Dickeyville is a village in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,061 at the 2010 census. The Dickeyville Grotto is located in the heart of the village. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Architectural Building Attractions In Dickeyville
1. Taliesin Preservation: Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor CenterSpring Green Taliesin , sometimes known as Taliesin East, Taliesin Spring Green, or Taliesin North after 1937, was the estate of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Located 2.5 miles south of the village of Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States, the 600-acre property was developed on land that originally belonged to Wright's maternal family. Wright designed the Taliesin structure two years after leaving his first wife and home in Oak Park, Illinois with a mistress, Mamah Borthwick. The design of the original building was consistent with the design principles of the Prairie School, emulating the flatness of the plains and the natural limestone outcroppings of Wisconsin's Driftless Area. The structure was completed in 1911. Wright rebuilt the Taliesin residential wing in 1914 after a disgruntled empl... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. House on the RockSpring Green The House on the Rock is a tourist attraction located between the cities of Dodgeville and Spring Green, Wisconsin. Opened in 1959, it is a complex of architecturally distinct rooms, streets, gardens, and shops designed by Alex Jordan Jr. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Dickeyville Videos
Wisconsin Trip Part 3
Lost on the back roads of Wisconsin. I have to say it was interesting.
Side Trips From Chicago to Wisconsin States 06/2009
Started the sidetrips from Chicago by boarding the Spirit of Chicago at the Navy Pier for a lunch cruise of Lake Michigan on a beautiful,sunny day; continued to Dickeyville,Wisconsin to see the GROTTO and
Shrines erected in the quaint village of Dickeyville, at the Holy Ghost Catholic Parish grounds; created by Fr.Mathias Wernerus. His creations & handiworks in different shapes & colored stones; mortars; bight colored objects; gems and antiques was built from 1925 t0 1930. Next, we went to the House on the Rocks at Spring Greens,WI. for a 4 hour self guided tour to the ultimate experience of the awesome place. The following day went to the newly constructed shrine of our Lady of Guadalupe just opened for summer at LaCrosse,WI.;quite similar to the shrine in Mexico .