Chateau De Mores State Historic Site
Located southwest of Medora, this site memorializes the life and activities in North Dakota of Antoine de Vallombrosa, the Marquis de Mores, who arrived in 1883. Among his enterprises were a beef packing plant, a stagecoach line, a freighting company, refrigerated railway cars, cattle, and sheep raising, land ownership, and a new town which he called Medora, in honor of his wife.
Chateau de Mores is a 26-room, two-story frame building that was built in 1883 as the summer residence of the Marquis's family. The Chateau is now a historic house museum and contains many of the original furnishings and personal effects of the de Mores family.
The rustic two-story frame frontier house that the de Morèses built does not fit the conventional notion of a French chateau. The exterior walls of milled siding are painted gray with slate-gray trim, and a covered veranda is supported by milled timber posts. The shingled gable roof and window shutters are red. The interior of the house, however, is extravagantly furnished with the decor of the finest materials and genteel comfort.
Many of the items were imported from Europe and the metropolitan trade centers of the East Coast. The site also frequently hosts temporary exhibits. Additionally, the historic site shows a film to orient and introduce visitors to the site.
- Tripadvisor Rating: 4.5/5
- Admission: Free
- Opening Hours: Daily 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
- Website: https://www.history.nd.gov/historicsites/chateau/
- Address: 3426 Chateau Rd, Medora, ND 58645
