Prospect House and Civil War Museum

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403 N Lake Ave
Battle Lake, MN 56515
+1 (218) 864-4008
http://www.prospecthousemuseum.org

The Prospect House Civil War Museum, located in Battle Lake, Minnesota, is a historic Georgian-style mansion that dates back to 1886. Originally a resort and private residence for James Allison Cap Colehour, the museum now showcases an extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia, including the battle relics of Cap himself, the last Civil War veteran in Otter Tail County.

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5.04 reviews
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Stan D.
7/31/2019

The museum is not on the regular path, but the nearby city is cute, and has good dining options, even for vegetarians. It really is worth the time to stop in, enjoy a meal, and take in the tour....

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Jim L.
8/31/2016

First of all the Prospect House is the name of the Hotel that used to be run out of this house. One of the owners was a Civil war soldier that took some bullets and traveled around defeating the...

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Phyllis L.
9/3/2018

Visiting Battle Lake from Cincinnati Ohio we toured the museum yesterday it was excellent enjoyed the tour the stories the history highly recommend this we thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Jill L.
3/8/2022

This is the most interesting house tour I've been on in a long time and I'm a fancy house tour nerd. Your tour will start in the kitchen of this local landmark and will encompass almost every bit...

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