and Maintained by Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Owned, Restored and Maintained by Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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The only remaining building of historic Fort Winnebago, Surgeons' Quarters overlooks the site where Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette left the Fox River at the east end of the famous Fox-Wisconsin portage in 1673. This unique French Colonial-style home was built between 1819 and 1824 by portaging businessman, Francois LeRoi. As one of the oldest log buildings in Wisconsin still standing on it's original foundation, Surgeons' Quarters pre-dates almost every significant historical event that has taken place at this famous portage. Purchased by the U.S. Army in 1828, the building was eventually converted into living quarters for army surgeons stationed at Fort Winnebago. Following the evacuation of the fort in 1845, Surgeons' Quarters was sold and occupied by a succession of farm families. In 1938, the Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution purchased the building and restored it as a home of army occupation days, opening to visitors in 1954. Come visit at the portage linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico! Surgeons' Quarters... Not Your Typical Museum TourContact Information
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