Leduc Estate Tours

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This Civil War-era Gothic Revival home welcomes you! Join us for fascinating and fun events that illuminate the lives of Civil War Brevet Brigadier General William LeDuc, Mary Bronson LeDuc, and their four children. Built in the mid-1860s, the LeDuc Estate in Hastings, MN is a beautiful example of the design work of Andrew Jackson Downing complete with residence, carriage house, and ice house.

Construction on the LeDuc house began in 1862 and was completed in 1866. Following LeDuc’s service as Quartermaster in the Civil War, the family moved into the unfinished home in August, 1865. In March, 1865 he had been brevetted a brigadier general for “efficiency, intelligence and zeal in the discharge of his duties”.

William G. LeDuc came to St. Paul, Minnesota Territory in 1850 from Ohio to open a book store and law office. In 1854 he purchased a quarter share in the town of Hastings from Alexander Faribault. In 1856, he and his wife Mary Bronson LeDuc, with their two daughters moved downriver to Hastings, where they had also acquired two wheat farms and 160 acres with a small grist mill on the falls of the Vermillion River. It was on this property that William and Mary decided to build their dream home

Tours begin at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and run for roughly 1 hour.

You can preregister for a tour at https://dakotahistory.org/leduc-historic-estate#register-for-a-leduc-tour until 3pm the day prior to the tour. Walk-ins are welcome depending on tour capacity.